US 5,975,318 A · Display shelf assembly and bracket useful therein

Abstract

An assembly supporting a display shelf at a non-transverse angle to a support includes at least one elongate support, at least one transversely-extending display shelf and angling brackets. Each elongate support defines a plane, an upright front surface and a plurality of longitudinally spaced first engaging elements facing forwardly in the support front surface. Each transversely-extending display shelf defines a generally upright back surface and at least one plurality of longitudinally spaced second engaging elements facing rearwardly from the shelf back surface. The plurality of second engaging elements are configured and dimensioned for cooperation and interconnection with the first engaging elements for releasable maintenance of the shelf in a plane transverse to the plane of the support. The angling brackets are interposed between the shelf back surface and the support front surface. The angling bracket defines an upright first surface and an angled second surface, the angling bracket second surface defining a single predetermined angle of about 5 to 15 degrees with respect to the angling bracket first surface for releasable retention of the shelf in a single predetermined plane angled to the plane of the support, but not transverse thereto.

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An assembly supporting a display shelf at a non- transverse angle to a support, said assembly comprising:

(A) at least one elongate support defining a plane an upright front surface and a plurality of longitudinally spaced first engaging means facing forwardly in said support front surface;
(B) at least one transversely-extending display shelf, each said shelf defining a generally upright back surface and a plurality of longitudinally spaced second engaging means facing rearwardly from said shelf back surface, said plurality of second engaging means being configured and dimensioned for cooperation and interconnection with said first engaging means for releasable retention of said shelf in a plane transverse to the plane of said support;
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(C) angling means interposed between said shelf back surface and said support front surface, said angling means defining an upright first surface and an angled second surface, said angling means second surface defining a single predetermined angle of 5 to about 15 degrees with respect to said angling means first surface, said angling means second surface defining a plurality of longitudinally spaced engaging means facing forwardly and being configured and dimensioned for cooperation and interconnection with said second engaging means of said shelf for releasable retention therein of said second engaging means of said shelf, said angling means first surface defining a plurality of longitudinally spaced engaging means facing rearwardly from said angling means first surface and being configured and dimensioned for cooperation and interconnection with said first engaging means of said support for releasable retention of said shelf in a single predetermined plane angled to the plane of said support, but not transverse thereto.

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An assembly supporting a display shelf at a non-transverse angle to a support, said assembly comprising:

(A) at least one elongate support defining a vertical plane, an upright front surface and a plurality of longitudinally spaced female engaging means facing forwardly in said support front surface;
(B) at least one transversely-extending display shelf, each said shelf defining a generally upright back surface and a plurality of longitudinally spaced male engaging means facing rearwardly from said shelf back surface, said plurality of male engaging means of said shelf being configured and dimensioned as lugs for cooperation and interconnection with said support female engaging means for releasable retention of said shelf in a plane transverse to the plane of said support;
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(C) angling means interposed between said shelf back surface and said support front surface, said angling means defining an upright back surface and an angled front surface, said angled front surface of said angling means defining a single predetermined angle of 5 to about 15 degrees with respect to said back surface of said angling means, said angled front surface of said angling means defining a plurality of longitudinally spaced female engaging means facing forwardly from said angled front surface of said angling means and being configured and dimensioned as apertures for cooperation and maintenance with said male engaging means of said shelf for releasable retention therein, said back surface of said angling means defining a plurality of longitudinally spaced male engaging means facing rearwardly from said back surface of said angling means and being configured and dimensioned as lugs for cooperation and maintenance with said female engaging means of said support for releasable retention therein of said female engaging means of said support, thereby to releasably maintain said shelf in a single predetermined plane angled to the plane of said support, but not transverse thereto.

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Display shelf assembly and bracket useful therein

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Display shelf assembly and bracket useful therein

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