Shelf support

An elongate shelf support for fixing to a vertical wall and for extending along a substantial part of the rear of a rectangular-section glass shelf of thickness roughly one quarter inch, and holding the shelf as a cantilever, the shelf support comprising:

• a rigid support member upon which the underside of the rear part of the shelf will rest;
• a rigid retaining member for retaining the top of the rear part of the shelf by friction, the forwards extent of the rigid retaining member being roughly one half of that of the support member, the retaining member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a first, top, forwardly and downwardly inclined part whose top, rear end is arranged to abut or nearly abut a vertical wall to give bracing, a second, forwardly and upwardly inclined part joining the first part intermediate its length, a first, horizontal lip extending rearwards from the front, lower end of said first part, and a second, horizontal lip extending forwards from the rear, lower end of said second part, the first and second lips defining therebetween a slot, and the first and second parts defining a closed space above said slot;
• an elastically-deformable member having a Shore A hardness of about 65 extending along the bottom of the retaining member, for engaging the top of the rear part of the shelf and elastically deforming when the shelf is in position, the underside of the retaining member and the underside of the elastically-deformable member being substantially parallel to the plane defined by the upper surface of the support member and in which the underside of the shelf will lie, and the underside of the elastically-deformable member and the top of the support member defining a shelf-receiving slot of a height slightly less than one quarter inch, the elastically-deformable member comprising an upwards projection engaging in and retained by said slot to retain the elastically-deformable member in position, the upwards projection having a cross-sectional area which is substantially less than that of said closed space whereby the upwards projection does not fill said closed space, and there being a void space in the upwards projection, to thereby assist the deformation of the upwards projection when a shelf is inserted into the shelf-receiving slot of the shelf support, the upwards projection having a forwardly-projecting flange with a down-turned lip which engages the top of said first, horizontal lip, the elastically-deformable member also comprising, as seen in vertical section, a main part which lies beneath the retaining member and three downwards protuberances on the main part, each of which is substantially narrower, front to rear, than the main part and said main part having a flat underside between adjacent downward protuberances with a distance apart of the downwards protuberances being roughly equal to the width of the downwards protuberances, each downwards protuberance having, as seen in vertical section, an effective width which is from about 2.5 to about 4.2 times its depth, the effective depth of each downwards protuberance being less than half but greater than a quarter of the depth of said main part, the front surface of each downwards protuberance effectively being radiussed into the bottom surface of the respective protuberance and the rear surface of each downwards protuberance being substantially vertical, the front downwards protuberance being beneath the front part of the retaining member but said main part projecting slightly forwards of the retaining member and the front surface of said main part being radiussed into the top of said main part, the upwards projection being between the base of one downwards protuberance and the base of another downwards protuberance;
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• a rigid member which interconnects the support and retaining members and is connected to said second part of the retaining member, the rigid interconnecting member extending down substantially below the shelf-engaging surface of the support member, to provide bracing of the support member against said wall, the interconnecting member defining a front surface at the back of the shelf-receiving slot, in which holes can be drilled for fixing the interconnecting member and hence the shelf support to said wall, and inclined surfaces being provided where the upper surface of the support and the lower surface of the retaining member meet the front surface of the interconnecting member, whereby a screw fixing can be made through the interconnecting member and a countersink screw used with the underside of the screw head bearing against said inclined surfaces;
• whereby the shelf can be inserted in the shelf-receiving slot and fixed in a cantilever fashion with the rear of the shelf retained by the elastically-deformable member and the front of the support member engaging the underside of the shelf at a position substantially in front of the elastically-deformable member.

An elongate shelf support for extending along a substantial part of the rear of a rectangular-section shelf and holding the shelf as a cantilever, the shelf support comprising:

• a rigid support member upon which the underside of the rear part of the shelf will rest, said support member having a front part;
• a rigid retaining member for retaining the top of the rear part of the shelf, which retaining member has a front to rear extent which is substantially less than the front to rear extent of the support member, the retaining member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a first top, forwardly and downwardly inclined part, a second, forwardly and upwardly inclined part connected to the interconnecting member and joining the first part at a position spaced from its front, and a horizontal lip extending rearwards from the front, lower end of said first part, said lip defining the front edge of said slot or groove;
• an elastically-deformable member running along the underside of the retaining member, for engaging the top of the rear part of the shelf and elastically deforming when the shelf is in position, the elastically deformable member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a main part having at least one downwards protuberance which is substantially narrower (front to rear) than the main part;
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• a rigid member which interconnects the support and retaining members, whereby the shelf support can be fixed to a vertical wall and thereby mount the shelf on the wall, and whereby the support member projecting substantially further from the wall than the retaining member so that the elastically-deformable member is disposed substantially to the rear of said front part of the support member.

An elongate shelf support for extending along a substantial part of the rear of a rectangular-section shelf and holding the shelf as a cantilever, the shelf support comprising:

• a rigid support member upon which the underside of the rear part of the shelf will rest, said support member having a front part;
• a rigid retaining member for retaining the top of the rear part of the shelf, which retaining member has a front to rear extent which is substantially less than the front to rear extent of the support member;
• an elastically-deformable member running along the underside of the retaining member, for engaging the top of the rear part of the shelf and elastically deforming when the shelf is in position, the elastically deformable member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a main part having at least one downwards protuberance which is substantially narrower (front to rear) than the main part;
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• a rigid member which interconnects the support and retaining members, whereby the shelf support can be fixed to a vertical wall and thereby mount the shelf on the wall, and the support member projecting substantially further from the wall than the retaining member so that the elastically-deformable member is disposed substantially to the rear of said front part of the support member, said downwards protuberance having, as seen in vertical section at right angles to the position of said wall, an effective width which is at least twice its depth.

An elongate shelf support for extending along a substantial part of the rear of a rectangular-section shelf and holding the shelf as a cantilever, the shelf support comprising:

• a rigid support member upon which the underside of the rear part of the shelf will rest, said support member having a front part;
• a rigid retaining member for retaining the top of the rear part of the shelf, which retaining member has a front to rear extent which is substantially less than the front to rear extent of the support member;
• an elastically-deformable member running along the underside of the retaining member, for engaging the top of the rear part of the shelf and elastically deforming when the shelf is in position, the elastically deformable member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a main part having at least one downwards protuberance which is substantially narrower (front to rear) than the main part;
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• a rigid member which interconnects the support and retaining members, whereby the shelf support can be fixed to a vertical wall and thereby mount the shelf on the wall, and the support member projecting substantially further from the wall than the retaining member so that the elastically-deformable member is disposed substantially to the rear of said front part of the support member, said downwards protuberance having, as seen in vertical section at right angles to the position of said wall, an effective width which is from about 2.5 to about 4.2 times its depth.

An elongate shelf support for extending along a substantial part of the rear of a rectangular-section shelf and holding the shelf as a cantilever, the shelf support comprising:

• a rigid support member upon which the underside of the rear part of the shelf will rest, said support member having a front part;
• a rigid retaining member for retaining the top of the rear part of the shelf, which retaining member has a front to rear extent which is substantially less than the front to rear extent of the support member;
• an elastically-deformable member running along the underside of the retaining member, for engaging the top of the rear part of the shelf and elastically deforming when the shelf is in position, the elastically deformable member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a main part having at least two downwards protuberances which are each substantially narrower (front to rear) than the main part;
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• a rigid member which interconnects the support and retaining members, whereby the shelf support can be fixed to a vertical wall and thereby mount the shelf on the wall, and the support member projecting substantially further from the wall than the retaining member so that the elastically-deformable member is disposed substantially to the rear of said front part of the support member,
• said main part having a flat underside between said downwards protuberances and the effective distance apart of said downwards protuberances being roughly equal to the effective width of said downwards protuberances.

An elongate shelf support for extending along a substantial part of the rear of a rectangular-section shelf and holding the shelf as a cantilever, the shelf support comprising:

• a rigid support member upon which the underside of the rear part of the shelf will rest, said support member having a front part;
• a rigid retaining member for retaining the top of the rear part of the shelf, which retaining member has a front to rear extent which is substantially less than the front to rear extent of the support member;
• an elastically-deformable member running along the underside of the retaining member, for engaging the top of the rear part of the shelf and elastically deforming when the shelf is in position, the elastically deformable member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a main part having at least one downwards protuberance which is substantially narrower (front to rear) than the main part;
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• a rigid member which interconnects the support and retaining members, whereby the shelf support can be fixed to a vertical wall and thereby mount the shelf on the wall, and the support member projecting substantially further from the wall than the retaining member so that the elastically-deformable member is disposed substantially to the rear of said front part of the support member,
• said retaining member defining a downwards-facing slot or groove, and the elastically-deformable member having, above said main part, an upwards projection which engages in and is retained in the slot or groove,
• said retaining member comprising a part extending over said slot or groove to define a closed space above said slot or groove and containing the upper part of said upwards projection, said upwards projection having a cross-sectional area which is substantially less than that of said closed space, whereby said upwards projection does not fill said closed space.

An elongate shelf support for extending along a substantial part of the rear of a rectangular-section shelf and holding the shelf as a cantilever, the shelf support comprising:

• a rigid support member upon which the underside of the rear part of the shelf will rest, said support member having a front part;
• a rigid retaining member for retaining the top of the rear part of the shelf, which retaining member has a front to rear extent which is substantially less than the front to rear extent of the support member;
• an elastically-deformable member running along the underside of the retaining member, for engaging the top of the rear part of the shelf and elastically deforming when the shelf is in position, the elastically deformable member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a main part having at least one downwards protuberance which is substantially narrower (front to rear) than the main part;
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• a rigid member which interconnects the support and retaining members, whereby the shelf support can be fixed to a vertical wall and thereby mount the shelf on the wall, and the support member projecting substantially further from the wall than the retaining member so that the elastically-deformable member is disposed substantially to the rear of said front part of the support member,
• said retaining member defining downward-facing slot or groove, the elastically-deformable member having, above said main part, an upwards projection which engages in and is retained in the slot or groove, and a void space being created in said upwards projection, to thereby assist the deformation of said upwards projection when a shelf is inserted in the shelf support.

An elongate shelf support for extending along a substantial part of the rear of a rectangular-section shelf and holding the shelf as a cantilever, the shelf support comprising:

• a rigid support member upon which the underside of the rear part of the shelf will rest, said support member having a front part;
• a rigid retaining member for retaining the top of the rear part of the shelf, which retaining member has a front to rear extent which is substantially less than the front to rear extent of the support member;
• an elastically-deformable member running along the underside of the retaining member, for engaging the top of the rear part of the shelf and elastically deforming when the shelf is in position, the elastically deformable member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a main part having at leas tone downwards protuberance which is substantially narrower (front to rear) than the main part;
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• a rigid member which interconnects the support and retaining members, whereby the shelf support can be fixed to a vertical wall and thereby mount the shelf on the wall, and the support member projecting substantially further from the wall than the retaining member so that the elastically-deformable member is disposed substantially to the rear of said front part of the support member, the retaining member defining a downwards-facing slot or groove, the elastically-deformable member having, above said main part, an upwards projection which engages in and is retained in the slot or groove, said projection having an forwardly-projecting flange, said slot or groove being defined along its front by a rearwardly-projecting lip, and the flange having a downturned lip which engages the top of the rearwardly-projecting lip.

An elongate shelf support for extending along a substantial part of the rear of a rectangular-section shelf and holding the shelf as a cantilever, the shelf support comprising:

• a rigid support member upon which the underside of the rear part of the shelf will rest, said support member having a front part;
• a rigid retaining member for retaining the top of the rear part of the shelf, which retaining member has a front to rear extent which is substantially less than the front to rear extent of the support member;
• an elastically-deformable member running along the underside of the retaining member, for engaging the top of the rear part of the shelf and elastically deformable member comprising, as seen in vertical section, a main part having at least one downwards protuberance which is substantially narrower (front to rear) than the main part;
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• a rigid member which interconnects the support and retaining members, whereby the shelf support can be fixed to a vertical wall and thereby mount the shelf on the wall, and the support member projecting substantially further from the wall than the retaining member so that the elastically-deformable member is disposed substantially to the rear of said front part of the support member,
• the support member and the retaining member defining therebetween a shelf-receiving slot for receiving the shelf, the shelf-receiving slot having a rear, the shelf having a bottom rear part and a top rear part, and a member being provided at the rear of the shelf-receiving slot for engagement by the bottom rear part of the shelf, thereby preventing the top rear part of the shelf from engaging a rigid part of the shelf support.