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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1993
William Shanok, New York, NY (US);
Daniel Shanok, Warren, NJ (US);
Frederick Shanok, Warren, NJ (US);
Ronald Good, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joseph Limansky, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Victor Shanok, New York, NY (US);
Jesse P Shanok, New York, NY (US);
Silvatrim Associates, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Abstract
A shelf edge trim having a one piece integral construction to provide a U-shaped body portion for removably receiving and supporting a shelf of a refrigerator, freezer, a piece of furniture and the like, the edge trim being formed from an extruded plastic strip, where the edge trim can have a decorative front lip portion for a front edge of the shelf, or a rearwardly and upwardly extending flange portion for a rear edge of the shelf to provide a rear stop for the shelf. A bin sealing portion can be provided on the edge trim for sealing a space between the shelf and a slide-out storage drawer depending therefrom. In one embodiment, the lower leg portion of the U-shaped body portion is provided with an inwardly directed rib for engaging an underside of the shelf. In another embodiment, the edge trim is provided with a bar gripping portion for receiving a support bar of the shelf frame. Preferably, the lower leg portion of the U-shaped body portion is provided with a cam portion to guide the edge portion of the shelf into the U-shaped body portion for positioning between the upper and lower leg portions thereof. The edge trim can be used in the construction of a table, where the shelf is the table top, and the front and rear edge trims have an identical construction, being disposed on the front and rear support bars of the table.