Patent ID: 6053115
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
In the combination of (a) a shelf having a longitudinal axis and an end surface coincident with such axis, (b) an apparatus for supporting the shelf at such end surface and a hang bar, the improvement wherein:the shelf includes first and second support pins extending from the end surface in a direction parallel to the axis and defining a first spacing dimension D1 between the center of the first pin and an edge of the second pin which faces away from the first pin;and wherein:the apparatus includes a support member having first and second slots, each with a pin-support portion having a clearance region therebetween, the support portions defining a spacing dimension essentially equal to the first spacing dimension;the clearance region has first and second boundaries;the second slot includes a pivot portion; andthe pivot portion and the first boundary define a second spacing dimension D2 slightly greater than the first spacing dimension, the second spacing dimension D2 between the middle of the pivot portion and the nearest portion of the facing first boundary.