Patent ID: 8038112

Claim:
A system for mounting one or more shelves to a generally vertical surface, said system comprising: (I) at least one standard having (A) a rear wall for being attached to said vertical surface; (B) a first mounting wall extending from said rear wall; and (C) a second mounting wall extending from said rear wall; and wherein (1) said first mounting wall and said second mounting wall are spaced apart to define between them a channel that is open at the front of said standard to provide access to said rear wall; and (2) said first mounting wall and said second mounting wall each defines a plurality of vertically spaced notches that are each open at least rearwardly toward said rear wall and that are hidden from view when said standard is viewed directly from the front of said standard; and (II) at least one shelf support having (A) a shelf support platform upon which at least a portion of a shelf can be disposed, and (B) an attachment portion that (1) is located at one end of said shelf support platform, (2) can be disposed in said standard channel, (3) has a pair of spaced-apart, retention members for each being received in a respective one of said notches wherein, when said shelf support is installed on said standard, one of said retention members can be received in one of said notches defined in said first mounting wall, and the other of said retention members can be received in one of said notches defined in said second mounting wall; (4) has a rear abutment that (a) defines an upper corner, (b) is located rearwardly of said retention members, and (c) can engage said standard rear wall when said shelf support is installed on said standard to position said shelf support platform outwardly of said standard channel in an orientation for supporting said portion of said shelf; and (5) has a recess rearwardly of said retention members adjacent said abutment upper corner to allow said shelf support to be pivoted upwardly against said standard rear wall about said abutment upper corner and into said recess whereby said retention members are carried rearwardly out of said notches to permit removal or repositioning of said shelf support relative to said standard.