Shelf bracket

Claim 1

A shelf bracket assembly adapted for mounting at the rear end thereof on an upright supporting surface, the shelf bracket assembly including an elongated shelf bracket formed of particle board or wood having spaced side faces and a top shelf supporting surface and a rear abutment surface disposed in a plane perpendicular to the top shelf supporting surface, the shelf bracket member also having a rear notch at the upper rear corner thereof defining a rear recessed surface extending between the spaced side faces and disposed above and offset forwardly from said rear abutment surface, and a forward notch extending downwardly from the top shelf supporting surface at a location forwardly of the rear recessed surface and defining a pair of spaced notch walls extending between the side faces, and a mounting bracket for attaching the shelf bracket to a supporting surface, characterized in that said pair of spaced notch walls are inclined downwardly and rearwardly from said top shelf supporting surface at a preselected acute angle, said mounting bracket comprising a one-piece plastic body open at the top and bottom thereof and including spaced side members and a forward tongue member extending between the side members adjacent the forward end thereof and a rear wall member extending between the side members adjacent the rear end thereof, the tongue member being inclined downwardly and rearwardly from the upper edge of the side members at said preselected acute angle at a location therealong to engage the pair of spaced notch walls when the mounting bracket is assembled on the shelf bracket with the upper edges of the side members substantially coplanar with top shelf supporting surface, the rear wall member being disposed generally perpendicular to the upper edges of side members to have its rear face substantially coplanar with said rear abutment surface when mounting bracket is assembled on the shelf bracket, said rear wall member having an opening therein for receiving a headed fastener to attach the shelf assembly to an upright supporting surface.