Patent ID: 6554236
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A shelf support, comprising:a body member having a front face and a back face, wherein the body member includes a lower body portion and an upper body portion, and wherein the upper body portion includes an inner opening formed therein; a shelf flange extending from the front face of the lower body portion of the body member; a finger extending downwardly from adjacent the top of the opening towards the shelf flange, wherein the finger is dimensioned to be collapsibly received within the inner opening; a stem holder having a cavity formed therein extending from at least one of the front face or the back face of the body member; and a metal stem that is received at least partly within the cavity in the stem holder, wherein at least a portion of the stem extends from the back face of the body member; wherein the stem holder extends from the back face of the body member, and wherein the stem holder encases substantially the entire stem.