Patent ID: 8025163

Claim:
A wall mounted shelving unit comprising at least a pair of shelf supporting wall mounting brackets including a right-hand wall bracket and a left-hand wall bracket, each wall bracket having an upright rear segment and an upright front segment with a plurality of vertically spaced apart horizontal crosspieces extending between and connected to the upright front and rear segments of each bracket, the plurality of horizontal crosspieces each having a first and a second upright portion, the second upright portion on each crosspiece spaced apart and forward of the first upright portion, a plurality of wire shelves resting on opposing crosspieces with each upright portion extending substantially vertically and upwardly between wires of the shelves, the wire shelves each including a front downturned portion, wherein each crosspiece includes a recess constructed and arranged to receive the downturned portion of each of the shelves, the wire shelves each having a first horizontal wire generally parallel to a wall to which the wire shelving unit is to be attached adjacent to and engaging the first upright portion of the crosspieces and rearward of the first upright portion to thereby prevent forward movement of the plurality of shelves relative to the shelf brackets, the wire shelves each having a second horizontal wire generally parallel to a wall to which the wire shelving unit is to be attached spaced apart and forward from the first horizontal wire adjacent to and engaging the second upright portion of the crosspieces and forward of the second upright portion, wherein the upright portions on each crosspiece comprise an upwardly extending loop.