Removable shelf panel

• US 3,196,812 A
• Filed: 11/04/1963
• Issued: 07/27/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Leo G. Jacques
• Original Assignee: Leo G. Jacques
• Inventors: Jacques, Leo G.
• Application Number:
  US04/321,238
• Time in Patent Office: 631 Days
• US Class Current: 108/152
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/021 Structural features of shelf bases

Claims

1. IN A SHELF CONSTRUCTION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING:

A FRAME;

A SHELF PANNEL SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME;

PIN MEANS SECURING SAID SHELF PANEL TO SAID FRAME FOR PREVENTING SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID SHELF PANEL ALONG SAID FRAME BUT ALLOWING EXPANSION OF SAID SHELF PANEL, SAID PIN MEANS BEING LOCATED ADJACENT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE PANEL;

SAID FRAME AND SAID SHELF PANEL HAVING ADJACENT REAR EDGES;

AND CONNECTING MEANS CONNECTING SAID SHELF PANEL TO SAID FRAME FOR PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF SAID PANEL AWAY FROM SAID FRAME BUT ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF SAID SHELF PANEL ALONG SAID FRAME WHEREBY SAID SHELF PANEL IS MOUNTED ON SAID, SAID CONNECTING MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY U-SHAPED CLIPS EACH HAVING AN UPPER ARM IN SLIDEABLE CONTACT WITH THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID SHELF PANEL AND A LOWER ARM IN SLIDEABLE CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF SAID FRAME AND A BIGHT PORTION ADJACENT SAID REAR EDGES OF SAID SHELF PANEL AND SAID FRAME WHEREBY SAID REAR END OF SAID SHELF PANEL IS HELD AGAINST MOVEMENT AWAY FROM SAID FRAME, SAID CONNECTING MEANS ALSO INCLUDING MEANS CONSTRAINING THE FRONT EDGE OF SAID SHELF PANEL FROM MOVEMENT AWAY FROM SAID FRAME.