Shelf support pin arrangement

Abstract

A shelf support pin arrangement or system is provided comprising stationary support pin assemblies which mount in predefined positions of a cabinet side wall. Each pin assembly comprises a bushing or plug body which fits into the cabinet and supports a retractable pin in threaded engagement. In use, the pin projects outwardly and engages and supports the side edge of the shelf. Preferably, the support pin arrangement also includes a shelf support bracket that slips over the pin head and is fastened thereby, wherein the bracket supports the shelf edge.

1 . In a cabinet having a shelf support arrangement for supporting a shelf on a wall of the cabinet, comprising the improvement wherein the shelf support arrangement includes a shelf pin assembly mounted to the cabinet wall, the shelf pin assembly comprising a main body mounted in the cabinet wall and having an open end opening through face of said cabinet wall, and a retractable pin which is retractably engaged with the main body and is movable between a retracted position within the main body and an extended position wherein a head of the pin projects outwardly of the main body, the shelf being removably engaged with the projecting pin head wherein the pin when retracted lies within the main body and has an exposed end face providing a finished surface appearance. 
   
   
       2 . The cabinet according to  claim 1 , wherein said pin is threadedly engaged with the main body and rotation of the pin effects retraction or extension of the pin. 
   
   
       3 . The cabinet according to  claim 2 , wherein said main body has an exposed end face that lies flush and exposed with said end face of said pin in said retracted position to define a finished surface appearance. 
   
   
       4 . The cabinet according to  claim 3 , wherein said exposed end faces lie flush with said face of said cabinet wall. 
   
   
       5 . The cabinet according to  claim 1 , wherein a shelf bracket is mounted on the pin head in the extended position to which said shelf is mounted.