Patent ID: 8534783

Claim:
A shelf assembly particularly suited for use in a refrigeration appliance, comprising: a shelf pane having at least three edges defining a perimeter of said shelf pane; a single-piece frame structure fitted around said perimeter of said shelf pane, said frame structure further comprising: a unitary upper frame member extending inwardly from said edges along a top surface of said shelf pane; a plurality of lower frame members, each lower frame member of said lower frame members pivotally connected to said upper frame member at a respective one of the at least three edges of said shelf pane such that the at least three edges of said shelf pane each have at least one of said plurality of lower frame members positioned thereat, said lower frame members pivotally configured with said upper frame member and folded under and extending inwardly along a bottom surface of said shelf pane; and an attachment mechanism configured between said lower frame members and said upper frame member outward of said edges of said shelf pane.