US 5,332,611 A · Shelf edge trim

Abstract

A shelf edge trim having a one piece integral construction to provide a U-shaped body portion for removably receiving and supporting a shelf of a refrigerator, freezer, a piece of furniture and the like, the edge trim being formed from an extruded plastic strip, where the edge trim can have a decorative front lip portion for a front edge of the shelf, or a rearwardly and upwardly extending flange portion for a rear edge of the shelf to provide a rear stop for the shelf. A bin sealing portion can be provided on the edge trim for sealing a space between the shelf and a slide-out storage drawer depending therefrom. In one embodiment, the lower leg portion of the U-shaped body portion is provided with an inwardly directed rib for engaging an underside of the shelf. In another embodiment, the edge trim is provided with a bar gripping portion for receiving a support bar of the shelf frame. Preferably, the lower leg portion of the U-shaped body portion is provided with a cam portion to guide the edge portion of the shelf into the U-shaped body portion for positioning between the upper and lower leg portions thereof. The edge trim can be used in the construction of a table, where the shelf is the table top, and the front and rear edge trims have an identical construction, being disposed on the front and rear support bars of the table.

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Dependent claims

A shelf edge trim for an assembly including a shelf supported by spaced apart front and rear bars, and a slide-out storage drawer depending from the assembly, comprising:

a longitudinally extending plastic strip having an upper leg portion, a lower leg portion and a bight portion to provide a substantially U-shaped body portion;
said upper and lower leg portions removably receiving an edge portion of the shelf therebetween;
said bight portion providing bar engaging means for removably securing said body portion to an associated one of the front and rear bars in a gripping engagement to support the edge portion of the shelf with respect to the associated one of the front and rear bars;
and
bin sealing means provided on said body portion for sealing a space between the shelf and the slide-out storage drawer, said bin sealing means having a substantially V-shaped configuration to provide a longitudinally extending thick end connected to an end portion of said lower leg portion, and a free pointed longitudinal edge extending outwardly and downwardly from said end portion of said lower leg portion.

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A shelf edge trim for an assembly including a shelf supported by spaced apart front and rear bars, comprising:

a longitudinally extending plastic strip having an upper leg portion, a lower leg portion and a bight portion to provide a substantially U-shaped body portion;
said upper and lower leg portions removably receiving an edge portion of the shelf therebetween;
bar engaging means for removably securing said body portion to an associated one of the front and rear bars in a gripping engagement to support the edge portion of the shelf with respect to the associated one of the front and rear bars;
and
said bar engaging means including a bar gripping portion arcuately curving downwardly at least approximately 180 degrees outwardly from a free end part of said lower leg portion to receive the associated one of the front and rear bars therein;
whereby when the shelf is supported on the front and rear bars, and when the bar gripping portion is disposed on the associated one of the front and rear bars, said bar gripping portion permits said body portion to be rotated about the associated one of the front and rear bars so that said upper and lower leg portions receive the edge portion of the shelf therebetween.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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