Shelving assembly

Abstract

A shelving assembly includes a shelf bracket including a bracket front end, a bracket rear end disposed opposite the bracket front end, and a bracket support member extending between the bracket front end and the bracket rear end. The bracket support member has a top wall. The shelving assembly further includes a shelf configured for being releasably coupled to the shelf bracket, the shelf including a shelf front end, a shelf rear end disposed opposite the shelf front end, and a shelf support member extending between the shelf front end and the shelf rear end, the shelf support member having a top surface and a bottom surface. The shelf also includes a wall that extends from the shelf front end at an acute angle relative to the top surface of the shelf support member. The shelf support member and the wall provide support for products to be displayed on the shelving assembly. One of the shelf bracket and the shelf includes a projection, and the other of the shelf bracket and the shelf includes an aperture sized to receive the projection to capture the shelf relative to the shelf bracket.

1 . A shelving assembly comprising:
 a shelf bracket including:
 a bracket front end, 
 a bracket rear end disposed opposite the bracket front end, and 
 a bracket support member extending between the bracket front end and the bracket rear end, the bracket support member having a top wall; and 
   a shelf configured for being releasably coupled to the shelf bracket, the shelf including:
 a shelf front end, 
 a shelf rear end disposed opposite the shelf front end, 
 a shelf support member extending between the shelf front end and the shelf rear end, the shelf support member having a top surface and a bottom surface, and 
 a wall that extends from the shelf front end at an acute angle relative to the top surface of the shelf support member, 
 wherein the shelf support member and the wall provide support for products to be displayed on the shelving assembly, and 
   one of the shelf bracket and the shelf includes a projection and the other of the shelf bracket and the shelf includes an aperture sized to receive the projection to releasably couple the shelf relative to the shelf bracket.   
     
     
         2 . The shelving assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf bracket includes the projection and the shelf includes the aperture sized to receive the projection and releasably couple the shelf to the shelf bracket. 
     
     
         3 . The shelving assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the projection is a first projection and the aperture is a first aperture and the shelf includes a second projection that extends from the shelf support member, and the shelf bracket support member includes a second aperture sized to receive the second projection and releasably couple the shelf to the shelf bracket. 
     
     
         4 . The shelving assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the shelf includes a third projection that extends from the shelf support member and the shelf bracket support member includes a third aperture sized to receive the third projection and releasably couple the shelf to the shelf bracket. 
     
     
         5 . The shelving assembly of  claim 4 , wherein each of the second and third projections are hook-shaped projections that extend below the bottom surface of the shelf support member and each of the hook-shaped projections includes a lower portion that extends generally toward the shelf front end and forms a receiving space with the bottom surface of the shelf support member. 
     
     
         6 . The shelving assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the first projection is disposed at the shelf bracket rear end and extends in a direction that is parallel to the top surface of the shelf support member and parallel to the lower portions of the hook-shaped projections. 
     
     
         7 . The shelving assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the shelving assembly includes two of the shelf brackets, and the shelf extends between the two shelf brackets. 
     
     
         8 . The shelving assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shelving assembly includes two of the shelf brackets, and the shelf extends between the two shelf brackets. 
     
     
         9 . The shelving assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the wall extends along an entire length of the shelf between the two shelf brackets. 
     
     
         10 . The shelving assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf has an S-shaped profile. 
     
     
         11 . The shelving assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf support member projects forwardly over the shelf bracket front end. 
     
     
         12 . The shelving assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the acute angle is 28 degrees. 
     
     
         13 . The shelving assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf bracket rear end includes two hook-shaped projections to releasably couple the shelf bracket to a vertical shelving support structure. 
     
     
         14 . The shelving assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf bracket front end has a first height measured along a first axis and the shelf bracket rear end has a second height measured along a second axis and the first axis is parallel to the second axis and the second height is greater than the first height. 
     
     
         15 . The shelving assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the top wall of the shelf bracket support member extends at an oblique angle relative to both the first axis and the second axis. 
     
     
         16 . The shelving assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the wall is integrally formed with the shelf front end. 
     
     
         17 . A shelving assembly comprising:
 a shelf including:
 a shelf front end, 
 a shelf rear end disposed opposite the shelf front end, the shelf rear end including an aperture, 
 a shelf support member extending between the shelf front end and the shelf rear end, and 
 a wall that extends from the shelf front end at an acute angle relative to the shelf support member, and 
   a shelf bracket configured to be releasably coupled to the shelf, the shelf bracket including:
 a bracket front end, 
 a bracket rear end disposed opposite the bracket front end, the bracket rear end including a first projection to couple the shelf bracket to a vertical support structure, the bracket rear end also including a second projection configured to be received in the aperture, and 
 a bracket support member extending between the bracket front end and the bracket rear end, the bracket support member including a top wall, 
 wherein the bracket front end has a first height measured along a first axis and the bracket rear end has a second height measured along a second axis that is parallel to the first axis and the second height is greater than the first height, such that the top wall extends at an oblique angle relative to both the first axis and the second axis, 
   wherein the shelf support member is configured to rest on the top wall and the second projection is configured to be received in the aperture when the shelf is coupled to the shelf bracket.   
     
     
         18 . The shelving assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the aperture is a first aperture and the shelf includes a third projection that extends from the shelf support member and the shelf bracket support member includes a second aperture that is sized to receive the third projection. 
     
     
         19 . The shelving assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the shelf includes a fourth projection that extends from the shelf support member and the shelf bracket support member includes a third aperture that is sized to receive the fourth projection. 
     
     
         20 . The shelving assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the acute angle is approximately 28 degrees. 
     
     
         21 . A shelving assembly comprising:
 a shelf including:
 a shelf front end, 
 a shelf rear end disposed opposite the shelf front end, 
 a shelf support member extending between the shelf front end and the shelf rear end, the shelf support member having a top surface and a bottom surface, 
 a first aperture formed in the shelf rear end; 
 a first projection extending below the shelf support member; and 
 a second projection extending below the shelf support member, and 
   a shelf bracket configured to be releasably coupled to the support member, the shelf bracket including:
 a bracket front end, 
 a bracket rear end disposed opposite the bracket front end, 
 a bracket support member extending between the bracket front end and the bracket rear end, 
 a third projection disposed at the bracket rear end, the third projection sized to be received within the first aperture, 
 a second aperture formed in the bracket support member, the second aperture sized to receive the first projection, and 
 a third aperture formed in the bracket support member, the third aperture sized to receive the second projection. 
   
     
     
         22 . The shelving assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the first and second projections are hook-shaped projections each having a lower portion that extends forwardly toward the shelf front end and forms a receiving space with the bottom surface of the shelf support member. 
     
     
         23 . The shelving assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the hook-shaped projections each have an upper portion that extends from the bottom surface of the shelf support member. 
     
     
         24 . The shelving assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the third projection extends in a direction that is parallel to the top surface of the shelf support member.