Patent ID: 9622576
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47F

Claim:
1. A wire shelf extension kit for attachment in a self-supporting manner to an existing wire shelf having an upper and lower surface, said wire shelf extension kit comprising a) a wire shelf extension unit and b) a separate rod or wire; wherein the wire shelf extension unit comprises a plurality of support wires including a front support wire and a back support wire having upper and lower surfaces and extending along and defining the length of the shelf extension unit and a plurality of stringer wires having upper and lower surfaces and extending along and defining the width of the shelf extension unit, the stringer wires generally perpendicular to and overlaying the support wires such that the upper surface of the stringer wires form a support surface of the wire shelf extension unit, said stringer wires extending from the front support wire to the back support wire and wherein at least two of the stringer wires have contiguous extended segments that extend linearly past the back support wire and terminate with a free end the extended segments being adapted to be inserted through the upper surface of the existing wire shelf and engage the separate rod or wire so as to secure the separate rod or wire between and in contact with the upper surface of the extended segments and the lower surface of the existing, wire shelf thereby securing the wire shelf extension unit onto the existing wire shelf in a self-supporting manner.