Abstract: A shelving system, shelf support and shelf are provided that are adjustable vertically, horizontally and angularly for better product presentation and maintenance. Brackets are provided which allow depth or horizontal adjustment and another bracket is provided which gives shelf support and allows easier horizontal adjustment. The brackets also permit easier and more reliable vertical and shelf angle adjustments for better product presentation. Shelf assemblies are provided which include adjustable product stops and dividers. Other shelf and product presentation features are also provided.

Abstract: A removable shelving component for vehicles uses permanently mounted vehicle internal side wall frames to removably attach shelving components with pin-into-hole and tongue-into-groove connection. Modularized, the shelving is customizable to suit any desired configuration.

Abstract: A system of modular furniture construction includes basic elements of corner posts, intermediate posts, and a corner leg converter post, which each have longitudinal slots to receive panels and a rows of equally spaced holes for retaining fasteners that hold shelves in place. Vertical bores in each end of the center posts and intermediate posts allow connecting rods to couple two or more posts vertically together to form longer post members. Quite different and disparate types of furniture may be readily assembled from these elements, including, for example, desks, computer work stations, open shelves, entertainment centers, and so forth.

Abstract: A vertical support for supporting a drawer slide mechanism in a cabinet. The vertical support includes a support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member that extends into the opening. The resilient tab member releasably engages the slide mechanism as it is disposed in the opening. Alternatively, a resilient tab member is attached to the slide mechanism and is adapted to releasably engage an opening in the front vertical support member.

Abstract: According to one aspect the invention a shelving system is provided comprising first and second vertically extending support structures, and a first set of shelving assemblies. The first and second vertically extending support structures are horizontally spaced from one another and the shelving assemblies are mounted above one another between the support structures. Each shelving assembly has at least one major surface and is locatable respectively in a first orientation, and a second orientation. In the first orientation the major surface remains substantially horizontal. In the second orientation the major surface is substantially vertical.

Abstract: A system for supporting a member on a support post includes a wedge assembly, having a tapered face and mountable on the support post, and a collar secured to the member to be supported. The wedge assembly has a camming surface, and the collar has a camming portion for abutting the camming surface. In addition, a locking mechanism is mounted to the collar and press-fits against the wedge assembly.

Abstract: A multilayered rack is composed of four upright rods and a plurality of shelves. The upright rods are provided in the outer wall thereof with a plurality of circular grooves arranged at spaced interval. The shelves are each provided at four corners thereof with a retaining ring and two arcuate pieces, each piece having a locating rib. The shelves are each provided at four corners thereof with two insertion segments and a cross rod. The retaining ring has a fastening block which is provided with two insertion holes for receiving the insertion segments, a concealing portion, and an inverted hook for engaging the cross rod. The shelves are fastened with the upright rods such that the locating ribs of the arcuate pieces of the retaining ring of the shelves are retained in one of the circular grooves of the upright rods.

Abstract: Improved locking sleeve assembly is intended for use on a knock-down display shelf which is made up of four supporting pillars, multiple inner sleeves, rest boards, a top board and a plurality of retaining caps. Each locking sleeve assembly is made up of a separable inner locking sleeve and a retaining cap which has a roundly flanged bottom and a hollow central tubular portion provided with a tapered inner surface. On the circular flange of each retaining cap are disposed a number of counter sunk screw holes. At each corner of a rest board is disposed a counter sunk through hole in which a bottom flanged retaining cap can be placed and fixed in place by screws engaged with the screw holes on the circular flange. Each supporting pillar has a plurality of equally spaced peripheral grooves so as to permit halves of the separable locking sleeves, each having a peripherally extended rib on the inner surface, to be selectively engaged with the grooves of a supporting pillar at various levels.

Abstract: An adjustable height table includes a pair of spaced upright support members each having an upper free end and a lower end, with the lower ends each connected to a pair of leg members. A work surface is disposed between the support members. A pair of forwardly extending brackets and a pair of rearwardly extending brackets are each adjustable mounted to the support members and the work surface is connected to the brackets by manually operable latches. The work surface is thereby height adjustable by adjusting the positions of the brackets on the support members and the entire assembly may be packaged and shipped in essentially flat form and easily assembled without tools at its shipped destination.

Abstract: In the combination of a shelf and a shelf-supporting apparatus, the shelf has a longitudinal axis and an end surface coincident with such axis. The apparatus supports the shelf at the shelf end surface. In the improvement, the shelf includes first and second support pins extending from the end surface in a direction parallel to the axis. These support pins define a first spacing dimension. The apparatus includes a support member having a first or forward slot and a second or rearward slot. Each slot has a pin-support portion with a clearance region therebetween. The clearance region has first and second boundaries, the second slot includes a pivot portion and the pivot portion and the first boundary define a second spacing dimension slightly greater than the first spacing dimension. The combination is adaptable to a wide variety of shelf types and has particular utility when used in a store fixture for retail display of articles offered for sale.

Abstract: A furniture system for fitting-out a building room of the type having a generally open plan and having an associated floor surface includes an overhead framework including a plurality of horizontal beam segments interconnected to form a rigid structure configured to be spaced above the floor surface. A plurality of support columns, each has an upper portion connected with the overhead framework, and a lower portion shaped to abut the floor surface to support the overhead framework in a freestanding fashion at a predetermined elevation above average user height. Each of the support columns further includes at least three vertical edges defining substantially planar faces therebetween. At least two of the vertical edges have a plurality of slots therein for supporting office furniture items and office accessories. A shelf is mounted to one of the support columns and is supported thereon.

Abstract: A shelving system features two spaced apart pairs of support rods deployed roughly vertically with a number of shelf assemblies supported thereby. Each shelf assembly is constructed from an open ended, molded polymer shelf having two openings in the upper surface adjacent to each of the open ends, and two suspension inserts engageable within the open ends. Each suspension insert has a pair of vertical bores, aligned with the openings when assembled, which are configured for forming suspension joints with the support rods. Since the precision vertical bores are contained within the separate suspension inserts, the main body of the shelf can be molded by techniques employing primarily longitudinal movement of mold parts, i.e., along the longest dimension of the shelves. In a preferred embodiment, each shelf is formed with support elements of closed cross-section extending along most or all of its length. Also disclosed is a snap-on drawer assembly for attachment to the underside of one of the shelves.

Abstract: A secure stowage system having first and second support members. The second support member is releasably attached to a support system such that the second support member can only be removed from the support system by first moving the second support member according to a predetermined adjustment. The first and second support members have receiving means. A lockable item is configured to fit between the first and second support members. The lockable item has a lock and first and second mating means. The first mating means are adapted to engage the receiving means of one of the first and second support members. The second mating means are likewise adapted to engage the receiving means of the other of the first and second support members. The first mating means are selectively retractable toward the lockable item, but only when the lock is in an unlocked position. The first mating means are unretractable when the lock is in a locked position.

Abstract: An adjustable shelf system is disclosed having vertical left and right end panels, one or more center panels, top and bottom panels for holding the end panels and center panels in spaced relation and a back panel. A plurality of shelves may be adjustably positioned at various levels between the end panels and center panels. Each of the end panels and center panels is formed with support loops that are interlockably engaged by insertable tabs formed on the left and right sides of each shelf. Alignment tabs on each shelf side defined common left and right lower edges that guide the shelf into its proper position during assembly and subsequent re-positioning. The support loops on opposed vertical panels (e.g., the left end panel and the center panel) are structurally different and unique to the left and right sides of the shelf, respectively, so that the shelf can be insertably mounted in only a single orientation and at the proper depth within the shelf system.

Abstract: To provide an electronic equipment mounting device having flexibility in the mounting direction, the device is provided with a mounting jig on which a plurality of tongues are formed and a housing whose flat faces having different areas have slits in them, the tongues being inserted into the slits in a detachable manner. The mounting jig is mounted on, for example, the surface of a wall, and then the housing is coupled to the mounting jig by selectively using one of its side faces.

Abstract: A vertical support for supporting a drawer slide mechanism in a cabinet. The vertical support includes a support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member that extends into the opening. The resilient tab member releasably engages the slide mechanism as it is disposed in the opening. Alternatively, a resilient tab member is attached to the slide mechanism and is adapted to releasably engage an opening in the front vertical support member. A method is also provided for assembling a drawer support assembly in a cabinet. The method comprises the steps of providing a cabinet housing, a slide mechanism that has a forward and rear portion, and a front vertical support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member extending into the opening. The front vertical support is attached to the housing and the forward portion of the slide mechanism is secured to the front vertical support member such that the resilient tab member releasably engages the forward portion.

Abstract: Vertical suspension legs are clamped to a margin of a desk top. The suspension legs support a tray at a plurality of selectable vertical levels. There is a connection station on each vertical leg corresponding to each of the vertical levels. The tray has engagement devices for engaging the connection stations corresponding to any selected vertical level. Each connection station can be a plurality of detents which mate with a corresponding plurality of tangs projecting from a side of the tray. The plurality of tangs engaging a corresponding plurality of detents prevents rotation of the tray about the connection points. The stations can also be laterally open horizontal open slots defined by the vertical legs which mate with side rails projecting from the tray. Slidingly extending through the vertical legs are vertical shanks, the top ends of which are connected to an elongated crossbar.

Abstract: A support assembly for a computer input device includes a generally C-shaped slide member mountable to the underside of a desk surface for slidingly receiving a vertical column member. Notches formed in the column member are engaged by teeth of a collar portion of a support arm. The arm is thereby adjustable to various vertical positions on the column. A computer keyboard or mouse pad may thereby by supported on the arm with both height adjustability and the ability to be retractable beneath the desk surface. Where the assembly is used to support a keyboard, a slide arm supporting the keyboard may be provided with ribs engaging slots of the support arm. By configuring the support arm with an S-shaped side elevation, movement of the slide arm on the support will allow the keyboard to tilt through a negative angle permitting the keyboard operator to adjust the angle of tilt to a comfortable neutral tilt position.

Abstract: A combination structure is disclosed wherein a stand-alone desk structure coacts with an underdesk monitor support structure for positioning and supporting the monitor support. Optionally a slidable keyboard tray support can be included with this monitor support. The top platform member of the desk structure includes a transparent portion. The monitor support structure includes a monitor support shelf and a pair of side supports which are each equipped with a U-configured unitary frame having a pair of legs and a cross member. A plurality of transversely extending, vertically spaced load bearable wire members extend between each pair of legs. Adjustable connector assemblies connect the shelf member with selected load bearable members of each side support. Optionally but preferably, each side support can also include a cross transverse bar which is optionally configured to support a drawer slide in combination with an associated respective leg member.

Abstract: A rack unit display system is provided to display goods, such as in a retail store, in a well structured and ordered manner. The goods are horizontally stacked in the rack unit. A theft protection member is provided which limits unauthorized access to the goods. The left protection member is adjustable in height to allow the display unit to accommodate different sized goods. The goods are pushed forward in the unit by a slide member where the units can then be removed from the rack in small quantities. The back unit is releasably mounted and secured by a lock mechanism on a base member, which in turn is mounted on a rectangular bar. The rack unit can be released from the base member by means of a key. The slide member can be locked in a rear end position of the display unit when the rack unit is removed from the base member. The unit can be filled or refilled with ease without interference from the slide member. The height of the theft protection member is also adjustable.

Abstract: An adjustable support apparatus includes a vertical standard having a rail, a support member having an edge abutting the standard and a surface formed to fit flush with the rail, and a securing device for securing the support member to the standard. Preferably, the standard includes a channel into which the edge of the support fits. The rail couples to a corresponding bracket on the securing device. The securing device may be mounted on the support member through holes respectively located in the securing device and the support member.

Abstract: A shelving assembly for stands, wall-mounted shelves, and the like, includes a plurality of posts each having at least two longitudinally-extending sections joined together at an angle to each other along a juncture section. Each post is formed with at least one transverse slot extending through the juncture section and partly through the two longitudinally-extending sections, and is further formed on the inner face of the juncture section with a pair of coaxial eyelets on opposite sides of the slot. A panel is received within the slots of the posts, and a pin passes through each pair of eyelets and the panel for securing the panel to the posts.

Abstract: A wardrobe frame is described which comprises a hanging section and a shelf section formed from elongated connection pieces and poles inserted into holes at the ends thereof. The poles in the back of the shelf section have transversely disposed holes therein, and the poles in the front of the shelf section have obliquely disposed holes therein. The top shelf has a linearly extending prong at each of its back corners. The lower shelves have an upwardly extending prong at each of their back corners. All of the shelves have a downwardly extending prong at each of their front corners. The linearly extending prongs and the upwardly extending prongs fit into the transversely disposed holes, and the downwardly extending prongs fit into the obliquely disposed holes.

Abstract: A framework comprising a plurality of vertical posts, a plurality of horizontal members and a locking attachment for connecting the horizontal members to the vertical posts, the vertical posts being provided with a plurality of key hole shaped apertures oriented at an acute angle to vertical, and a head and stem portion adapted to extend from each of the horizontal members for interconnection with the key hole shaped apertures such that the vertical edge of each horizontal member is force fit connected to a respective one of the vertical posts.

Abstract: A desk top system which has a basic superstructure upright that permits attaching cantilevered supports for supporting desk tops, pedestals, and the like so that they can be adjusted easily and conveniently relative to one another. The pedestals can be removed if the pedestals interfere with the movement of the feet of a user when the desk tops are supported adequately in other manners. The superstructures permit back to back mounting of cabinets, desk tops and the like. The units thus have great versatility and adjustability for providing desk space for users.

Abstract: A kiln method and apparatus wherein a kiln chamber is formed of appropriate material, preferably having an oval cross-section with grooves in the narrower sides of the oval and oval shaped shelves which can be inserted into the oval chamber and turned so as to be supported within said grooves, and heat producing apparatus exterior of said chamber surrounded in turn by appropriate insulating material, resulting in a kiln having the mechanical structure of an endo skeleton supporting heating elements, shelves, lid, insulation, temperature control apparatus, and the like.

Abstract: A framework comprising a plurality of vertical posts, a plurality of horizontal members and a locking attachment for connecting the horizontal members to the vertical posts, the vertical posts being provided with a plurality of key hole shaped apertures oriented at an acute angle to vertical, and a head and stem portion adapted to extend from each of the horizontal members for interconnection with the key hole shaped apertures such that the vertical edge of each horizontal member is force fit connected to a respective one of the vertical posts.

Abstract: A modular "knock-down" type shelving system having adjustable height shelves includes a plastic support post having a generally right equilateral triangular cross-section. The support post is composed of pultruded thermosetting plastic having unidirectional E Glass fibers extending therethrough and a thermoplastic coating bonded to the outer surface thereof. The inner surface of the interior side of the support post is bowed outwardly. As a result, when a wedge member is disposed on the interior side of the post and the support post and wedge member combination supports by wedge action a sleeve comprising an end beam and a collar, the interior side of the support post is urged outwardly and is supported by the wedge member. The collar is locked to the end beam when a tongue of the collar passes through a slot in the end beam into a rotatable lock in a blind hole in the bottom of the end beam.

Abstract: A portable, manually adjustable work station (10, 60) for use on a support surface. The work station (10, 60) includes a frame assembly (12) and a platform member (18, 68). The frame assembly (12) has a base portion (14, 72) and a support portion (16, 70) extending vertically from the base portion (14, 72). The work station (10, 60) further includes a mounting assembly (30, 80) cantilever mounting the platform member (18, 68) to extend from at least one side of the support portion (16, 70) in several elevated positions relative to the base portion (14, 72). The mounting assembly (30, 80) is formed for movement between the elevated positions upon unweighting and tilting of the platform member (18, 68), and for automatic securing of the platform member (18, 68) in a selected elevated position upon rotating in the reverse direction and weighting of the platform member (18, 68).

Abstract: A shelf bracket assembly is provided, comprising a plurality of vertical shelf bracket support strips attached to a wall, each said strip having a plurality of slots aligned vertically along the length of said support strips; a plurality of shelf brackets operatively attached to said support strips, each said bracket comprising a base comprising an upper end, a lower end, and vertically aligned hooked portions between said upper and lower ends of a size and shape to lockingly fit within said vertical slots of said support strip, and a horizontal support member fixedly connected to said base and of a size and strength capable of supporting at least half the weight of a shelf; a plurality of covers attached to said support strips for covering said support strips in the space between said shelf brackets, in the space above a top said shelf bracket and in the space below a bottom said shelf bracket.

Abstract: A portable apparatus for storing tools in an organized fashion and which also converts to a combination saw table, router table and workbench. The apparatus can be readily maneuvered, loaded into a truck bed and stored when folded. It also provides a rigid work surface with easy tool access when in the set-up position.

Abstract: An improved adjustable assembly for supporting a monitor or the like under a transparent window portion of a desk top member or like structure. The assembly incorporates a shelf member which is supported at each lateral end thereof by a side support. The shelf member is preferably so supported by a locking block arrangement for each of a total of four supporting shaft members that outwardly extend from the shelf member. The position of the shelf member in relation to the side support is adjustable for height and tilting purposes. The shelf member and the side supports are formed of wire.

Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus includes a door shelf support system comprising an inner door panel and removable shelf trim pieces. The inner door panel includes vertical dikes having vertically spaced slots. The shelf trim piece includes rearwardly extending hooks receivable in the slots and having raised hemispheric detents which cooperate with the slots to provide a snap fit between the inner door panel and the hooks to provide a tight fit which ensures that the shelves stay in place during shipment and maintain the desired snug fit during the useful life.

Abstract: A shelf system includes at least four posts and shelf members suspended from hooks which are arranged in rows and are cut out from the sides of the posts and are bent into the interior of the shelf system. Above the hooks but within the structural height of the shelf members, projections are formed in the sides of the posts for filling out the gaps between the edges at the ends of the shelf members and the sides of the post. Tongues are provided above the projections. The lower ends of the tongues are in alignment with the upper surfaces of the shelf members. When the tongues are bent upwardly, they secure the shelf members against being lifted out.

Abstract: Assemblable modular elements are described, particularly in thin sheet, suitable for the formation of a metal shelving. The modular elements in question essentially comprise substantially tubular box-shaped bodies of generally rectilinear shape, which, on their upper face, are equipped with a longitudinal groove suitable to receive the folded or squashed end side of further elements forming supporting shelves. Said box-shaped bodies are also equipped, on their projecting portions, with openings suitable to receive corresponding projecting portions of further substantially rectilinear tubular elements forming the uprights of the shelving.A substantially elongated, rectilinear element equipped at the ends with at least one opening suitable to receive the projecting portions of the uprights, forming in this way a spacer of the shelving, also forms the object of the invention.

Abstract: A modular "knock-down" type shelving system having adjustable height shelves includes a plastic support post having a generally right equilateral triangular cross-section. The support post is composed of pultruded thermosetting plastic having unidirectional E Glass fibers extending therethrough and a thermoplastic coating bonded to the outer surface thereof. The inner surface of the interior side of the support post is bowed outwardly. As a result, when a wedge member is disposed on the interior side of the post and the support post and wedge member combination supports by wedge action a sleeve comprising an end beam and a collar, the interior side of the support post is urged outwardly and is supported by the wedge member. The collar is locked to the end beam when a tongue of the collar passes through a slot in the end beam into a rotatable lock in a blind hole in the bottom of the end beam.

Abstract: A plurality of shelf supports is molded integrally with each side wall of a refrigerator cabinet liner. Each of the shelf supports on one side wall is in the same horizontal plane as one of the shelf supports on the other side wall. Each of the shelf supports includes an upper surface for supporting a fixed shelf. Each of the shelf supports has a recess extending between its upper and lower surfaces to function as a stop for preventing removal of a fixed shelf through receiving a portion of the fixed shelf therein. Each of the shelf supports has a projection extending downwardly therefrom forwardly of the recess for engaging a portion of a slidable shelf supported on the upper surface of the shelf support thereof. A single ladder track is mounted on the rear wall of the liner to support one side of a cantilever half shelf, which has its other side supported on the upper surface of one of the shelf supports.

Abstract: Sheet metal convenience store shelving utilizes shelf-supporting frame-modules, each of which comprises a prefabricated frame rigidly connectable to a pair of shoes to provide free-standing units. Shelves are supportable on both sides of the frames, and the rear edges of the shelves are notched to receive the frame uprights. Each frame holds a removable backing panel, and additional backing panels extend between adjacent frames, being held in side channels of the frame uprights.The shelves are mounted on the uprights by the engagement of generally horizontally sheet metal shelf tabs with T-shaped slots in the uprights. The tabs extend laterally almost the full interior width of the uprights for optimum strength. As the shelves extend beyond the frame uprights, provision is made to prevent accidental disengagement due to excess weight on an overhanging part of a shelf.

Abstract: A wall bracket assembly is made up of spaced standards attachable to a wall and each standard provided with vertically spaced bores for insertion of a support pin angled away from a bracket member. Each support pin serves the additional purpose of rigidly joining together horizontal and vertical portions of each wall bracket by engaging a cross pin through the joint. The bracket and wall have cooperating detail and coping which interfit together when the support pin is inserted into one of the openings so as to resist any sideways turning or shifting of the bracket with respect to the standard.

Abstract: This invention relates to a sheet metal shelving comprising posts and shelves. The posts include a waist which by means of a first flange is connected to a second flange. The waist abuts a first edge part of the shelf whereas the second flange engages recesses in a second edge part of the shelf. The second edge part forms a closed torsion resistant profile with several in vertical direction separated extending flanges having said recesses.

Abstract: A free-standing shelf assembly includes a plurality of interchangeable corner shelf members which are supported in cantilever fashion around the outside corners of the box-like support structure. The walls of the support structure include arrays of elongate, horizontally-oriented slots. Brace members inside the support structure include a plurality of pockets which correspond to the slots and are coplanar therewith. The corner shelf members each include a pair of projecting tangs which are adapted to pass through the slots in adjacent walls and are received in the pockets of the brace members to provide in-line cantilever support for the corner shelf members, including the portions which extend around the corners. An alternative embodiment without brace members employs the cooperation between a slot and a tang associated with one wall to provide cantilever support for the portion of the corner shelf associated with the adjacent wall.

Abstract: A shelving system including a plurality of parallel horizontally oriented shelves releasably and securely connected to four upright posts is disclosed. The releasable connection of the shelf to the post is achieved by use of corner connectors which fit into corner notches of the shelf. The corner connector includes a male segment and a female segment which mate to each other and fit into said post at step locator positions along the length of the post. Complimentary tooth and channel configurations of the mated corner connector and the corner notches of the shelf interlock the shelf to the corner connector and then to the post. The shelves are connectable to and releasable from the posts between shelves already mounted on the posts.

Abstract: A conveyor system for transporting items between specified work locations within a building is disclosed. The conveyor system includes a continuous guide track including a continuously moving drive chain and individual floor supported carts that move along the guide track. The individual carts have a retractable drive pin assembly that cooperates with disengaging rails mounted adjacent the guide track to allow the carts to stop at certain locations along the guide track. The individual carts have a retractable guide pin assembly that cooperates with selectively retaining means mounted thereon and cams mounted adjacent the guide track to retract the guide pin to allow the carts to be rotated at work stations or oriented in a sideways configuration to save space along the guide track. The carts also have a platform for supporting the items that is adjustable in height.

Abstract: A rack board comprising a main horizontal plate and channel-type reinforcing members and plastic side covers is provided. The main horizontal plate is only cut off at the right and left end portions without forming bent brims there. The plastic side covers are attached to the cut off ends of the main horizontal plate to form the rack board. This arrangement enables the simplification of manufacturing process, the reduction of cost and the effective designing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a panel mounting arrangement for mounting a panel in a generally horizontal position from a panel support. The panel support includes mounting surfaces at generally right angles to one another with each mounting surface being provided with an upwardly opening pocket. The panel itself is provided with a downturned corner flange including first and second tongue portions formed directly in the flange so as to fit downwardly into the first and second pockets of the panel support during assembly of the arrangement. As the tongue portions fit down into the pockets there is both a side to side as well as a front to back wedging on the tongue portions to provide an extremely tight fitting of the tongue portions in their respective pockets.

Abstract: An adjustable shelf assembly intended primarily for use with a rack having a plurality of spaced, slotted generally vertical uprights is disclosed. The adjustable shelf assembly includes a generally planar rectangular shelf pan to which are secured front and rear shelf support tabs. The tabs at the rear of the shelf are fixed while those at the front are slideable forwardly and rearwardly with respect to the shelf pan. An actuator button is provided for each of the slideable shelf support tabs which are biased forwardly by coil springs. Rearward force applied to the actuator buttons causes the slideable forward shelf tabs to move to the rear so that the shelf can be disconnected from the rack frame.

Abstract: A shelf apparatus comprising, a plurality of vertical supports, at least one shelf defining holes whereby the shelf may be slidably located on the vertical supports, two wedge clamps adaptable to at least partially fit within each hole whereby the shelf will press the wedge clamp against the vertical support.

Abstract: For use in adjustable cantilever rack systems having upright support columns connected to brackets having cantilever arms, a retaining means is provided for securing the bracket to a column member against accidental disconnection, said retaining means including a retaining pin arranged to fit within an aperture located substantially on the neutral axis of a load bearing surface of the column to restrict upward movement of the bracket relative to the column and prevent accidental disengagement caused by upwards, sideways or oblique torsional blows. The retaining pin can be resiliently biased by a flat spring to snap into place once the bracket and column are connected, and the retaining means can also be provided with a thumb latch to provide simple disengagement.

Abstract: A shelf support bracket for supporting a shelf in a cabinet of the type having a plurality of shelves, the vertical positioning of which is effected by movement of the shelf support brackets, includes a backplate adapted for mounting against a sidewall of said cabinet, the sidewall of the cabinet and the shelf support bracket being constructed and arranged for removably mounting the shelf support bracket on the cabinet sidewall. A shelf support plate projects from a first surface of the backplate and is adapted to receive an edge portion of a shelf. A shelf-retaining structure is affixed to the backplate in a position spaced from the shelf support plate and cooperates therewith to retain the shelf edge portion on the support plate.

Abstract: Shelving wherein bores are drilled in legs of channel-section-shaped shelving posts, between the legs of which is positioned channel-section-shaped crosspiece having obliquely downwardly and upwardly extending slotted crosspiece holes lying opposite the bores, and wherein a clamp bolt is placed in the bores in the slotted crosspiece holes, the bores and slotted crosspiece holes lying opposite one another.