Patent ID: 6913235

Claim:
A symmetrically designed snap-on shelf incorporating a length of wire structure shelf, at least a pair of brackets provided for structurally cooperating with the wire shelf to support said shelf when installed against a supporting surface, each bracket having selectively located grooves for accommodating portions of the wire structure of the shelf when the shelf is engaged for resting upon the brackets for supporting other items when installed upon a supporting surface, each wire shelf has a series of longitudinal rods provided within its structure, a pair of vertically aligned longitudinal rods provided at both the front edge and the back edge of said wire shelf, said pair of rods at the front edge and back edge being at the same vertical alignment and the same distance apart and because of its symmetry the wire shelf can be applied to its supporting brackets regardless whether the front or back edges of the wire shelf face forwardly, said bracket having clearance slots provided approximate their upper front and back edges, for accommodating the locating of the wire shelf longitudinal rods therein when the shelf is pressure fitted for snap engagement with the brackets for securement to a supporting surface, the front edge of each bracket has a pair of said clearance slots, said slots being arranged one above the other, and being at a distance apart so as to accommodate therein the pair of longitudinal rods provided at either the front edge or back edge of the shelf, when the shelf is engaged with its brackets, each bracket having an integral faceplate formed at its back edge, the combination of the base plate and the upper back edge of the bracket forming a clearance slot for accommodating the insertion of a pair of the downwardly arranged longitudinal rods at the back edge of the shelf when connected to its brackets, each bracket incorporating its vertically extending base plate, and forwardly extending shelf supporting surface, and reinforcing structure extending between the supporting surface and the base plate to provide structural support for any item ladened shelf when mounted upon the supporting surface, and the symmetrical design of the snap-on shelf allows the wire shelf to be pressure fitted for snap engagement within the front and back slots of each bracket regardless whether the front or back edges of said shelf and its vertically aligned pair of rods face forwardly.