Patent ID: 7780018

Claim:
A locker shelf assembly comprising: a first side having a substantially horizontally extending first side groove and a first side exterior surface, the first side groove having a first side top wall, a first side bottom wall, and a first side interior wall extending between the first side top and bottom walls, the first side having a first side opening extending between the first side exterior surface and the first side interior wall; a second side having a substantially horizontally extending second side groove and a second side exterior surface, the second side groove having a second side top wall, a second side bottom wall, and a second side interior wall extending between the second side top and bottom walls, the second side having a second opening extending between the second side exterior surface and the second side interior wall; a shelf having a first side end and a second side end, the first side end for positioning in the first side groove and the second side end for positioning in the second side groove, each of the first and second side ends having an outer surface; and flexible first side and second side inserts being comprised entirely of a resilient material for positioning in the first side and second side openings, each of the first side and second side inserts having a head and a shank, each of the heads having an interior wall surface for engaging the interior walls of the first and second side grooves and a shelf surface for engaging the outer surfaces of the shelf, each of the shanks extending outwardly from the interior wall surfaces for positioning in the openings, each of the shanks having a portion for extending outwardly from the first and second side exterior surfaces when the inserts are positioned in the openings, each of the shanks is compressible and movable to accommodate for variation in width of a locker.