Patent ID: 8881660

Claim:
A shelf assembly for an appliance, comprising: a shelf panel comprising a generally planar support surface and a rear edge comprising a raised profile extending away from the support surface; a frame configured to be mounted to an appliance to support the shelf panel with the support surface extending generally along a horizontal plane, the frame comprising an elongated rear support member and a pair of hanger members configured to be received in and engage corresponding support structure of an appliance for supporting the frame; a support channel extending at least partially into the rear support member and defined between an upper support and a lower support, the support channel being configured to removably receive and capture a central portion of the rear edge of the shelf panel to inhibit movement of the shelf panel relative to the upper support of the frame; and a slide latch coupled to the frame and comprising a first slide latch element comprising a handle portion integral with an extended portion comprising at least one raised projection located at a terminal end of the extended portion that is configured to selectively and lockingly engage corresponding support structure of an appliance to inhibit removal of the hanger members from said support structure, wherein the first slide latch element is received within an opening of the frame and is slidable within the opening, relative to the frame, in the direction of the horizontal plane to selectively engage the at least one raised projection with said corresponding support structure of said appliance; and wherein the slide latch comprises a second slide latch element adjoined to the first slide latch element via a leg of one of the first and second slide latch elements that extends through the opening of the frame, such that the first and second slide latch elements are located on opposite sides of the frame with the opening extending between said opposite sides of the frame.