Patent ID: 9706859
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47F,A47G

Claim:
1. A hanger assembly for use with a wire shelf, the hanger assembly comprising: at least one bracket configured to releasably couple to wire members of the wire shelf, the bracket including a hook-shaped end portion and an elbow portion, the hook-shaped end portion of the bracket defining a channel that opens toward the elbow portion for receiving a first one of the wire members, and the elbow portion of the bracket defining a bend for receiving a second one of the wire members to thereby releasably couple the bracket to the wire shelf with the first and second one of the wire members disposed within a common interior region defined between the hook-shaped end portion and the elbow portion when the bracket is releasably coupled to the wire shelf, the bracket further including a second end portion opposite the hook-shaped end portion and a U-shaped portion defined between the elbow portion and the second end portion such that the second end portion extends generally back towards the elbow portion and the hook-shaped portion; and a rod coupled to the bracket; wherein the bracket further includes a generally straight upper member extending between the hooked-shaped end portion and the elbow portion such that the upper member spans over and across a horizontal distance separating the first and second ones of the wire members when the bracket is releasably coupled to the first and second ones of the wire members of the wire shelf; and wherein the bracket is defined by a single piece of flat wire or sheet metal having a generally uniform thickness along an entire length of the bracket.