Shelf assembly and bracket therefor

A combined shelf and hanger bar system for a closet comprising a planar shelf panel, a rear shelf rail the same length as the panel and engageable therewith to receive and support the rear edge of the panel, the rear shelf rail having a cross section having an upper portion receiving the rear edge of the panel and a reinforcing depending portion, a front shelf rail the same length as the panel and engageable therewith to receive and support the front edge of the panel, the front rail having a section including an upper portion engaging a front edge of the panel and a depending portion having an upturned flange for supporting garment hangers, and a pair of unitary moulded end brackets each having a wall plate having a wall engaging surface extending perpendicular to the shelf and to the rails and means to enable its attachment to a wall, and a flange extending perpendicularly from its opposite surface and having a horizontal centre portion forming an upwardly open ledge, engageable with the underside of one end of the shelf panel, and end portions defining a deep front upwardly open pocket and a shallow rear upwardly open pocket each extending downwardly relative to the ledge and engageable with the ends of the depending portions of the front and rear rails respectively.