Compact bracket for supporting shelves
US6065724A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B96/06
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cabinet having brackets disposed to support shelves behind glass panes of the front wall of the cabinet in a location concealed behind one horizontal mullion. The cabinet has at least two other vertical walls having a plurality of pre-drilled screw holes for attaching brackets, and at least one shelf which fits behind the front wall and between the vertical walls. Each bracket is generally L-shaped, having a flat vertical leg bearing a plurality of holes for passing a fastener and a flat horizontal leg for supporting a shelf. The vertical leg has two short extensions projecting beyond the horizontal leg, thereby stabilizing the bracket against tilting responsive to weight being imposed thereon. The horizontal leg has a neck adjoining the vertical leg which enlarges to form a broad head. The head is rounded and is of width no greater than that of the vertical leg. Distal ends of the short extensions and of the main section of the vertical leg are also rounded. In an alternative embodiments, a single elongate fastener hole is provided, the elongate hole configured produced by causing plural circular holes to be linearly arranged and to overlap at least one other circular hole.
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