Patent ID: 9049931
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A47B,A47F

Abstract:
1. A shelving unit comprising: a wire shelf having multiple wire members arranged to form a platform; a 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; and a rod coupled to the bracket; wherein the bracket further includes an upper member extending between the hooked-shaped end portion and the elbow portion, the upper member defining a slot opening configured to receive at least a portion of a third one of the wire members of the wire shelf therein that is perpendicular to the first and second ones of the wire members, and wherein 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.