Shelf bracket
AssigneeUnistrut International Corp.
InventorCharles O. Nehls
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Abstract
A cantilevered shelf support for installation on a vertically extending channel having a face containing a longitudinally extending slot bordered by inwardly projecting flanges. The shelf support has a mounting bracket which is aligned and bolted to the vertical channel. A support bracket having a horizontally shelf engaging surface is aligned and assembled to the mounting plate without further hardware.
Claims11
A cantilevered shelf support for installation on a vertically extending channel having a face containing a longitudinally extending slot bordered by inwardly projecting flanges comprising, in combination:
- a substantially rectangular mounting plate having a channel engaging side with a channel projection for insertion into said channel slot, a support bracket side having a bracket projection, a mounting hole through said plate, and a vertically extending mounting tab;
- a nut for engaging the interior of said channel and a bolt passing through said mounting hole engaging the nut for drawing the channel engaging side of said mounting plate into engagement with said channel face;
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- a support bracket having a horizontal shelf engaging surface and a vertically extending bearing surface for engagement with the support bracket side of said mounting plate with a recess for receiving said bracket projection and a vertically extending socket for receiving said mounting tab;
- whereby said mounting plate is affixed to said channel with said channel projection extending into said slot, and said nut and bolt drawing said mounting plate into securing contact with said channel face;
- and said support bracket is affixed to said mounting plate by bringing said bearing surface into contact with said mounting plate, inserting said mounting tab into said socket with said bracket projection in said recess.
A cantilevered shelf support for installation on a vertically extending channel having a face containing a longitudinally extending slot comprising, in combination:
- a substantially rectangular mounting plate having a channel projection extending from one side for insertion into said channel slot, a bracket projection extending from its other side, a mounting hole extending through said plate, and a vertically extending mounting tab;
- a nut for engaging the interior of said channel and a bolt passing through said mounting hole engaging the nut for drawing said mounting plate into engagement with said channel face;
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- a support bracket having triangular sides, a closed bottom, an open vertical wall and an open top receiving a channel member having a slotted top forming a horizontal shelf engaging surface, said channel member extending beyond said vertical wall with a slot in its bottom wall to receive said vertically extending mounting tab as said bracket projection is received in said open vertical wall to vertically align said support bracket with said vertical wall bearing against said mounting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.