Patent ID: 7472876

Claim:
A bracket assembly for supporting a shelf, countertop, cabinet or other fixture, comprising: first and second elongated bracket members, the first bracket member having a first end adapted for attachment to a first end of the second bracket member; wherein said first and second bracket members are adapted for pivotal movement about a pivot axis through a range of movement when said first ends are attached at a pivot point by a first set of fastener members; a second set of fastener members adapted to fix the first and second bracket members together at any position within said range of movement to allow for adjustment for out of plumb walls, said second set of fasteners including a male threaded member passed through respective openings defined in said first and second bracket members at spaced locations from said pivot axis and configured to threadingly engage a threaded receptacle to fix the first and second bracket members together, the respective openings including a slotted opening configured to define the range of motion.