SHELF SUPPORT FITTING

SUPPORT DE TABLETTE

English Abstract

A fitting to support a shelf and hanger bar to receive coat hangers, comprising a frame of several walls longitudinal and perpendicular to each other. This fitting overcomes problems when the back wall and the end wall are not at 90 degrees to each other by covering the gap that would appear at the front end and top of the shelf. It also conceals any rough edge on the shelf from the saw cut.

French Abstract

Support pour une tablette et une barre de suspension pour accueillir des cintres, comprenant un châssis de plusieurs parois longitudinales et perpendiculaires l'une à l'autre. Le support surmonte des problèmes lorsque la paroi du fond et d'extrémité ne sont pas à 90 degrés l'un de l'autre en couvrant l'espace qui apparaîtrait à l'extrémité avant et supérieure de la tablette. Il cache également tout bord brut sur la tablette de coupure par scie.

Claims

I claim
1. A shelf support fitting to support an end of a shelf where it abuts a wall
of a room, the
shelf support fitting comprising:
an end wall;
A moulded high impact polystyrene shelf support fitting, with a top wall, a
centre wall,
and a lower wall; horizontal to each other and substantially perpendicular to
the end wall; the
top wall is for covering any gap created when the end wall and the shelf are
misaligned to one
another, the top wall protrudes from the end wall to cover the gap;
the centre wall supports the shelf between the top wall and the centre wall;
the lover wall supports the centre wall by means of several vertical walls
that are
substantially perpendicular to the end wall and extend between the centre wall
and the lower
wall;
an additional vertical wall that is substantially perpendicular to the end
wall is located at
the front of the shelf support fitting between the top wall and the centre
wall and protrudes from
the end wall, the additional vertical wall covers any gap at the front of the
shelf where the shelf
support fitting abuts the wall of the room;
holes of two different diameters are moulded into the end wall, the larger
hole is to
receive a wall grip when the shelf support fitting is to be secured to a
hollow wall construction,
the smaller hole is to receive a normal screw when securing the shelf support
fitting to the wall
of the room that has solid support in the wall of the room, additional holes
are drilled in the end
wall anywhere between the centre wall and the lower wall to accommodate
additional screws
where there is solid backing where the shelf support fitting abuts the wall of
the room;

a slightly off shaped rectangular end wall projection and a front wall, a
bottom wall and a
back wall are moulded into the end wall under the centre wall, the rectangular
end wall
projection, the front wall, the bottom wall and the back wall go down past the
lower wall
sufficiently to accommodate an hanger bar, the front wall is vertical and
substantially
perpendicular to the end wall and protrudes out from the end wall projection
the same distance
as the top wall, the front wall helps support the centre wall and also
supports the bottom wall,
the bottom wall supports the hanger bar, the bottom wall is horizontal and
substantially
perpendicular to the end wall, the back wall goes part way up the back of the
off shaped
rectangular end wall projection and is vertical and substantially
perpendicular to the end wall,
enough space is left between the back wall and the lower wall to allow the
hanger bar to be put
into place after the shelf support fitting has been installed on the wall of
the room;
two round receptacles are moulded, one in a top left corner and one in a top
right corner
of the off shaped rectangular end wall projection;
a cap moulded of high polystyrene is a flat piece of material in the same off-
shape as the
off-shaped rectangular end wall projection, a lower edge of the cap is so
contoured as to fit over a
top contour of the hanger bar, there are two round pegs moulded into the cap,
when this cap is
placed with the two pegs going into the two receptacles, it then holds the
hanger bar securely in
place.

Description

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Detailed Description
0 View 1 of the drawings is a shelf support fitting showing the different
components of the shelf
support fitting and the recess for the hanger bar number 38 as shown in view
number 1 of the
drawing. Shown in view 1 of the drawings, the invention consist of a shelf
support fitting for securely
holding both the shelf and hanger bar simultaneously and a number 2 wall abuts
the end wall of a
room as shown in view number 1 of the drawings. There is a second wall number
4 as shown in view
number one of the drawing that is longitudinal and substantially perpendicular
to wall number 2 of
the shelf support fitting as shown in view number 1 of the drawing. The
purpose of number 4 wall
as shown in view number 1 of the drawing, which is longitudinal and
substantially perpendicular to
wall number 2 of the shelf support fitting as shown in view number- 1 of the
drawing, is to cover the
top edge of the shelf number 36 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing, when
it is in its usefixl
position. There is a third wall number 6 as shown in view number 1 of the
drawing which is
longitudinal and substantially perpendicular to wall number 2 of the shelf
support fitting as shown in
view number 1 of the drawing. This wall number 6 supports the shelf number 36
as shown in view
number 1 of the drawing, when it is in its useful position. There is a 4th
wall number 8 as shown in
view number 1 of the drawing that is longitudinal and substantially
perpendicular to wall number 2
of the shelf support fitting. The purpose of wall number 8 as shown in view
number 1 of the drawing
is to help support wall number 6 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing
which is longitudinal and
substantially perpendicular to wall number 2 of the shelf support fitting as
shown in view number 1
of the drawing. There are several walls number 10 as shown in view number 1 of
the drawing that
are vertical and substantially perpendicular to wall number 2 of the shelf
support fitting as shown in
view number 1 of the drawing. The purpose of walls number 10 as shown in view
number 1 of the
drawing are to give more support to wall number b as shown in view number 1 of
the drawing which
is longitudinal and substantially perpendicular to wall number 2 of the shelf
support fitting as shown
in view number 1 of the drawing. The wall number 12 as shown in view number 1
of the drawing
which is longitudinal and substantially perpendicular to wall number 2 of the
shelf support fitting as
shown in view number 1 of the drawing. This wall number 12 as shown in view
number 1 of the
drawing is angled slightly upwards to allow room for the hanger bar number 38
as shown in view
number 1 of the drawing to be placed in its rightfial position. There is a
wall number 14 as shown in
view number 1 of the drawing which is angled slightly upwards and
substantially perpendicular to wall
number 2 of the shelf support fitting as shown in view number 1 of the
drawing. This wall number
14 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing gives support to wall number 6 as
shown in view
number 1 of the drawing which is longitudinal and substantially perpendicular
to wall number 2 of
the shelf support fitting as shown in view number 1 of the drawing. The
forward angle of wall number
14 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing is for ethsetics. Wall number 16
as shown in view
number 1 of the drawing which is vertical and substantially perpendicular to
wall number 2 of the
shelf support fitting as shown in view number 1 of the drawing. The purpose of
wall number 16 as
shown in view number 1 of the drawing is to cover any gap that may occur
between the shelf number
36 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing, and wall number 2 of the shelf
support fitting as shown
in view number 1 of the drawing. Wall number 18 as shown in view number 1 of
the drawing is a
continuation of wall number 2 of the shelf support fitting as shown in view
number 1 of the drawing
that abuts the end wall of a room. Wall number 20 as shown in view number 1 of
the drawing which
is vertical and substantially perpendicular to wall number 18 of the shelf
support fitting as shown in
view number 1 of the drawing, forms the front part of the recess for the
hanger bar number 38 as

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shown in view number 1 of the drawing. It also give support to wall number 22
as shown in view
number 1 of the drawing. Wall number 22 as shown in view number 1 of the
drawing which is
45 longitudinal and substantially perpendicular to wall number 18 of the shelf
support fitting as shown
in view number 1 of the drawing, supports the weight of the hanger bar number
38 as shown in view
number 1 of the drawing. Wall number 24 as shown in view number 1 of the
drawing is vertical and
substantially perpendicular to wall number 18 of the shelf support fitting as
shown in view number
1 of the drawing. This forms the back of the recess for the hanger bar number
38 as shown in view
50 number 1 of the drawing. It also gives support to wall number 22 of the
shelf support fitting as
shown in view number 1 of the drawing. Wall number 24 as shown in view number
1 of the drawing
only goes part way up to allow room for the hanger bar number 38 as shown in
view number 1 of the
drawing to be put in place when the shelf support fitting is secured to the
end wall of a room. Walls
number 26 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing are substantially
perpendicular to wall number
55 18 of the shelf support fitting as shown in view number 1 of the drawing.
This is a solid wall number
26 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing and is recessed to receive the cap
number 28 as shown
in view number 2 and 3 of the drawings. This solid wall number 2G as shown in
view number 1 of the
drawing has a round hole in it to receive the round protruding peg of wall
number 28 as shown in
view number 2 and 3 of the drawings. Wall number 28 as shown in view number 2
and 3 of the
60 drawing is flat with 2 protruding round pegs as shown in view 2 and 3 of
the drawing. Wall number
28 has 2 protruding round pegs as shown in view number 2 and 3 of the drawing.
These round pegs
on wall number 28 as shown in view 2 and 3 of the drawings go into the round
holes in wall number
26 of the shelf support fitting as shown in view number 1 of the drawing. The
lower edge of wall
number 28 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing is curved to match the top
curve of the hanger
65 bar number 38 as shown in view number 1 ofthe drawing. Wall number 28 as
shown in view number
1 of the drawing, is put in place after the hanger bar number 38 as shown in
view number 1 of the
drawing, is in its useful position and holds the hanger bar number 38 as shown
in view number 1 of
the drawing in place so that it can not raise up and come out. The shelf
support fitting is secured to
the end wall of the room by screws or other suitable fastening devices.
Several spaced holes number
70 30 and 32 are provided as shown in view number 1 of the drawing. Wall
number 34 as shown in view
number 1 of the drawing, which is on the inside of wall number 20 as shown in
view number 1 of the
drawing, is vertical and substantially perpendicular to wall number 18 of the
shelf support fitting as
shown in view number 1 of the drawing. This wall number 34 as shown in view
number 1 of the
drawing is recessed down from the top edge of wall number 20 as shown in view
number 1 of the
75 drawing the thickness of wall number 28 as shown in view number 3 of the
drawings. This wall
number 34 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing stops wall number 28 of the
shelf support
fitting, as shown in view number 2 and 3 of the drawings, frarn going in too
far and holds it flush with
the outer edge of wall number 20 as shown in view number 1 of the drawing
which is vertical and
substantially perpendicular to wall number 18 of the shelf support fitting as
shown in view number
80 1 of the drawing. When wall number 28 as shown in view number 2 and 3 of
the drawings is in place,
it securely holds the hanger bar number 38 as shown in view number 1 of the
drawing securely in
place.

Representative Drawing