Supporting surface bracket

Abstract

A Bracket that attaches to existing pieces of furniture to hold or support a shelf or other horizontally positioned member. The bracket has a U-shaped body and is made up of a furniture-engaging portion and first and second upstanding portions connected to the furniture-engaging portion. The bracket is shaped to cooperatively receive a shelf end between the upstanding members and against the furniture-engaging portion. Indentions in the bracket locks the shelf end in place as it is positioned inside the upstanding members. Bolts in the existing furniture piece loosened so that the bracket can receive these bolts through mating adjusting openings. The bolts are then retightened to secure the bracket against the existing piece of furniture.

1 . A shelf bracket for holding shelves with first and second ends to an existing piece of furniture having loosening and tightening bolts with heads, the bracket comprising: a U-shaped body having a furniture-engaging portion and first and second upstanding portions connected to the furniture engaging portion, the furniture engaging portion and one upstanding portion having at least one adjusting opening formed therein, the upstanding portions formed to cooperatively receive a shelf end therebetween, the bracket secured to the existing piece of furniture by the loosening and tightening bolts.  
   
   
       2 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein each shelf end is held by one bracket secured to a different piece of furniture.  
   
   
       3 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the adjusting opening cooperatively receives the loosening and tightening bolts with heads to secure the bracket to the existing piece of furniture.  
   
   
       4 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising: at least one indention formed within the bracket body to engage and secure the shelf end positioned therein.  
   
   
       5 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the at least one indention is formed in one of the bracket body upstanding portions.  
   
   
       6 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first and second upstanding portions are equal in length.  
   
   
       7 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the adjusting opening is H-shaped.  
   
   
       8 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the H-shaped opening has a larger, smaller and a H leg connecting opening.  
   
   
       9 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 8  further comprising: at least one indention formed within the bracket body to engage and secure the shelf end positioned therein.  
   
   
       10 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 9  wherein the at least one indention is formed in a bracket body upstanding portion.  
   
   
       11 . The shelf bracket as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the first and second upstanding portions are equal in length.  
   
   
       12 . (canceled)