Step-front cabinet with improved overhanging cover and tray retainer

In combination with a step-front cabinet comprising a counter top having a front edge and a shelf located below the level of the counter top and extending forwardly of said front edge, an improved overhanging cover for said shelf comprising:

• a pair of rods rigidly secured to the cabinet and extending, in spaced parallel relationship to each other forwardly of said front edge and above said shelf;
• a substantially rigid cover sheet;
• a pair of cover sheet supports, each being removably engageable with one of said rods;
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• means on said supports for engaging said cover sheet, for preventing the cover sheet from becoming disengaged from the supports while the supports are engaged, and in a predetermined relationship, with said rods and for permitting the cover sheet to become disengaged from the supports when the supports are disengaged from said rods;
• in which each of said rods has a forward end and in which each of said cover sheet supports has means providing a passage for receiving one of said rods whereby the support can be brought into said predetermined relationship with its rod by causing the forward end of the rod to enter the passage of the support and thereafter sliding the support rearwardly on the rod.

In combination with a step-front cabinet comprising a counter top having a front edge and a shelf located below the level of the counter top and extending forwardly of said front edge, an improved overhanging cover for said shelf comprising:

• a pair of rods rigidly secured to the cabinet and extending, in spaced parallel relationship to each other forwardly of said front edge and above said shelf;
• a substantially rigid cover sheet;
• a pair of cover sheet supports, each being removably engageable with one of said rods;
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• means on said supports for engaging said cover sheet, for preventing the cover sheet from becoming disengaged from the supports while the supports are engaged, and in a predetermined relationship, with said rods and for permitting the cover sheet to become disengaged from the supports when the supports are disengaged from said rods;
• in which the step-front cabinet has a cabinet panel extending downwardly from a location adjacent to the front edge of the counter top to the shelf, said cabinet panel having a pair of holes, and in which the rods are rigidly secured to the cabinet at locations underneath the counter top and behind the panel and each rod extends forwardly through one of said holes.

In combination with a step-front cabinet comprising a counter top having a front edge and a shelf located below the level of the counter top and extending forwardly of said front edge, an improved overhanging cover for said shelf comprising:

• a pair of rods rigidly secured to the cabinet and extending, in spaced parallel relationship to each other forwardly of said front edge and above said shelf;
• a substantially rigid cover sheet;
• a pair of cover sheet supports, each being removably engageable with one of said rods;
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• means on said supports for engaging said cover sheet, for preventing the cover sheet from becoming disengaged from the supports while the supports are engaged, and in a predetermined relationship, with said rods and for permitting the cover sheet to become disengaged from the supports when the supports are disengaged from said rods;
• in which the cover sheet has a front edge, a rear edge, a left edge and a right edge, in which each of the supports includes opposed front and rear grasping means for engaging the front and rear edges of the cover sheet and preventing the cover sheet from moving relative to the support in all directions other than directions parallel to the front and rear edges of the cover sheet, one support being engageable with the cover sheet by sliding the left edge of the cover sheet into the space between the grasping means of said one support, and the other support being engageable with the cover sheet by sliding the right edge of the cover sheet into the space between the grasping means of the other support.

In combination with a step-front cabinet comprising a counter top having a front edge and a shelf located below the level of the counter top and extending forwardly of said front edge, an improved overhanging cover for said shelf comprising:

• a pair of rods rigidly secured to the cabinet and extending, in spaced parallel relationship to each other forwardly of said front edge and above said shelf;
• a substantially rigid cover sheet;
• a pair of cover sheet supports, each being removably engageable with one of said rods;
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• means on said supports for engaging said cover sheet, for preventing the cover sheet from becoming disengaged from the supports while the supports are engaged, and in a predetermined relationship, with said rods and for permitting the cover sheet to become disengaged from the supports when the supports are disengaged from said rods;
• in which the step-front cabinet has a cabinet panel extending downwardly from a location adjacent to the front edge of the counter top to the shelf, and including a tray adapted to rest on said shelf, the tray having a rear tray panel adapted to lie against said cabinet panel, said tray panel having an upper edge, and cooperating means on said panels for securing the rear tray panel against said cabinet panel and requiring an upward sliding movement of the rear tray panel against the cabinet panel in order to disengage the tray from the cabinet, and in which the cover sheet closely overlies the upper edge of the rear tray panel when the cover sheet is engaged with the supports and the supports are engaged, and in said predetermined relationship, with said rods, whereby said upward sliding movement of the rear tray panel is inhibited and removal of the tray from the shelf is prevented.