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Unitary wall-mounted shelf

US4613049A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 13, 1983
Grant dateSep 23, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 13, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B96/061
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A molded unitary support device for mounting to a vertical wall (52) is disclosed. The molded unitary supporting device comprises a horizontal support shelf (10), having a front edge (20) and a back edge (22). Also included is a vertical attaching member (26) which has a front surface (28) and a back surface (30), a left edge (36) and a right edge (38), a lower edge (24) and an upper edge (34). The lower edge (24) of attaching member (26) is permanently molded to back edge (22) of support shelf (10) such that the front surface (28) of the attaching member (26) joins the top surface (12) of the support shelf. Left side member (40) and right side member (42) have a triangular shape with vertical edges (48A) and (48B), horizontal edges (50A) and (50B), and hypotenuse edges (52A) and (52B). These two side members have their vertical edges (48A) and (48B) permanently molded to the left (36) and right (38) edges of attaching member (26) and their horizontal edges (50A) and (50B) permanently molded to the first (16) and second (18) edges of the support shelf (10) such that a molded unitary supporting shelf is provided. The device may then readily be attached to a support wall (54) with at…

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