Support bracket and kit of parts for a support assembly

Abstract

The support bracket is used for supporting shelves or the like. Once attached to a standard, the support bracket has a spike configured and disposed to protrude through an open rear side of the standard. The spike engages into the wall to keep the bracket and standard from being displaced along the surface of the wall.

1 . A support bracket for use with a standard having a front bracket mounting side and an open rear side, the support bracket comprising a support portion and a mounting portion made integral with the support portion, the mounting portion being configured and disposed to attach the support bracket to the front bracket mounting side of the standard, the mounting portion having a spike extending oppositely from the support portion, the spike being configured and disposed to protrude from the open rear side of the standard and penetrate into a wall when the support bracket is attached to the standard. 
   
   
       2 . The support bracket of  claim 1  wherein the support bracket is flat and made of sheet metal. 
   
   
       3 . The support bracket of  claim 1  wherein the support bracket has a first mounting member and a second mounting member designed to engage respective slots defined in the front bracket mounting side of the standard. 
   
   
       4 . The support bracket of  claim 3  wherein the first mounting member is an upper mounting member and also has a hook designed to engage the front bracket mounting side of the standard. 
   
   
       5 . The support bracket of  claim 4  wherein the spike is an extension to the upper mounting member. 
   
   
       6 . The support bracket of  claim 3  wherein the spike is an extension to one of the first and the second mounting members. 
   
   
       7 . A kit of parts for assembling a support assembly, the kit comprising at least two standards each having a front bracket mounting side and an open rear side, and at least two support brackets, each support bracket having a support portion and a mounting portion made integral with the support portion, the mounting portion being configured and disposed to attach the support bracket to the front bracket mounting side of a respective standard, the mounting portion having a spike extending oppositely from the support portion, the spikes being configured and disposed to protrude from the open rear side of the respective standard and penetrate into a wall when the support brackets are attached to the respective standards. 
   
   
       8 . The kit of parts of  claim 7  wherein the support brackets are flat and made of sheet metal. 
   
   
       9 . The kit of parts of  claim 7  wherein the standards are made from sheet metal, and have a left flange and a right flange folded from a blank on opposite sides of the front bracket mounting side. 
   
   
       10 . The kit of parts of  claim 7  further comprising a fixture configured and disposed for the standards to be suspended therefrom. 
   
   
       11 . The kit of parts of  claim 10  wherein the fixture has an upwardly slanted lip and the standards have a mating slanted notch receiving the upwardly slanted lip when the standards are suspended from the fixture. 
   
   
       12 . The kit of parts of  claim 7  wherein the standards have a first slot and a second slot in the front bracket mounting side, and the support bracket has a first mounting member and a second mounting member engaging the first slot and second slot, respectively, when the brackets are attached to the standards. 
   
   
       13 . The kit of parts of  claim 12  wherein the first mounting member is an upper mounting member and also has a hook designed to engage the front bracket mounting side of the standard. 
   
   
       14 . The kit of parts of  claim 13  wherein the spike is an extension to the upper mounting member. 
   
   
       15 . The kit of parts of  claim 12  wherein the spike is an extension to one of the first and the second mounting members. 
   
   
       16 . A support bracket for use with a standard having a front bracket mounting side and an open rear side, the support bracket comprising a support portion, a mounting portion made integral with the support portion and having a spike extending therefrom, the mounting portion being configured and disposed to attach the support bracket to the front bracket mounting side of the standard into an attached position in which the spike protrudes from the open rear side of the standard. 
   
   
       17 . The support bracket of  claim 16  wherein the support bracket is flat and made of sheet metal. 
   
   
       18 . The support bracket of  claim 16  wherein the support bracket has a first mounting member and a second mounting member designed to engage respective slots defined in the front bracket mounting side of the standard. 
   
   
       19 . The support bracket of  claim 18  wherein the first mounting member is an upper mounting member and also has a hook designed to engage the front bracket mounting side of the standard. 
   
   
       20 . The support bracket of  claim 18  wherein the spike is an extension to one of the first and the second mounting members.