A storage surface assembly is provided for use as a shelf for holding storage items. This storage surface assembly is well suited for use in many industrial and/or commercial applications, where storage shelves must bear heavy loads and maintain their structural integrity while complying with fire codes requiring some amount of open area along the surface of the shelf. Therefore, there is provided a storage surface assembly for use in a standard commercial racking assembly, the storage surface a...

A merchandise display apparatus having an upright structure supporting a plurality of shelves thereon and having a stand attachable to the upright structure at various positions. The upright structure has a pair of parallel, vertically disposed rods at each side of the structure, each of the rods being maintained in parallel separation by horizontal spacer members. Each of the shelves fits between the two sides of the upright structure and has a rod protruding over the side of the shelf and bent...

Clip means for holding a trim plate on a metal shelf structure with a frame and spaced transverse bars thereon. One type of clip means engages the trim plate and at least one of the transverse bars. The other type of clip means which is made of a resilient strip of steel engages the trim plate and the frame.

A refrigerated merchandiser including a display case and a cooling module. The display case includes a plurality of walls defining a cavity and a receptacle. A plurality of vertically spaced shelves are disposed in the cavity extending between the side walls. A display zone is defined above the top surface of each shelf for the display of merchandise. A back panel disposed in the cavity adjacent to base back wall defines a duct in a fluid communication with a plurality of elongated openings form...

A shelf includes a slot or opening configuration for use in mounting different types of shelf accessories to the shelf. The slot or opening configuration includes an enlarged primary or central section and a pair of secondary or end sections extending in opposite directions from the primary section. The primary section of the opening receives an axially-extending mounting member associated with a shelf accessory, such as a fastener for mounting a bin divider or the mounting portion of a rod-type...

This disclosure is directed to a free standing (unattached) sheet metal shelf, requiring no tools to install instantly and combinations containing same. The sheet metal shelf is free standing because it is not attached to anything. It has a pair of depending support side leg portions terminating in arcuate bottom surfaces, which permit the sheet metal bathroom shelf to be self adjusting in a position so that its back portion rests against the bathroom wall and is aligned in relation therewith. A...

A shelf construction in a refrigerator includes a pair of guide rails provided on opposite side walls of a refrigerator compartment. A shelf slides forwardly and rearwardly along the guide rails. Two front stop beads are provided at respective front portions of the guide rails, and two rear stop beads are provided at respective rear portions of the guide rails. Stoppers project from the shelf in an area bordered by the front and rear stop beads. The stoppers come into contact with the front bead...

A handle rack includes a frame having first and second side edges and front and rear crossbars. A plurality of bar extend between portions of the frame. A handle cross-member is disposed rearwardly of the front crossbar and has a first end secured to the first side edge of the frame and a second end secured to the second side edge of the frame. At least one strengthening bar is provided which has a first portion coupled to the front crossbar and a second portion coupled to the handle cross-membe...

A shelf includes a plurality of integrated hook members supporting a rod member to provide free movement of items supported by the rod member. The hook members are integrally connected to support members of the shelf deck to support the rod member for use in, for example, hanging items thereon.

The invention is concerned with a shelving structure of the kind which is assembled from a number of vertical elements (struts) and interconnected horizontal elements (beams), and in particular to a shelf for such a shelving structure. Such shelves are conventionally formed from sheet metal, comprising a horizontal shelf panel and flanges extending vertically downwardly from the shelf panel on at least two sides thereof, each flange being folded backwardly on itself to increase the strength of t...