Shelf couple and hanger assembly

Abstract

A shelf couple assembly for mounting shelves on walls, wall studs, apertured wall standards or rafters utilizes a unitary shelf-gripping couple having a protruding cantilever platform with raised rearward and forward portions and downwardly projecting barbs for fixedly supporting a shelf board between these raised portions and barbs. The assembly also incorporates a shelf trim channel that is snapped onto adjoining shelf boards to align them and to provide a visually unitary appearance. Furthermore, the assembly incorporates a rear shelf clip which may be driven into a wall-board, stud, or rafter for supporting the rearward portion of two adjoining shelf boards or for adding support to a section of shelf board that is heavily loaded. In addition, a cover is incorporated in the assembly that fits over the unitary shelf couple and thus conceals it while enhancing the overall appearance of the shelf couple assembly. Furthermore, a rafter shelf hanger assembly for hanging shelves on roof rafters or inwardly sloping walls incorporates upper and lower horizontal platforms. The upper platform supports the rearward edge of an upper shelf board while the lower platform supports the forward edge of a second, lower, shelf board. The shelf trim covers and rear shelf clips of the wall mounted assembly are used with the shelf hanger to construct shelves of any desired length while providing an attractive appearance.