GB2194134A

GB2194134A - Shelving

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Publication number: GB2194134A
Application number: GB08718469A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Francis Gerard Cormican
Original assignee: NATWELL HOLDINGS Ltd
Current assignee: NATWELL HOLDINGS Ltd
Priority date: 1986-08-15
Filing date: 1987-08-04
Publication date: 1988-03-02
Anticipated expiration: 2007-08-04
Also published as: GB2194134B; GB8718469D0

Abstract

Shelf retaining clips (17) for shelving (1) which comprises uprights (2) and shelf support brackets (3) which releasably engage the uprights (2) by hooks on the brackets (3) engaging slots (7) in the uprights (2). The shelf retaining clips (17) have lug(s) (21) which engage the same slot(s) (7) as the hooks and shelf engaging members (19) which engage the shelf (5) to prevent it lifting off the brackets (3). The shelf engaging member may comprise spike(s) which engage the edge of the shelf. In another embodiment, a shelf supporting member (36) comprising a downwardly extending rib (39) engages a recess (11) in the shelf support bracket (3). The shelf supporting member has a flat surface (38) on which an adhesive (44) is provided to bond the shelf (5) to the shelf supporting member (36). A screw (41) secures the shelf supporting member in the recess (11). In a variation where the support bracket (3) is made of a single sheet of material, the shelf supporting member may have a downward facing groove into which the support bracket fits and is held therein by horizontal screws. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Shelving The present invention relates to shelving and in particular to an adjustable shelving system, and it also relates to a shelf retaining clip for retaining a shelf in the shelving as well as to a shelf supporting member for supporting a shelf in the shelving.

Such adjustable shelving systems, in general, comprise a plurality of uprights which support shelf support brackets, the uprights may be free-standing or adapted for securing to a wall by screws or the like. Normally, the uprights are of folded sheet metal and comprise a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart openings or slots which are provided to engage corresponding hooks or the like on the end of each shelf support bracket for releasably securing the bracket to the upright. In general, the uprights are erected and the shelf supporting brackets are engaged in the appropriate openings or slots and the shelves, which may be of timber, glass, plastics material or the like, are then rested on the shelf support brackets.By virtue of the fact that the shelf support brackets releasably engage the uprights, the position of the shelves may be varied or adjusted, and furthermore, in certain cases, the entire system may be disassembled and reassembled elsewhere. However, the problem with such shelving is that, in general, the shelves are left sitting loosely on the brackets, and if one hits the shelf, it can fall from the brackets, or can lift off the brackets, thus causing whatever is on the shelf to fall to the ground. Some shelving systems to overcome this problem provide a hole in the shelf supporting bracket to permit a screw through the bracket to engage the shelf. This, while it is adequate for securing a timber shelf or a shelf of a material which will receive a screw, is unsuitable, for example, for glass shelving.Even where screws are used to secure the timber shelves, while the shelf itself is secure, unfortunately, the mere securing of the shelf to the shelf support bracket by a screw effectively defeats the purpose of the shelving system, in that once the shelf has been secured by a screw, a hole has been formed in the bottom of the shelf, thus, if one wishes to disassemble and re-assemble the shelf assembly elsewhere, in general, it is necessary to provide new timber shelves, as it is unlikely the original holes would align with the shelf support brackets. In general, the holes would appear between brackets, and this, it will be appreciated, is particularly unsightly.

There is therefore a need for a device which secures the shelf to such a shelving system, while at the same time overcoming the problems of known devices. Furthermore, where a glass shelf is used, it is not feasible to secure the glass shelf to the shelf support brackets by a screw. Accordingly, there is a need for a device which permits a glass shelf to be supported to such a shelving system.

The present invention is directed towards providing such devices and such shelving.

According to the invention, there is provided a shelf retaining clip for shelving of the type comprising an upright and a shelf support bracket extending outwardly from the upright, the upright having a plurality of longitudinally arranged spaced apart openings for receiving and releasably engaging a male engaging member at one end of the shelf support bracket, the shelf retaining clip comprising a shelf engaging portion, and a lug extending rearwardly of the shelf engaging portion for engaging an opening in the upright.

Preferably, the lug is adapted to engage the same opening as the male engaging member of the bracket. Advantageously, a pair of spaced apart lugs extend from the shelf engaging portion for engaging corresponding spaced apart side by side openings in the upright.

Additionally, the invention provides a shelf supporting member for shelving of the type comprising an upright and a shelf support bracket extending outwardly from the upright, the upright having a plurality of longitudinally arranged spaced apart openings for receiving and releasably engaging a male engaging member at one end of the shelf support bracket, the shelf supporting member comprising a body member, having a shelf engaging upper face for supporting a shelf, and an engagement means for engaging the shelf support bracket.

Preferably, the shelf engaging upper face is a flat surface. Advantageously, the engagement means extends downwardly from the body member for releasably engaging in an upwardly directed recess of a shelf support member.

In one embodiment of the invention, the downwardly extending engagement means is provided by an elongated rib extending substantially the length of the body member.

Further, the invention provides shelving which comprises a shelf retaining clip according to the invention.

The invention also provides shelving comprising a shelf supporting member according to the invention.

The invention will be more clearly understood from the following description of some preferred embodiments thereof, given by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of shelving according to the invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of portion of the shelving of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a side sectional view of the shelving of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a shelf retaining clip also according to the invention, Fig. 5 its a perspective view of the shelf retaining clip of Fig. 4 from a different direction, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a detail of the shelving of Fig. 1, Figs. 7(a) to (e) are perspective views of shelf retaining clips according to other embodiments of the invention, Fig. 8 is a perspective view of shelving according to another embodiment of the invention, Fig. 9 is a side sectional view of the shelving of Fig. 8, Fig. 10 is a sectional front elevational view of the shelving of Fig. 8, Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a shelf supporting member according to the invention, Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the shelf supporting member of Fig. 11, Fig. 13-is a side sectional view of shelving according to another embodiment of the invention, Fig. 14 is a sectional front elevational view of the -shelving of Fig. 13, and Fig. 15 is a perspective view of a shelf supporting member according to a further embodiment of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, and initially to Figs. 1 to 6 there is illustrated shelving according to the invention indicated generally by the reference numeral 1. The shelving 1 comprises a plurality of uprights 2, in this case portion of two uprights 2 are illustrated -which releasably support shelf support brackets 3. A shelf 5, in this case of timber, is mounted on the brackets 3. Each upright 2 is of sheet metal folded to form a channel. A plurality of slots 7 longitudinally arranged in pairs are punched in the uprights 2 to engage the shelf support brackets 3 as will be described below. Counter sunk holes 8 are provided for securing the uprights 2 to a wall. Each shelf support bracket 3 is also of sheet metal and folded to form a substantially channel section.

The channel section forms a rece-ss 11 which decreases in depth from the end 9 adjacent the upright 2 to a free end 10. Male engaging members provided by a pair of hooks 12 are formed at the end 9 of each bracket 3 by punching the sheet metal of the bracket 3 prior to bending. The hooks 12 releasably engage corresponding pairs of slots 7 in the uprights 2. A pair of spuds 14 extending from the end 9 of each bracket 3 engage the next pair of slots 7 down from the slots 7 engaged by the hooks- 12 to stabilize each bracket 3 in position to the upright 2. A hole 15 is provided adjacent the free end 10 of each bracket 3 for a purpose to be described below.

A plurality of shelf retaining clips 1 7 also according to the invention are provided for securing the shelves 5 to the shelf support brackets 3, one for each bracket 3, to prevent the shelves 5 lifting off the brackets 3. A clip 17 is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. Each clip is formed in one piece of injection moulded plastics material. Each clip 17 comprises a shelf engaging portion formed by a plate member 18. A pair of shelf engaging members 19 extend from the plate member 18 to engage the shelf 5 therebetween. A pair of lugs 21 extend rearwardly from the plate member 18 and engage slots 7 in the upright 2. In this particular embodiment of the invention, the lugs 21 are of a height and are positioned on the plate member 18 so that they engage the same slots 7 as the hooks 12 engage.Furthermore, the height of each lug 21 is so sized that each lug 12 fills up the remaining height of the slot 7 above the hooks 12.

Thus, the shelf 5 by being engaged between the members 19 is secured to the brackets 3 and is prevented from rising off the bracket by virtue of the fact that the lugs engaging the slots 7 as can be seen in Fig. 3 prevent vertical movement of the retaining clip 17 and thus in turn the shelf 5.

As can be seen in Fig. 2 the width of the plate member 18 is just less than the recess 11 formed by the channel shape of the bracket 3. Furthermore, the lower member 19 extends from the plate member 18 below the level of the lugs 21, thereby permitting the member 19 to extend into the recess 11, so that the top surface of the lower member 19 substantially corresponds with the surface 22 of the bracket 3 presented to the shelves 5.

In use, the uprights 2 are secured to a wall or other structure at the desired position. The shelf support brackets 3 are engaged in the uprights 2 at the appropriate heights. The shelf retaining clips 7 are inserted above the brackets 3 with their lugs 21 engaging the same slots 7 which the hooks 12 of the brackets 3 engage. The shelves 5 are then placed on the shelf support brackets 3 and slid inwardly so that the shelves 5 engage between the members 19 of the clips 17.

If desired, the shelves 5 may be further secured to the brackets 3 by a screw (not shown) through the hole 15 in the support bracket 3. However, where it is envisaged that the shelves will be adjusted periodically throughout their use, or disassembled for reassembling, it is normally advisable not to se cure the shelves 5 by such screws.

Accordingly, it will be appreciated that one of the main advantages of the present invention is that shelving can be provided without the need for screwing the shelf 5 through the bracket 3. This has the considerable advantage where one wishes to adjust the position of the shelves, the position of the brackets relative to the shelves, or disassemble the shelving for re-assembling elsewhere, the shelves may be used again without any dan ger of unsightly screw holes being visible.

A further advantage of the invention is that it permits the shelves to be secured to the bracket in a much shorter time, and without the need for drilling holes to accommodate screws.

Referring now to Figs. 7 (a) to (e) there is illustrated a plurality of shelf retaining clips all according to the invention, which are substantially similar to the clip 17, and similar components are identified by the same reference numeral. In Fig. 7(a) a clip 23 is illustrated. In this case, the top member 19 of the two shelf engaging members 19 is provided of a resilient member and as can be seen, is bent downwardly. Accordingly, the top member 19 is resiliently bendable to accommodate different thicknesses of shelf 5.

Referring now to Fig. 7(b) a clip 24 is illustrated, in this clip 24 only the lower of the shelf engaging members 19 is provided. A hole 25 is provided in the plate member 18 to accommodate a screw for securing the plate member 18 to a shelf.

Referring now to Fig. 7(c) a clip 26 is illustrated. In this case, both shelf engaging members 19 have been dispensed with.

Referring now to Fig. 7(d) a clip 28 is illustrated. This clip 28 comprises a spike 29 extending from the plate member 18 which forms a shelf engaging spike for engaging the shelf.

Referring now to Fig. 7(e) there is illustrated a clip 30. In this case, the clip 30 comprises a single lug 21 and the shelf engaging portion is provided by an end 32 of the lug 21. Shelf engaging spikes 33 extend from the end 32 to engage the shelf.

Referring to Figs. 8 to 12 there is illustrated shelving according to another embodiment of the invention, indicated generally by the reference numeral 35. This shelving is substantially similar to the shelving 1 of Figs. 1 to 6 and similar components are identified by the same reference numeral. In this case, the uprights 2 and shelf supporting brackets 3 are identical to the uprights 2 and 3 of the shelving 1. The shelf 5 is of glass.

A plurality of shelf supporting members also according to the invention, indicated generally by the reference- numeral 36 are provided to secure the glass shelves 5 to the shelf support brackets 3, one shelf supporting member 36 is provided for each bracket 3. Each shelf supporting member 36 is of injection moulded plastics material, namely, polystyrene and comprises an elongated flat member 37 which forms a flat shelf engaging upper face 38 on which the shelf 5 rests. An engagement means provided by an elongated rib 39 extending downwardly from the fiat member 37 engages the recess 11 of each shelf support bracket 3. The rib 39 is of-thickness substantially similar to the width of the recess 11 to form a tight fit, and is shaped at 40 to ac commodate- the wedge shape of the recess 1 and the end 10.The shaped portion 40 receives a screw 41 through the hole 15 to secure the shelf supporting member 36 in. the shelf support bracket 3. The rib 39 as can be seen is shallower at 42 than at the shaped end 40, since this portion of the rib is essentially provided for locating the shelf supporting member 36 in the recess 11.

A securing means, in this case a releasable securing means is provided by an adhesive coating 44 on the face 38 to bond the shelf 5 to the shelf supporting member 36. In practice, it is envisaged that a release sheet (not shown) will be provided over the adhesive coating 44 to be peeled off just prior to use, thus protecting the adhesive coating.

In use, the uprights 2 and brackets 3 are assembled. The shelf supporting members 36 are then inserted in the recess 11 of the shelf support brackets 3 and secured by screws 41 through the holes 15. The release sheet (not shown) is removed from the adhesive coating 44 on the face 38 and the glass shelves 5 are then placed on the face 38 and bonded thereto. In this particular embodiment of the invention, the adhesive is a releasable type adhesive, and if desired the shelves may be removed from the brackets for adjusting or relocating and by placing the shelves back on the face 38, the adhesive will still secure the shelves 5 to the face 38.

Referring now to Figs. 13 to 15, there is illustrated a shelving support member 45 according to another embodiment of the invention. The shelf supporting member 45 is illustrated in use in shelving 46 also according to the invention. The shelving 46 is substantially similar to the shelving already described, and similar components are identified by the same reference numeral. The main difference between this shelving and that already described is that the uprights 2 are provided -with a single row of slots 7 and a shelf support bracket 48 is formed of a single sheet of material. The shelf supporting member 45 comprises an elongated member 49 which forms a flat shelf engaging upper face 50.

Engagement means for engaging the shelf support bracket 48 are provided in this case by a pair of depending ribs 51, which define between them an elongated slot 52 which engages the shelf support bracket 48. Holes 53 are provided in one of the ribs 51 to accommodate screws 54 for securing the shelf support member 45 to the bracket 48. Although not illustrated, corresponding holes are provided in the bracket 48 to accommodate the screws 54.

An adhesive coating similar to the coating 44 is provided on the face 50 of this shelf support member 45.

The advantages of the shelf supporting members 36 and 45 are many, and in particu lar by virtue of the fact that the shelf support provides a relatively flat surface to support the glass shelf, the glass shelf is more safely supported. Furthermore, by virtue of the fact that an adhesive is provided on the flat surface, the glass is securely bonded to the shelf supporting members, and by virtue of the fact that the shelf supporting members are secured to the shelf support brackets, the glass shelf is positively secured. Even where the shelf is knocked against, it will still remain secure on the shelf support brackets.

it is envisaged that the shelf supporting member may, in certain cases, be provided of a relatively soft plastic, such as, for example, a resilient or spongy type plastic material, which would provide further cushioning for the glass shelf, thereby further preventing the shelf from being damaged.

Needless to say, it will be appreciated that any suitable securing means besides an adhesive could be used for securing the shelf to the shelf supporting member, and where an adhesive is used, it may be applied to the shelf supporting member after the shelf supporting member has been purchased. Further, it is not necessary that the adhesive need be a self-adhesive coating. An example of another securing means would be material sold under the Trade Mark VELCRO. One strip of the VELCRO would be provided on the shelf, and the other on the shelf supporting member. Needless to say, while the shelf supporting member has been described in this embodiment of the invention for securing a glass shelf, it could be used for securing and supporting any other type of shelf, for example a shelf of plastics material, even a timber shelf, metal shelf or the like.Furthermore, it will be appreciated that while the shelf supporting members have been described for use with a particular type of shelving, they could be used with any other type of shelving, or any other construction of uprights or shelf support brackets. Needless to say, while the shelf supporting member has been described as being of particular shape, construction and material, other suitable shapes, construction and material could be provided without departing from the scope of the invention.

In the case of the embodiment of the invention described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6 it is envisaged that the shelf retaining clips could be used with other constructions of shelving, and other constructions of upright and shelf support brackets, as well as those described.

Furthermore, it is envisaged that while in most of the embodiments of the clip described, a pair of lugs have been provided, in certain cases, it is envisaged that a single lug may be provided. Furthermore, it will be appreciated that different combinations of lugs and shelf engaging members could also be provided besides those illustrated. Indeed, in certain cases, it is envisaged that where a pair of lugs are provided the- lugs may be slightly splayed apart and made of resilient material to.

facilitate the retention of the lugs within the slots of the uprights.

It will, of course, be appreciated that while uprights and brackets of metal have been described, uprights and brackets of any other material could be provided. 8imilarly, it will be appreciated that the shelf support members and retaining clips may be provided of any other suitable material besides plastic material.

Needless to say, while both the shelf supporting members and shelf retaining clips have -been described as being formed of injection moulded plastic material, they could formed of any other suitable process besides injection moulding, and could be formed by fabrication or the like.

It is also envisaged that the shelf retaining clip may be used in combination with a shelf and a shelf supporting member. In such a case, it is envisaged that the shelfengaging portion of the shelf retaining clip would engage both the shelf and the shelf supporting member, or indeed, in certain cases, the shelf engaging portion of the shelf retaining clip may only engage the shelf. It is envisaged that a particular advantage of this combination is that the shelf would be securely supported both at front and back. Furthermore, where one chose not to secure the shelf supporting member to the shelf support bracket by a screw, then the use of the shelf retaining clip would secure the shelf to the bracket. Indeed, it is envisaged that where a timber shelf is used in combination with a shelf supporting member or members, the shelf retaining clip would secure the timber shelf. This, it is envisaged, would be particularly advantageous in cases where it is desired to assemble and disassemble the shelving regularly, and possibly for reassembling in different locations, where the shelves would be supported at different areas on the assembly. This, it is envisaged, would have the advantage that the need for screws would be totally eliminated.

Indeed, in certain cases, it is envisaged that where it was desired to use a shelf supporting member without an adhesive coating, the shelf retaining clip could be used to retain the shelf to the shelf supporting member, and in turn secure the shelf.

It will also be appreciated that the use of the shelf retaining clip, as well as securing the shelf to the shelf support bracket, also has the great advantage that it prevents the shelf support bracket being inadvertently removed from the upright.

Claims

1. A shelf retaining clip for shelving of the type comprising an upright and a shelf support bracket extending outwardly from the upright, the upright having a plurality of longitudinally arranged spaced apart openings for receiving and releasably engaging a male engaging member at one end of the shelf support bracket, the shelf retaining clip comprising a shelf engaging portion, and a lug extending rearwardly of the shelf engaging portion for engaging an opening in the upright.

2. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in Claim 1 in which the lug is adapted to engage the same opening as the male engaging member of the bracket.

3. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 in which a pair of spaced apart lugs extend from the shelf engaging portion for engaging corresponding spaced apart side by side openings in the upright.

4. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in any preceding claim in which a shelf engaging member extends forwardly of the shelf engaging portion for engaging a shelf.

5. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in Claim 5 in which the shelf engaging member extending from the shelf engaging portion extends from the lower portion of the shelf engaging portion for engaging the bottom of a shelf.

6. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in any preceding claim in which a pair of spaced apart shelf engaging members extend from the shelf engaging portion to engage a shelf therebetween.

7. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in any preceding claim in which the shelf engaging portion is provided by a plate member, the or each lug extending rearwardly from the plate member on one side thereof.

8. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in Claim 7 when dependent on Claims 4 to 6 in which the or each shelf engaging member extends from the plate member on the opposite side thereof.

9. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in any preceding claim in which a shelf engaging spike extends outwardly from the shelf engaging portion for engaging a shelf.

10. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 in which the lug is provided by an elongated plate member and the shelf engaging portion is formed by an end of the plate member, and a shelf engaging spike extends outwardly from the end edge of the lug for engaging a shelf.

11. A shelf retaining clip as claimed in any preceding claim in which the clip is manufactured of plastics material.

12. Shelf retaining clips substantially described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 7 of the accompanying drawings.

13. A shelf supporting member for shelving of the type comprising an upright and a shelf support bracket extending outwardly from the upright, the upright having a plurality of longitudinally arranged spaced apart openings for receiving and releasably engaging a male engaging member at one end of the shelf support bracket, the shelf supporting member comprising a body member, having a shelf engaging upper face for supporting a shelf, and an engagement means for engaging the shelf support bracket.

14. A shelf supporting member as claimed in Claim 13 in which the shelf engaging upper face is a flat surface.

15. A shelf supporting member as claimed in Claim 13 or 14 in which the engagement means extends downwardly from the body member for releasably engaging in an upwardly directed recess of a shelf support member.

16. A shelf supporting member as claimed in Claim 15 in which the downwardly extending engagement means is provided by an elongated rib extending substantially the length of the body member.

17. A shelf supporting member as claimed in any of Claims 13 to 15 in which the engagement means comprises a pair of spaced apart downwardly extending members for releasably engaging a shelf support bracket therebetween.

18. A shelf supporting member as claimed in any of Claims 13 to 17 in which the portion of the body member forming the shelf engaging upper face is formed by an elongated flat member.

19. A shelf supporting member as claimed in any of Claims 13 to 18 in which securing means are provided on the shelf engaging upper face to secure a shelf to the shelf supporting member.

20. A shelf supporting member in which the securing means releasably secures the shelf.

21. A shelf supporting member as claimed in Claim 19 or 20 in which the securing means is provided by adhesive.

22. A shelf supporting member as claimed in Claim 21 in which the adhesive is a selfadhesive coating provided on the shelf engaging upper face.

23. A shelf supporting member as claimed in any of Claims 14 to 22 in which the shelf supporting member is of plastics material.

24. Shelf supporting members substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figs. 8 to 15 of the accompanying drawings.

25. Shelving comprising at least one upright and at least one shelf support bracket extending outwardly from the upright, the upright having a plurality of longitudinally arranged spaced apart openings for receiving and releasably engaging a male engaging member at one end of the shelf support bracket, and a shelf retaining clip for retaining a shelf on the shelf support bracket, the shelf retaining clip comprising a shelf engaging portion for engaging the shelf, and a lug extending rearwardly of the shelf engaging portion for engaging one of the openings in the upright.

26. Shelving as claimed in Claim 25 in which the shelf engaging portion of the shelf retaining clip is provided by a plate member and the lug extends rearwardly therefrom.

27. Shelving as claimed in- Claim 25 or 26 in which the openings in the upright are provided by a plurality of elongated slots, and the lug of the shelf retaining clip engages the same slot as the male engaging member of the shelf support bracket, the height of the male engaging member and the height of the lug together substantially corresponding to the length of the slot to prevent vertical move ment-of the clip and shelf support bracket.

28. Shelving as claimed in Claim 27 in which the slots are arranged in pairs side by side, and each shelf support bracket comprises a pair of shelf engaging members being provided by hooks to engage a corresponding pair of slots, a pair of lugs being provided on the shelf retaining clip to engage the corresponding pair of slots.

29. Shelving as claimed in any of Claims 25 to 28 in which a pair of shelf engaging members extend from the shelf engaging portion of the retaining clip to engage a shelf therebetween.

30. Shelving comprising at least one upright and at least one shelf support bracket extending outwardly from the upright, the upright having a plurality of longitudinally arranged spaced apart openings for receiving and releasably engaging a male engaging member at one end of the shelf support bracket, and a shelf supporting member engagable with the shelf support bracket for supporting a shelf, the shelf supporting member comprising a body member having a shelf engaging upper face and an engagement means for engaging the shelf support bracket.

31. Shelving as claimed in Claim 30 in which the shelf supporting member comprises an elongated member having a substantially flat shelf engaging upper face and the engagement means extends downwardly for releasably engaging an upwardly directed recess in the shelf support bracket.

32. Shelving as claimed in Claim 30 or 31 in which the shelf engaging upper face is provided with an adhesive for securing a shelf thereto.

33. Shelving as claimed in any of Claims 30 to 32 in which the shelf supporting member is secured to the shelf support bracket by fastening means.

34. Shelving as claimed in Claim 33 in which the fastening means is provided by a screw.

35. Shelving as claimed in Claim 30 in which a shelf is mounted on the shelf support bracket, and a shelf retaining clip is provided to secure the shelf, the shelf retaining clip comprising a shelf engaging portion engaging the shelf and the shelf supporting member, and a lug extending from the shelf engaging portion to engage one of the openings of the upright.

36. Shelving substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.