Bracket structure

Claim 1

Bracket structure adapted to be mounted upon an upright column having a sequence of vertically spaced openings provided therefor so as to secure a support shelf to such column at a selected elevation therealong, comprising a bracket equipped at the rear end thereof with a hook extensible through one such opening to attach the bracket to such column, a latch carried by said bracket for generally vertical displacements relative thereto and being equipped at the rear end thereof with a hook extensible through another opening in such column to further attach the bracket thereto, a spring structure connected with said bracket and latch and operative therebetween to bias the latter in a direction to cause the hook thereof to lockingly engage such column along the associated opening through which it extends, said bracket being provided with a vertically extending slot, said latch extending through said slot and being slidable therealong and being urged in the aforesaid direction by the biasing force of said spring structure toward a limiting position and being displaceable thereagainst in the opposite direction, said bracket being provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced and vertically extending slots including the aforesaid slot disposed in substantially parallel relation, said latch having a central section disposed along one side of said bracket and a pair of end sections extending in opposite directions along the other side of said bracket, and said end sections being connected with said central section through integral portions respectively disposed within said slots and slidablY movable therealong.