Shelf assembly

Claim 1

An assembly comprising: a plurality of spaced apart, vertically extending, smooth surfaced tubular support members, a plurality of retainers each encircling a corresponding one of said tubular members for sliding movement longitudinally therealong and for movement to selected rotational positions thereabout, each of said retainers having a vertically extending lip portion defining a horizontal surface and a vertically opening circular recess surrounding said one tubular member and a vertical outer surface extending parallel to said one tubular member, a plurality of releasable clamping means each engaging a corresponding one of said retainers for clamping said one retainer to said one tubular member at a desired vertical position therealong and a desired rotational position thereabout, a shelving component positioned between said tubular members, said component having a horizontal portion extending between said spaced apart tubular members and integral end wall portions at opposing ends of said horizontal portion and extending vertically adjacent said tubular members, and a plurality of bracket means each mounted on the outer surface of a corresponding end wall portion of said shelving component in vertically spaced relation from said horizontal portion, each of said bracket means having a first leg extending horizontally from said corresponding end wall portion and engaging said lip horizontal surface of a corresponding one of said retainers and a second leg extending vertically from said first leg and engaging said recess, said bracket means, said shelving component and said retainers cooperating for supporting and stabilizing the assembly, by the engagement of said lip horizontal surface with said first leg simultaneously with the engagement of said retainer oUter surface with the outer surface of said end wall portions of said shelving component.