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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1995
Kenneth Jacobs, Bramley, GB;
The Stanley Works, New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A modular shelving system has a vertical stanchion for supporting load-bearing blocks. One end of each block fits into a T-shaped channel of the stanchion. A self-tapping screw threaded into the block engages the back wall of the channel and forces the block against the shoulders at the mouth of the channel. A pointed tip on the screw pierces the back wall of the channel to keep the block from moving along the channel. Shelf brackets of generally U-shaped cross section may be attached to the blocks and a back wall and support either end of a shelf plank in the channel formed by the U-shape. A curved washer fits between the U-shaped shelf bracket and a stanchion or a closet wall for alignment. In another embodiment, a separate shelf plank has its ends concealed and supported by such U-shaped shelf brackets and a diagonal rod connected to the wall. An end cap conceals the front corner of the shelf. Since the ends of the shelf plank are concealed in the U-shaped brackets, unfinished ends and poorly aligned ends on the shelf plank are acceptable. Shelf planks may be formed from a plurality of interlocking metal shelf slats.