Abstract: A shelf assembly is disclosed for use with an appliance. The appliance has a top work surface with opposing side edges and a control panel disposed at a rear portion of and extending above the top work surface. The shelf assembly comprises a tray for providing an additional work surface and having opposite first and second ends. First and second side support panels are disposed substantially vertically and each has a top end adapted to be attached to a corresponding one of the first and second ends of said tray and a bottom end adapted for resting upon the top work surface. A bracket extends between and is attached at opposite ends to the first and second side support panels, respectively. The bracket has at least one foot disposed at a height above the top work surface and rests on the top of the control panel to steady the shelf assembly and to orient the additional work surface horizontally.

Abstract: A display comprises a shelf whose tilt orientation may be adjusted. Attached beneath the shelf is a pair of parallel rails. An annular pipe extends transversely across and beneath the rails. There are clamps on the pipe which include an engagement part that engages an adjacent side of a respective rail. The clamps are movable along the pipe and each is clamped at a location along the pipe in engagement with the rail. The clamp is adjustable to any tilt orientation around the pipe.

Abstract: A bracket for attaching a grid type rack to a vertical standard having vertically spaced slots therein. The bracket comprises a plate and a clamping member, the plate being formed with a hook adapted to be inserted into one of the slots. The clamping member is secured releasably to the plate by a screw and is formed with angularly spaced curls which loop around rods of the grid-type rack to hold the rack, the plate and the clamping member in tightly assembled relation when the screw is tightened.

Abstract: An adjustable bracket assembly for supporting a shelf, the assembly including a bracket member having a notch therein for receiving a shelf first portion, a slide member moveably mounted on the bracket member and having a notch therein for receiving a shelf second portion, and a lock means for locking together the bracket and slide members.

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: An open wire shelf and supporting brackets wherein the shelf has longitudinal wires to enter and be gripped by depressions in the brackets so as to be removable and adjusted to three positions of different extent from a support for the brackets.

Abstract: Adjustable display apparatus comprising a pair of laterally spaced side supporting elements, each having an elongated front leg, an elongated rear leg, an upper section joined to the upper ends of the front and rear legs, and a lower section joined to the front and rear legs near the lower ends thereof. Elongated support bars are removably connected to the upper and lower sections of the supporting elements and are positioned near the rear legs of the supporting elements. A pair of support panels, such as aperture boards, are secured to the rear portions of the support bars to provide a mounting surface extending between the supporting elements. The support panels are overlapped at their inner ends and are removably connected together at their overlapped portions. Laterally adjustable display racks are removably mounted in vertically spaced relation on the support panels and are laterally adjusted to extend across the support panels from one supporting element to the other.

Abstract: An easel device for assembly with a display shelf panel having a plurality of peg holes, in which the easel device includes downward diverging front and rear support members, preferably made of elastically yieldable wire members and having downward and forward projecting peg elements for insertion into corresponding peg holes in the shelf panel to support a planar article, such as a book, in an upright inclined position upon the shelf panel. The shelf panel is further characterized by transverse ribs spaced in front of the peg holes receiving the peg elements of the front support members to support the planar article between the front support member and the rib member. The shelf panel may also include transversely spaced downward projecting bearing ridge members, or downward projecting bearing pads adapted to be adhesively secured to the top surface of the supporting shelf.

Abstract: A device constructed of prefabricated materials which can be used for display of merchandise and/or printed materials in stores, malls and the like. Modular construction permits tailoring the size of the display according to individual needs. In one embodiment of the device, pairs of uprights are attached by means of a novel retainer clip which allows the insertion of a panel between the upright pairs. The resulting structure is extremely rigid, yet can easily be assembled and disassembled without the services of a carpenter.

Abstract: An end channel member for office space dividing panels is provided. In section, the channel member includes a portion containing a vertical array of slots for receiving a bracket hook. The slotted portion is contained at the base of a recess with the surfaces defining the sides of the recess serving to capture the bracket hook and thereby prevent it from swaying from side-to-side. The longitudinal ends of the channel include post clips at least one of which is free to float to some extend so as to facilitate installation.

Abstract: A stackable shelf unit is disclosed which is adapted to be stacked and supported upon a like shelf unit. The shelf unit is preferably fabricated from plastic coated metal wire, and includes a pair of spaced side frame members between which extend a plurality of spaced shelf members. The side frame members each include a pair of downwardly depending leg portions, with each leg portion including an offset portion adapted to engage and be supported upon the like shelf unit so that the shelf unit may be stacked thereupon.

Abstract: For supporting the base shelves of adjacent display devices at different angles of tilt, a pitch adapter is provided and comprises a pair of upright pitch adapter plates having top edges which are angularly inclined, vertically disposed center plate means interposed between the pitch adapter plates and secured thereto so that the top edges of said adapter plates are inclined in opposite directions and the upper edge of said center plate means inclined downwardly from each end thereof to a lower level between the ends thereof whereby the top edge of each end of said center plate means coincides approximately with the top edge of one end of different ones of said adapter plates.

Abstract: An article handling apparatus and method is provided that is particularly suited for restocking store shelves with a variety of articles. The articles (16) are supported in a plurality of like trays (17) that are arranged side by side. A caddy shelf (18) has a rear portion that slidably inserts at different lateral positions into a slot formed between a display shelf (13) and shelf cover (39) to be supported in a cantilever manner. A forward portion of the shelf caddy supports one or more of the trays after they have been removed from the display shelf, permitting the user to inspect the removed articles, face the articles forward and easily rotate articles of merchandise for freshness in restocking the removed tray, and then slide the tray back onto the display shelf and remove the caddy shelf.

Abstract: A shelf for an order picking system includes a rectangular frame having front and rear rails with upwardly facing bottom support surfaces and uniformly spaced notches along the length thereof above the support surfaces. Track members extending across the frame between the rails have bottom end portions supported on the support surfaces and have end edge portions received in certain of the notches. The track members are selectively adjustable to different positions by placing the track member end edges in different notches.

Abstract: An article supporting rack particularly adapted for being attached to a door, e.g., the inner side of a closet door. The device includes a plurality of dowel rods which are supported at either end thereof by being received in selected ones of numerous holes provided in frame members which are attached to the door. The dowel rods may thusly be installed in various arrangements selectively compatible with various articles intended to be supported by the device in an optimum array for easy and ready access thereof. The dowel rods may be arranged to constrain tall or top-heavy articles as well as slender or bulky articles.

Abstract: Apparatus for securing a steel rod shelf to a vertical wall including a back clip anchor for lockingly engaging the rear support rod of the shelf and being mountable to the wall by means of an expandable anchor, a support brace for lockingly engaging and supporting the front support rods of the shelf, an end bracket for supporting an end of the shelf including a pair of spaced expandable anchors mountable to the vertical wall, and an expandable anchor for mounting the support brace to the wall. The back clip anchors and expandable anchors are fabricated from nylon or other flexible plastic material. The shelf apparatus is specifically designed to insure rapid and reliable installation particularly on walls constructed of dry wall or the like.

Abstract: Furniture structure comprising vertical side frames and horizontal pieces, hooking means in the form of a simple pin, in a fitting point between the horizontal piece and the side frame, as well as anchorage means in the form of rigid rods, situated at about 45.degree. in respect to horizontal pieces and to side frames, and fitted therein.

Abstract: A shelving system including support units that are easily secured to the shelves without the need of special tools or forming unsightly holes in the shelving. Each support unit contains a U-shaped bracket that is connected to the bottom surface of one shelf by a hidden wood screw. A pair of end caps which are similarly connected to the top surface of an opposed shelf slidably receive the legs of the bracket therein to form a high strength unit capable of supporting the shelves in a spaced-apart relationship.

Abstract: A high-rise storage rack is constructed of a plurality of vertical frames each having a front and rear column with the rear columns of the vertical frames being interconnected by means of down-aisle ties to brace the same against down-aisle forces and lateral column buckling. The front columns are supported against down-aisle forces and lateral column buckling by means of braced frame assemblies whereby there is no need for any down-aisle ties between the front columns of the vertical frames. Thus, the entry for a shuttle table or other pallet engaging mechanism of an automated storage and retrieval system is totally unobstructed and there is a minimum of unused storage space in the vertical direction between the storage areas.

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).

Abstract: A display system for sample articles having a variety of display configurations supported on a plurality of upright support members. The sample articles can be arrayed in various hanging configurations or on either horizontal or angled shelves. Each display configuration has support members including brackets with standard shaped hooks for attachment to the upright support members.

Abstract: A laminated wooden rack structure forming multiple vertically layered storage bays extending longitudinally along an access aisle. The floor of each storage bay is supported by a pair of upright columns having beams sandwiched therebetween and stabilized at their junction by upper and lower blocks. In one embodiment, the lower block has a portion extending beyond the edges of the columns, and a gusset overlies said portion of the lower block and the adjacent portion of the beam.

Abstract: A display shelf having a front lip and a pair of side arms defining a three sided enclosure for supporting an inside panel; brackets at the ends of the arms serve to cantilever the shelf on a pair of support bars.

Abstract: A food serving tray and heater shelf arrangement includes a rack having sets of cantilevered supports with a heater element mounted to each pair of supports and with a food serving tray on each heater element straddling its supports.

Abstract: A display stand for monogrammed articles which are arranged in a particular alphabetic pattern. The display stand has a plurality of shelves and upstanding standards. Floor supports interfit with the standards and the standards have slots which interfit with slots in the floor supports. The standards have a plurality of steps with at least one shelf formed by mounting a panel onto a step of the standard. The floor supports have a plurality of flaps which have slots therein which interfit with slots in the bottoms and sides of the standards. The floor supports also have inner flaps and outer flaps with the standards having vertical slots and horizontal slots so that the inner flaps of the floor supports interfit with the vertical slots and the outer flaps interfit with the horizontal slots.

Abstract: Known furniture systems of the knock-down type are provided with improved connecting elements; i.e., hinge fixing plates, drawer slides, shelf supports and facing strips, which facilitate assembly and fabrication, increase stability and durability, and refine the appearance of the cabinet. The improved hinge fixing plate includes bearing bosses so arranged and structured as to accept conventionally available hinges in such manner as to permit adjusting of the cabinet door overhang. The improved drawer slide includes a longitudinal open-end rear slot and a transverse or vertical open-bottom forward slot spaced therefrom; the two slots cooperating to form an improved installation means. The shelf support bracket attaches to the side edge of a partial shelf having the rear section cut off to provide clearance for a lighting fixture. The shelf bracket uses countersunk holes to provide clearance between the heads of the attaching screws and the adjusting side walls.

Abstract: A shelf protector and tag assembly is provided for use on a shelf surface which supports merchandise. A shelf protector is provided having a planar surface which is receivable on the shelf surface to be protected and a lip portion which overhangs an outer edge of the shelf being protected. A tag holding member is attached by a support member to the lip portion of the shelf protector for displaying removable tags containing merchandise related indicia.

Abstract: Display rack having pairs of rails on which elongated articles such as rolls of wallpaper can be supported. The rails are inclined to the horizontal and have abutments at their lower ends.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for moving objects across a storage area includes elongated guide means extending across the storage area along the direction of movement of the objects, frictional engagement means associated with and adapted for movement along the guide means for frictionally engaging a portion ofthe outer surface of the objects so that the frictional engagement means can simultaneously engage both the guide means and the objects and impart a condition whereby the frictional resistance between the frictional engagement means and the objects is greater than that between the objects and the support means and the frictional engagement means and the guide means for moving the objects. Alternatively, cooperating mating portions can be provided on a bar and an object engaging portion to accomplish the same results.

Abstract: A modular console system for housing display devices, panel-mounted apparatus, storage facilities, writing surfaces and the like comprises interchangeable parts which can be assembled or replaced on site. The writing surfaces are added or removed from the front and are cantilevered from a V-shaped structural member without occupying otherwise useful space.

Abstract: A partition structure includes a support post having a plurality of vertical sides and a partition panel secured to one of these sides, with the panel having an edge portion located in parallel closely spaced alignment with one of the sides of the post to define a thin cavity therebetween. An elongated bracket support strip is located in the cavity and secured to the adjacent side of the post. This strip has a plurality of vertically spaced embossments of predetermined configuration formed thereon extending outwardly of the post side towards the edge portion of the adjacent panel. A support bracket having an inner edge portion including a plurality of spaced mounting tabs formed thereon, with the mounting tabs being spaced from each other at regular intervals selected to enter the cavity between said embossments, has edge configurations formed on the tabs to mate with at least a portion of the predetermined configuration of the embossments, thereby to support the bracket on the post.

Abstract: A stand, for holding cans for pipettes used in laboratory work, provides support of a plurality of cans in a horizontally and vertically spaced arrangement. The stand is portably and the cans, while readily removably from the stand, may be transported while in the stand. The cans are held at a slight angle to the horizontal when the stand is in use to provide ready access to the pipettes.

Abstract: A protective shelf assembly which has a removable sheet-like shelf protector positioned over a shelf structure such as a wedge-shaped shelf installed on a supporting member. A lip of the shelf protector overhangs and abuts against a front edge of the shelf. A removable sheet-like shelf back protector is also provided which is positioned to lie against a shelf back member which is perpendicular to a rear edge of the shelf surface. As the shelf protectors become scratched, dented or otherwise damaged by products being displayed, the shelf protectors are discarded and replaced by new ones.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and displaying plants in a window, that is readily adaptable to windows of various sizes and provides not only relocatable supporting platforms for potted plants but also relocatable pegs from which hanging plants may be displayed.

Abstract: A unitary shelf support and retainer is disclosed and includes means for mounting the unit on a cabinet wall, a surface for supporting the cabinet shelf, and an upright portion extending along the wall of the cabinet and including a smoothly curved deformable web of resilient material. As the shelf is installed, that web is deformed to a degree permitting the shelf to slip past the web to be supported by the shelf support surface. After the shelf has passed the deformable web, it returns to its original shape, owing to its resilient nature, in position to retain the shelf in place.

Abstract: An improved stand includes a frame, a plurality of supports and a means for allowing the supports to move transversely to the direction of insertion of an article into said stand. In this manner, articles higher than the support-to-support distance can be supported by one set of supports while not interfering with supports above or below the bearing support. According to the preferred embodiments, the supports are provided with a means to pivot or slide the supports out of the way of tall or deep articles. Supports are adapted to automatically return to their initial position after a tray or similar article has been removed from the stand.

Abstract: A storage rack for holding superposed loads of palletized goods for use with a stacker crane or the like. Parallel upright trusses are spaced apart to define storage bays therebetween, and compartments within the bays are provided by rails carried by the trusses. U-shaped members connected to the columns of the trusses constitute parallel rails extending, respectively, into adjacent storage bays. Rectangular tubes may be crush-bent to the desired U-shape and connected by welds and/or brackets or supports to the columns of the trusses.

Abstract: The embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is directed to an article support device having a base to support a frame member extending therefrom. A first group of bracket assemblies are secured to the frame member in alignment to support shelves extending thereacross. A second group of similar bracket assemblies are secured to the frame member to provide rigid coupling between the frame member and the base. The bracket assemblies comprise two similar bracket elements L-shaped in their plan view and L-shaped in their cross-section. The two bracket elements are positioned relative to one another to form a U-shaped cross-section with the two bracket elements overlapping at a bight portion. Apertures are formed in each of the bracket elements to overlap at the bight portion. The apertures are oversized and, when the bracket elements are overlapped, the effective diameter of the apertures is reduced to receive a fastener of appropriate size.

Abstract: A tray support is provided which can only be operated by application of a proper lifting force, thus preventing an invertent release of the tray such as by an earthquake or the like resulting in the objects on the tray being released with possible injury resulting to anyone adjacent the tray.

Abstract: An adjustable display support for soft drink bottles adjustably constructed from thick, tapered foam plastic material which may be cut to size by a saw. The foam plastic is laminated with a cover of lightweight sheet metal, plastic or any other sheet material or coated with a suitable plastic. The front of the vertical back member and the top of the bottom shelf member are inclined with respect to the respective other side thereof. The support may be installed on the permanent island or base in the supermarket and cut to size and there are strategically located double-sided adhesive tapes to hold things in place.

Abstract: A guiderail system for floor-mounted storage racks which is located generally adjacent the access aisles. Tubular guiderails are supported by brackets which include a pair of sockets extending in opposite horizontal directions which sockets are proportioned to closely interfit within the tubular guiderail. A main plate portion of the bracket is disposed under the storage rack column or support to transfer the load carried by the storage rack to the bracket and thus stabilize and rigidify the guiderail system.