Abstract: A folding table disposed within a tote bag which may be extended therefrom to rest on a surface or, alternatively, suspend from an automobile seat and the like. The table may be positioned at various angles relative to the supporting surface so as to maintain a level position and it includes both a drink holder and a book holder for securing a position of such articles upon the table. The apparatus further includes a pair of carrying straps configurable into either a backpack harness or a handbag strap and is also provided with a table cloth which may be unrolled therefrom for subsequent use.

Abstract: The rack assembly includes a pair of mounting struts which are disposed spacedly in a parallel relationship and which are respectively formed with an elongated groove that has a lower end provided with an engaging member and an upper end. A plate member has two opposed end edges and two opposed side edges. One of the end edges of the plate member is disposed between the struts. Each of the side edges of the plate member has a positioning projection extending into an adjacent one of the guiding grooves. A connecting rod has a first end pivoted to one of the struts at a position above the upper end of the guiding groove and a second end pivoted to an adjacent side edge of the plate member to permit engagement between the engaging members and the positioning projections of plate member when the positioning projections of the plate member are moved to the lower ends of the guiding grooves of the struts.

Abstract: The slidable work surface system includes a frame, a support member disposed on the frame, a work surface member provided on the support member, and a brake located between the frame and the support member. The brake has an engaged and a disengaged position, and restricts movement of the support member relative to the frame when the brake is in its engaged position. Another embodiment of the device includes a slidable work surface system having a display case associated therewith.

Abstract: An adjustable table assembly comprising a planar work surface which is pivotally secured at the rear edge thereof to a pair of parallel, laterally spaced, vertical support members such that the work surface can be moved substantially continuously between a fully horizontal, extended position and a fully vertical, retracted position. Unique brackets attach the rear ends of upper and lower linkage bars to the support members with the brackets and support members being configured for cooperative, mating engagement whereby the brackets are adjustably longitudinally slidable upon the support members. The forward brackets attaching the forward ends of the lower linkage bars to the upper linkage bars are also configured for adjustable, longitudinal sliding engagement therewith.

Abstract: An adaptor housing assembly for mounting an adjustable height work surface to a wall panel of an open office furniture system. The wall panel has a pair of vertical slotted standards which are adapted to receive the hooks of a mounting bracket. The adaptor housing assembly mounts a height adjustable work surface to the vertical slotted standards of the wall panel by clamping a mounting bracket to an adaptor housing in which is mounted a height adjustment mechanism having a frame which is connected to the work surface. The adaptor housing is fixed with respect to the wall panel and the frame of the height adjustment mechanism moves vertically with respect to the wall panel to raise and lower the work surface. The channel guides the moving members of the mechanism to which the work surface is mounted. The adaptor housing has a pair of elongated flanges extending outwardly from one end of the adaptor housing to form a slot which receives an elongated plate having tapped holes.

Abstract: A shelf and support arm assembly is comprised of a wire shelf having two different embodiments, the support surface of the shelf being formed by a plurality of parallel, spatially arranged longitudinal wires where a given lateral spacing between the wires differentiates one embodiment of the shelf from another. A support arm is suspended from a forward end of the shelf to facilitate the assembly of the shelf and support arm to a vertical support surface. The support arm is specifically configured so that the same support arm may be employed in attaching both embodiments of the shelf to the vertical support surface.

Abstract: An ironing board assembly is arranged for mounting on a door. The assembly has a frame with a transverse member and an upright member attached centrally to the transverse member. An upper gripper is attached atop the frame and is sized to hang from the top of the door. The assembly has an ironing board hingedly attached to the transverse member. Also, included is a stabilizing device mounted on the frame below the upper gripper for laterally stabilizing the ironing board assembly.

Abstract: A TV table assembly for use with a chair has a base plate of a sufficient size to fit under a front leg and a back leg on one side of the chair. A lower sleeve is affixed to and extends upwardly from a forward portion of the base plate. A post has a lower end removably received in the sleeve. A table has a first U-shaped bracket extending downwardly from a lower surface thereof near one end. A second U-shaped bracket has upwardly-extending flanges positioned adjacent the downwardly-extending ones. An upper sleeve is affixed to the second bracket and extends downwardly to removably receive an upper end of the post. A threaded connector extends through both sets of flanges to hold the table in a fixed position relative to a horizontal plane, when tightened. Parallel walls extend upwardly from the base plate and rearwardly of the lower sleeve to serve as a magazine rack.

Abstract: To fasten a vertical support column (14) for example of a stand-up desk (16, 18) to an article of furniture, for example a writing desk (10, 12), textile adhesive closures (22, 24) are used. Support column (14) is fastened to desktop (10) of the desk by a textile adhesive closure (22, 24). Another textile adhesive closure can serve as a second fastening point to prevent support column (14) from tilting.

Abstract: A collapsible shelf for bathrooms having a pair of hollow E-shaped frames, two deposit plates for putting things thereon and hanging rod unit for hanging towels or the like, the E-shaped frames respectively having a vertical portion and three horizontal portions extending from the vertical portion to assemble the two deposit plates and the rod unit between them by lateral side opposite grooves in the plates and the rod unit and a slot in each horizontal portion, and two lateral side rods in the plates and the rod unit fitting in hollow interiors of the vertical portions.

Abstract: An ironing board for counter or table top attachment including an elongate main member for receiving the article being ironed. A pair of arms carry a disk which is beveled about its perimeter for wedged engagement with a pair of undercut rails affixed to the underside of the elongate main member to permit positioning of the elongate main member to best suit the user. A clamping arm is carried by the pair of arms and is upwardly engageable with the lip or overhang of the counter or table top. A handwheel and shaft permit upward urging of the clamping arm. A modified form of the present ironing board utilizes a clamping arm having a free end segment of reduced width to permit clamped engagement with a counter top between adjacent drawers below the counter.

Abstract: A prefabricated stainless steel appliance is provided for fast food restaurants that may be readily retrofitted into the preexisting pass-through openings in walls located between the kitchen area and the customer area. The appliance permits the serving of the customer with food with reduced personnel because of the elimination of frequent trips to the kitchen area from the customer area and return. The appliance includes an upper shelf for temporarily holding and keeping warm popular foods for readily serving.

Abstract: A scaffold table for sheet rock finishers includes a horizontal planar base with subtending walls and a spaced apart U-shaped border wall that together define a U-shaped elongate slot sized to cradle wide-bladed masonry tools therein. The table includes a pair of pivotally mounted adjustable length legs having channels on one end to rest against a horizontal scaffold bar. The forward portion of the table includes an elongate hook member to fit over a higher scaffold bar for removably attaching a table thereto. The table base is reinforced from below and includes at least one vertical hole therethrough for cradling of a nail gun or similar power tool.

Abstract: An inflatable serving tray for holding meals is described. The tray has a base sheet with a rigid base portion at the bottom, an upper sheet at the top and the sheets are peripherally connected by an internal strip and an external strip, and two leg portions are attached to the base sheet at the bottom on opposite sides thereof. The internal strip has an air valve therein through which air is admitted into the air chamber defined within the upper and base sheets and the legs and internal and external strips. By the use of the air valve, the serving tray can also be deflated for storage when not in use.

Abstract: A foldable lap tray is formed from a unitary blank of semi-rigid sheet material, such as corrugated cardboard. The blank is cut and scored so that it can be bent along the score lines into a configuration having a top portion, side portions extending downwardly from each of two opposed sides of the top portion, and a pair of bottom portions, each extending from one of the side portions toward the other side portion. When the top portion is located on the lap of a seated person, the bottom portions can be extended underneath the thighs of the seated person to lend stability to the tray. The bottom portions terminate in clasping elements for removably interlocking the bottom portions together. The side portions are each divided by a lateral score line into upper and lower side portions that can be bent relative to each other to vary the separation between the top portion and the bottom portions.

Abstract: A shelf unit includes side panels and top and bottom shelves that extend between the side panels. The shelves are coupled to the side panels. The side panels each have plural interior cavities that are open at the rear edges of the side panels. The cavities are adapted to receive wall mounting brackets that project out from a wall. The rear edge of each side panel has a channel for receiving a shelf standard or wall mounting strip. The shelf unit is installed onto a wall by pushing the unit towards the wall, with the brackets being received by the cavities and the mounting strips being received by the channels. When installed, the mounting hardware is concealed from view. Another embodiment utilizes side panels without interior cavities. Instead, the side panels each have a channel along their respective rear edges. Wall standards, having keyhole shaped slots, are received by the channels. Fasteners are located in each channel and are coupled to the side panel.

Abstract: A folding baby bed has a vertically-long rectangular housing frame body portion which can be fixedly attached to a wall surface, a floor surface, or the like, at a back or bottom portion of the housing frame, and a bed portion provided at a front upper half portion of the housing frame body portion, the bed portion being pivotally attached to the housing frame body portion at opposite sides so that the bed portion can be horizontally extended and vertically folded so as to be housed in the housing frame body portion. The bed portion is constructed by upper and lower plates and a trim such that the trim is interposed between the upper and lower plates. When the bed portion is either in a vertically folded state or in a horizontally extended state, the state can be safely maintained by a supporting spring.

Abstract: A folding baby bed has a vertically-long rectangular housing frame body portion which can be fixedly attached to a wall surface, a floor surface, or the like, at a back or bottom portion of the housing frame, and a bed portion provided at a frontal upper half portion of the housing frame body portion, the bed portion being pivotally attached to the housing frame body portion at opposite sides so that the bed portion can be horizontally extended and vertically folded so as to be housed in the housing frame body portion. When the bed portion is either in a vertically folded state or in a horizontally extended state, the state can be safely maintained by a supporting spring.

Abstract: A garden bench board made of a plastic material, particularly of recyclable plastic material, having a reinforcement which is embedded into the plastic material to prevent bending, includes one deformable zone respectively provided preferably at the longitudinal-side ends of the reinforcement so that a warping of the garden bench board or a tearing-apart of the sheathing is reliably avoided.

Abstract: A collapsible table comprising a table top, a base member and a number of supporting legs which at one end are pivotally connected to the table top and at its other end are pivotally connected to the base member. The base member is a box-like member which is arranged to be placed in a corresponding opening in the floor on the place of use of the table. The base member comprises transversely extending shafts with which respective lower ends of the legs are connected through lateral parts. In connection with the shafts there are preferably provided supporting members which are arranged to support a plate-shaped floor element for covering of the floor opening, so that the floor element in the collapsed position of the table is located between the legs and the supporting members, and in the erected position of the table is raised to a level flush with the floor surface around the floor opening by means of the supporting members.

Abstract: A stowable patio for use with an RV having a pair of spaced-apart support members, each member carrying an inclined roller track, a platform disposed between the support members which carries rollers disposed adjacent the roller tracks, whereby its patio may be moved between a stored position and an extended position.

Abstract: A shelf structure which is adapted to prevent articles from falling out of or off of a shelf in a moving vehicle can be constructed so as to use links to connect the shelf to a support or base in such a manner that the shelf can be moved between a storage and a exposed position by moving a handle connecting the links. In the storage position the shelf is held so that it is difficult or substantially impossible for an article to more or be moved off of it; in the exposed position the shelf is exposed so that an article can be easily placed on or removed from it. The shelf, the links and the support are constructed so that the shelf will not be stable in any position between the storage and exposed positions.

Abstract: A shopping basket accessory includes a partition for covering a bin area of a conventional shopping cart and for providing a solid writing surface proximate the handle on the conventional shopping cart. A partition is mounted on a generally vertical divider disposed within the conventional shopping cart for enabling the partition to be stored in the generally parallel relationship on either side of the divider and lifted to a position extending between the divider and the shopping cart handle.

Abstract: An improved and highly versatile wall mounted folding table with mounting brackets of various configurations, to allow the table to be mounted directly to planar wall surfaces and exposed wall support studs. By varying the vertical distance between the upper and lower mounting brackets, a forward sloping table surface is formed for use in drafting.

Abstract: An auxiliary shelf is adapted to be added to an existing refrigerated produce counter and is provided with a mounting bracket to be attached near the upper edge of the mirror typically found in such produce counters. The shelf is suspended by monofilament lines that are adjustable so that the angle formed between the shelf and the mirror at the back of the produce counter can be varied. Standoffs are formed at the rear of the auxiliary shelf to permit cooled air to flow behind the auxiliary shelf and, when the shelf is formed with perforations, such air flow occurs through the shelf as well. The auxiliary shelf may be advantageously formed of plastic and such plastic may be transparent or translucent to improve the appearance thereof and dividers or partitions can be added to the shelf as desired.

Abstract: An ironing table assembly (10) of the type for movement between stored and work positions and particularly adapted for fixed connection in a closet (12). The assembly (10) includes a support member (20) which may be secured to the closet floor (16) and the closet rod (14). A pivot member (48) is pivotally secured to the tubular member and presents a tubular portion (54). A table (42) is included and has a guide rod (58) depending therefrom. The guide rod (58) is slideably retained in the tubular portion (54). An arm (62) is pivotally connected to the tubular support member (20) at one end and is pivotally mounted to the bottom of the table (42) at the other end. The arm (62) guides rotational and translational movement of the table (42) in a fore and aft (Y-Z) plane from the upper stored position to a knife edge position. The table is then rotated to a lateral (X-Z) plane to the lower work position. A socket member (66) limits rotational movement of the board from the knife edge to the working position.

Abstract: A combined wall cabinet and retractable ironing board is adapted for installation in an elongate, recessed opening in a wall between vertically aligned, spaced apart, support members such as studs. The wall cabinet is generally rectangular in shape and comprises vertical sidewalls, an upper end wall and a lower end wall. A rectangular rear panel forms the back side of the cabinet and is inserted into the depth of the opening in the wall. The cabinet has a lower opening adjacent to the lower end wall, with the lower opening being open to the wall cavity beneath the cabinet. A stop is provided adjacent to the lower opening and the lower end of the rear panel.

Abstract: A portable clipboard includes an integral storage box for transporting various accessories such as pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, calculators, etc. The writing surface of the clipboard is provided with a spring retaining clip for securing papers and is mounted by a hinge to a shallow rectangular box. In a second embodiment, a battery operated light is secured by a flexible stem on the upper surface of the clipboard and a digital clock is also provided.

Abstract: A railing or other vertical structure mounted panel and frame is disclosed. The panel can be unfolded from the frame to define selectively a table or a seat. Panel supports are adjustably attached to the frame to maintain the panel level when the vertical structure is inclined. When folded within the frame, the panel takes up little space and is safe for children.

Abstract: A shelf that can be installed on various length existing towel bars using double-sided adhesive tape. The shelf is a convenience item that will not interfere with the original use of a towel bar with opposite side mounting brackets fastened to the underside of the shelf with double-sided adhesive tape supporting the shelf well above the towel bar. The shelf element itself has a rear flange that is fastened to a wall with double-sided adhesive tape to further securely mount the shelf in place above a towel bar. Bracket triangular knock-outs are provided for adaption to mounting on top pointed towel bars.

Abstract: A tray for a wheelchair adapted for persons having reduced grasping strength. The tray supports a drawer for holding currency, especially coins. The bottom of the drawer is curved to allow removal of coins by sliding movement up the side of the drawer without grasping the coin.

Abstract: A corner work center includes a mounting unit for a computer and like equipment which quickly attaches to two adjoining surfaces at the same height. The unit eliminates the need for an expensive and complex intermediate or third top and the requisite hardware. The unit includes an elevated plate mounted on the frame and a forward tray or bridging surface which is captured by the frame and extends forwardly of the frame at a lower elevation and bridges the included angle between the adjoining surfaces. The unit may also include an articulating arm assembly having a positionable keyboard tray which may be positioned beneath and forwardly of the forward tray. With the arm assembly the keyboard tray can be extended for use or retracted when not in use. The tray includes handles and adjustable bumpers. The unit also includes one or more swing arm supports secured to the frame to position computer components or accessories at desired locations for effective use.

Abstract: A table suspended from a room ceiling has a table top that is positionable between a retracted first position against the ceiling and a second position extended from the ceiling toward the floor. Extension and retraction occur through a pivotal arm assembly. The arm assembly is controlled by electric or manual powered drive mechanisms. The drive mechanisms are enclosed in a modular housing that is manufactured to interchangeably accept either the electrical or the manual drive mechanisms. The suspended table includes a table top that is rotatable about a vertical axis.

Abstract: A bucket board includes a semi-circular groove therein for engaging only a portion of the rim of a conventional bait bucket. The groove is sufficiently deep so that if the board were to tilt slightly, the outer wall of the groove will bite into the outer wall of the bucket thereby keeping it from tipping over. A built-up rim surrounds most of the outer edge of the top surface and serves to keep debris from falling off the board when the invention is used as a fish cleaning board. An opening in the built-up rim permits scraps to be scraped into the bait bucket when the fish cleaning process is completed. Alternatively, the board can be used as a comfortable seat for a fisherman or passenger to sit on. The inside of the bucket is accessible while the bucket board is mounted on the bucket and can be rotated while the bait bucket remains stationary. A slot that extends all the way through the board safely accommodates the blade of a knife.

Abstract: A shelf assembly has a horizontal toiletry article supporting tray with wedge-shaped brackets formed as depending extensions of the left and right ends of the tray. Vertical rear edges of the brackets abut a wall and angled front edges bear against a conventional towel bar to removably secure the shelf behind the bar and to elevate the tray to permit normal usage of the bar to hang towels. The rear of the tray has an upwardly extending flange which serves as a shelf back abutting the wall. Rods are provided on its left, front and right edges to present a raised lip to keep articles on the shelf. The tray, brackets and flange are preferably formed as an integral, unitary structure of acrylic plastic.

Abstract: A table suspended from a room ceiling has a table top that is positionable between a retracted first position against the ceiling and a second position extended from the ceiling toward the floor. Extension and retraction occur through a pivotal arm assembly. The arm assembly is controlled by electric or manual powered drive mechanisms. The drive mechanisms are enclosed in a modular housing that is manufactured to interchangeably accept either the electrical or the manual drive mechanisms. The suspended table includes a table top that is rotatable about a vertical axis.

Abstract: A table having at least three legs and being bolted to a wall. Two of the legs are disposed on a first side of the table, and at least one leg is disposed in a second, opposite, side of the table. The at least one leg is disposed in a track which may be positioned within the table, and the ends of the table are anchored to an adaptable wall fitting. Each leg may either be a unitary piece, or may be divided lengthwise into two reciprocally adjustable or fixable parts, which parts are slidably with respect to one another. A slot is disposed adjacent a first end of a leg, the first end being near the track. A first pivot is mounted to a slide disposed within the slot, the slide being movable along the slot. When the leg is released from an operative position, the pivot permits an angular movement of the leg in an upward direction without undue rotation thereof.

Abstract: Auxiliary shelves are mounted between side members having a lower portion that extends below and behind a towel rack and engages the wall so that the assembly can be easily mounted within the towel rack and provide stable support for articles on the shelves.

Abstract: A portable and collapsible travel tray assembly is provided for mounting in conjunction with a conventional automobile seat positioned to the front of the user of the tray and the seat of the user, particularly a child's car seat. The portable tray assembly comprises a rigid bottom panel member having front, back, and side portions. The bottom panel member is provided with a pair of opposing folding side panels which extend along the side portions of the bottom panel and above the plane of the bottom panel when in the unfolded position. The tray assembly also includes a front folding panel extending between the opposing side panels and along the front portion of the bottom panel and above the plane of said bottom panel. The folding side and front panels permit the tray to be converted from a stowed or collapsed position when the side and front panels are in the folded or stowed position to a position of use when in the unfolded position.

Abstract: A reversible knick knack shelf is provided that can be used for homes and offices and wherein various articles can be held or supported thereon. The shelf assembly and unit can sit on a desk, table, or other flat surface. Different means can be provided for interconnecting the support members together as, for example, hollow tubular members can be provided for interconnecting the shelves or support members.

Abstract: A corner shelf assembly particularly usable mounted to a wall corner having two walls surfaces arranged approximately perpendicular with respect to one another. The assembly includes a bracket having two plates approximately 90 degrees with respect to one another and each secured to one other along an inner end and having a lip means secured along the outer end. A shelf having a floor member with a mounting means located behind the floor member adjacent to the rear surfaces which will abut the perpendicular wall surfaces. A mounting recess is defined between the rear abutment surfaces and includes defined therein two slots adapted to receive therein the outwardly extending lip sections of the bracket in such a manner as to fixedly engage the shelf with respect to the wall corner area and to allow the entire mounting bracket to be positioned within the recess to allow the abutting surfaces to make direct abutting contact with respect to the surrounding wall.

Abstract: A shelf apparatus including a shelf support structure formed of two rear panel members, two side panel members and a front panel member all preferably being of triangular shape and joined at the lowermost edges thereof to provide vertical support for a shelf structure including a shelf member and frontwardly downwardly extending edge thereof. The shelf support structure preferably is of a paper or card stock material to minimize cost and to still allow for sufficient strength to support as much as three or four pounds of load. The shelf may include a front lowermost edge being decorative and also includes a mounting system utilizing pushpins or thumbtacks for securing the entire structure to the vertically extending wall area thereadjacent.

Abstract: A support brace assembly having a steel brace, a plastic cap at one end, and a plastic wall anchor at the other end. Interengageable means lock the cap to the brace. A retainer hinged to the cap. Complementrary recesses in the cap and retainer. Interengageable locking means to lock the retainer to the cap in either of two positions to form a wire enclosure of the complementary recesses sized to accommodate a wire of either of two diameters. Resilient retaining means on the wall anchor to hole it on the brace. Fingers on the wall anchor laterally expandable to engage a wall when a pin is driven into the wall anchor. A web in the path of the pin as it approaches the fingers.

Abstract: The device for mounting a cooking apparatus of the present invention on a wall and the like in a kitchen comprises a wall fixing member to be fixedly mounted on the wall and provided with reinforcing members projecting forward; a supporting member rotatable up-and downwardly and provided with grooves in which the legs of the cooking apparatus are to be put; and a stopper member for preventing the legs of the cooking apparatus from coming off the grooves of the supporting member in case that the cooking apparatus is supported by said supporting member. Accordingly, the cooking apparatus can be easily mounted on the wall and the like in the kitchen without any extra members to be mounted on the cooking apparatus, so that a cooking apparatus of such a type originally used by being placed on a cooking counter and the like can be easily mounted on a wall in a kitchen.

Abstract: An integral shelf support bracket and a shelf assembly. The support bracket comprises left and right wings, a hinge, and left and right brace members. The wings are connected together by the hinge and extend forward therefrom. The brace members are integrally connected to the wings and extend inward therefrom. The brace members include serrated sections to hold the brace members together, with the wings in pressure engagement with a pair of walls. The shelf assembly includes this support bracket, a bracket lock and an outside sleeve. The bracket lock permanently connects the brace members together, and the outside sleeve mounts on the support bracket and substantially encloses the spaced bounded thereby.

Abstract: A cleating apparatus for mounting a vanity top from a pair of oppositely disposed vertical return walls formed in the recess of a room. The apparatus includes a pair of oppositely disposed rails for mounting in a horizontal orientation on such return walls, in horizontal alignment with one another. The respective rails are formed at their front ends with respect to upwardly opening notches having downwardly and rearwardly inclined wedge surfaces. A skirt is provided for covering the front ends of such rails and have respective brackets on the opposite ends thereof and projecting rearwardly therefrom in coextensive relationship with such rails. Mounted to the opposed sides of such brackets are triangular wedged blocks having respective downwardly and rearwardly inclined surfaces for complimental engagement with the notch wedge surfaces.

Abstract: A folding table and carrying support for use in an automobile. The table is carried on the underside of the trunk lid and is supported on guide rollers which fit within channel members secured to the bottom of the trunk lid. The table can be either set up within the trunk by leaving the front guide rollers within the forward channel members or can be completely removed from the vehicle wherein one end of the table is supported on the edge of the trunk and the other end is supported on the foldable legs.

Abstract: A shelf including vertically spaced bars at the front thereof and horizontally spaced stringers connected to the bars and means for supporting and for joining shelves in end to end relation. The support and joining means consists of a simple sheet metal member and a bracket both of which are adapted to secure therebetween rods or stringers in clamping engagement.

Abstract: A storable table attachment top comprising a generally rectangular planar top member preferably of decrative wall paneling material as its surface, with said top member attached by its base to the upper surface of a generally rectangular base frame with said top member extending beyond said base frame on three and a fourth side flush with a side of said base frame thereat, a recessed projection provided laterally at the said base frame adjacent to said fourth side to provide a finger grip with said projection forming a back wall to the base of said frame to its end with said end a part of said back wall thereat providing primary support for said attachable table top in its stored position.

Abstract: An adjustable end bracket (10) for use with a modular coated wire closet shelf (12) of the type having upper and lower front rails (14, 16) and a plurality of evenly spaced stringers (20) is disclosed. The bracket is formed of a bracket arm (32) having two parallel horizontal grooves (48) dimensioned to fit against the back side of the upper and lower front rails of the shelf, and a block (34) having two parallel horizontal grooves (46) to fit against the front side of the upper and lower front rails. The block includes a plurality of ribs (36) forming vertical slots (38) for engaging the portion of the stringer which is attached to the front rails and a pair of bolts (40) which extend outwardly from the block through holes (50) in the bracket arm so that the bracket can be clamped together by wing nuts (42) threaded on the bolts. The bracket arm is attached to an end plate (30) having a pair of prongs (28) for engaging an adjacent closet wall (26).