Decorative and strength enhancing assembly for wire shelving

Abstract

A system is disclosed that enhances the appearance and strength of wire shelves, covering its frontal face with an assembly that generally includes a U-shaped profile with top and bottom slots to fit firmly to specially designed clasps connected to the horizontal frontal top and bottom shelving wires by the action of group of legs.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A decorative and strength enhancing assembly for use with open-wire shelving, said open-wire shelving having a top panel and a front panel, said shelf enhancing assembly comprising:
 A substantially U-shaped profile element to be installed running along the shelving, with three components: A frontal substantially flat surface with a front side and back side and top and bottom elements substantially perpendicular to the front side ending in shoes to be attach to the top and bottom anchors in the specially designed clasps.   Clasps to be attached to the front face of the wire shelving separated 6″ between them. Each clasp includes a substantially flat surface with a front side and a back side, a top anchor and bottom anchor. The back side of the clasp has group of top and bottom legs specially calculated and shaped to fit the top and bottom horizontal wire of the shelf.   
     
     
         2 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1  wherein the top element of the U-shaped profile, substantially perpendicular to the frontal, includes a shoe, shaped specially to connect to the top anchor in the clasp. 
     
     
         3 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1  wherein the top element of the U-shaped profile, substantially perpendicular to the frontal, includes an end, shaped and calculated specially to provide additional strength to the U-shaped element and therefore to the whole assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1  wherein the bottom element of the U-shaped profile, substantially perpendicular to the frontal, includes a shoe, shaped specially to connect to the bottom anchor in the clasp. 
     
     
         5 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1  wherein the clasp flat element ends at the top in a specially shaped anchor to connect firmly with to top shoe in the U-shaped profile. 
     
     
         6 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1  wherein the clasp flat element ends at the bottom in a specially shaped anchor to connect firmly with to bottom shoe in the U-shaped profile. 
     
     
         7 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1  wherein the clasp back side includes top and bottom legs specially designed to connect firmly to the top and bottom elements of the front in the wire shelving. 
     
     
         8 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1  wherein legs substantially perpendicular the clasp back side are rectangular shaped ending each one in a semicircular surface to connect to the wire shelving front side, and an angled surface to allow the easy installation to the wire shelving. 
     
     
         9 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1 , wherein the U shaped profile and the clasp are formed from a material including at least one of metal, plastic, composite, or combination thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1  wherein said assembly is pigmented in any color and having any texture. 
     
     
         11 . The decorative and strength enhancing assembly in  claim 1  wherein said assembly is dimensioned accordingly to the open-wire shelving to be installed on.