Rack system and bracket

A support system comprising:

• a support panel having a front face and a rear face and a plurality of apertures extending through said support panel between said front face and said rear face, said rear face including a respective recess adjacent to a respective one of said plurality of apertures, said respective recess having a base surface which in side view is located between said front face and said rear face, wherein said base surface of said respective recess is bounded by at least one sidewall extending inward from said rear face, and wherein said base surface of said respective recess intersects with a wall that extends forward toward said front face and that defines said respective one of said plurality of apertures, wherein said support panel is configured to be secured to a plate member;
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• a support member having a body and at least one support hook which has a first portion to engage an edge of a given one of said plurality of apertures, said body extending away from said first portion, said support hook having a second portion which extends from said first portion so as to form a gap or slot between said body and said second portion to receive a part of said support panel adjacent said given one of said plurality of apertures, said second portion in use being adapted to be generally parallel to a rear surface of said support panel, wherein said second portion of said support hook is configured to pass through said given one of said plurality of apertures such that when said first portion has been positioned against a wall of said given one of said plurality of apertures said second portion is located adjacent a rear surface of said support panel and adjacent said plate member;
• wherein said given one of said plurality of apertures of said support panel defines an opening that is completely surrounded by at least one inward facing wall and the first portion and second portion of the hook are configured such that both the first and second portions of the hook pass through the opening of said given one of said plurality of apertures in use and the second portion of the hook engages the rear surface of the support panel adjacent said given one of said plurality of apertures in use.

A support system comprising:

• a support panel having a front face and a rear face and at least one aperture extending through said support panel between said front face and said rear face, said rear face including a recess adjacent to said aperture, said recess having a base surface which in side view is located between said front face and said rear face, wherein said base surface of said recess is bounded by at least one sidewall extending inward from said rear face, wherein said base surface of said recess intersects with a wall that extends forward toward said front face and that defines said aperture, and wherein said support panel is configured to be secured to a plate member and said at least one aperture communicating from a front surface to a rear surface of said support panel;
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• a support member having a body and at least one support hook which has a first portion to engage an edge of said at least one aperture, said body extending away from said first portion, said support hook having a second portion which extends from said first portion so as to form a gap or slot between said body and said second portion to receive a part of said support panel adjacent said at least one aperture, said second portion in use being adapted to be generally parallel to a rear surface of said support panel, wherein said second portion of said support hook is configured to pass through said aperture such that when said first portion has been positioned against a wall of said aperture said second portion is located adjacent a rear surface of said support panel and adjacent said plate member;
• wherein the aperture of said support panel defines an opening that is completely surrounded by at least one inward facing wall, wherein the first portion and second portion of the hook are configured such that both the first and second portions of the hook pass through the opening of the aperture in use, and wherein the second portion of the hook engages the rear surface of the support panel adjacent the aperture in use;
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• wherein said recess is located relative to said aperture in one of the following locations:
• on one side of said aperture;
• on two sides of said aperture;
• on opposed sides of said aperture;
• in a line on opposed sides of said aperture;
• fully surrounds said aperture;
• in a circle around said aperture.

A support system comprising:

• a support panel having a front face and a rear face and at least one aperture extending through said support panel between said front face and said rear face, said rear face including a recess adjacent to said aperture, said recess having a base surface which in side view is located between said front face and said rear face, wherein said base surface of said recess is bounded by at least one sidewall extending inward from said rear face, wherein said base surface of said recess intersects with a wall that extends forward toward said front face and that defines said aperture, and wherein aid support panel is configured being adapted to be secured to a plate member and said at least one aperture communicating from a front surface to a rear surface of said support panel;
• a support member having a body and at least one support hook which has a first portion to engage an edge of said at least one aperture, said body extending away from said first portion, said support hook having a second portion which extends from said first portion so as to form a gap or slot between said body and said second portion to receive a part of said support panel adjacent said at least one aperture, said second portion in use being adapted to be generally parallel to a rear surface of said support panel, wherein said second portion of said support hook is configured to pass through said aperture such that when said first portion has been positioned against a wall of said aperture said second portion is located adjacent a rear surface of said support panel and adjacent said plate member;
• wherein the aperture of said support panel defines an opening that is completely surrounded by at least one inward facing wall, wherein the first portion and second portion of the hook are configured such that both the first and second portions of the hook pass through the opening of the aperture in use, wherein the second portion of the hook engages the rear surface of the support panel adjacent the aperture in use, and wherein said first portion of said support hook engages sides of said at least one aperture to provide said support member with resistance against twisting around an axis generally parallel to said second portion.

A support system comprising:

• a support panel having a front face and a rear face and at least one aperture extending through said support panel between said front face and said rear face, said rear face including a recess adjacent to said aperture, said recess having a base surface which in side view is located between said front face and said rear face, wherein said base surface of said recess is bounded by at least one sidewall extending inward from said rear face, and wherein said base surface of said recess intersects with a wall that extends forward toward said front face and that defines said aperture, wherein a support panel having at least one aperture through said panel, wherein said support panel is configured to be secured to a plate member and said at least one aperture communicating from a front surface to a rear surface of said support panel;
• a support member having a body and at least one support hook which has a first portion to engage an edge of said at least one aperture, said body extending away from said first portion, said support hook having a second portion which extends from said first portion so as to form a gap or slot between said body and said second portion to receive a part of said support panel adjacent said at least one aperture, said second portion in use being adapted to be generally parallel to a rear surface of said support panel, wherein said second portion of said support hook is configured to pass through said aperture such that when said first portion has been positioned against a wall of said aperture said second portion is located adjacent a rear surface of said support panel and adjacent said plate member;
• wherein the aperture of said support panel defines an opening that is completely surrounded by at least one inward facing wall, wherein the first portion and second portion of the hook are configured such that both the first and second portions of the hook pass through the opening of the aperture in use, wherein the second portion of the hook engages the rear surface of the support panel adjacent the aperture in use, and wherein said at least one aperture and said support hook are respectively dimensioned so that said support hook enters said at least one aperture in a perpendicular direction relative to said front surface of said support panel.