Shelf peg assembly

Abstract

A shelf peg assembly has a peg member and securing clip, the peg member having a peg for inserting into a cabinet and a shelf receiving portion, and the securing clip having an aperture for receiving the peg from the peg member, a top edge for abutting the shelf receiving portion, and a sidewall for abutting the side of the shelf receiving portion and securing the outer edge of the shelf. In one method of use, three shelf peg assemblies support a shelf in a cabinet having only two walls.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shelf peg assembly for supporting a shelf, the shelf peg assembly comprising:
 a peg member comprising a wall, a peg extending rearwardly from the wall, a shelf-receiving portion having a top plate and a bottom plate, and a wall extension extending rearwardly from the wall;   a securing clip comprising a rear wall, a peg-receiving aperture in the rear wall, a top edge, and a sidewall;   wherein the peg member and the securing clip are configured to interlock by the peg of the peg member passing through the peg-receiving aperture of the securing clip, the top edge of the securing clip abutting the top plate of the peg member, the wall extension forming a space for receiving the rear plate of the securing clip.   
     
     
         2 . The shelf assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf-receiving portion comprises an aperture interposed between the top plate and the bottom plate. 
     
     
         3 . A method of using a shelf peg assembly to support a shelf, the method comprising:
 coupling a first shelf peg assembly to a first cabinet wall;   coupling a second shelf peg assembly to a second cabinet wall;   coupling a peg member of a third shelf assembly to either the first or second cabinet wall;   the shelf peg assemblies supporting the shelf on only the first and second cabinet wall.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein a securing clip of the first shelf assembly is coupled to the peg member after the peg member has received the shelf. 
     
     
         5 . A shelf peg system for supporting a shelf, the shelf peg system comprising:
 a first shelf peg positioned on a first cabinet wall;   a second shelf peg positioned on a second cabinet wall; and   a corner shelf peg positioned where the first and second cabinet walls abut;   the first and second shelf pegs each comprising a peg, a bottom plate, a sidewall, and a rear wall; and   the corner shelf peg comprising a peg, a bottom plate, a top plate, and a rear wall.