Shelf support system

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION Turning our attention first to FIG.
1, the shelving system is generally indicated at 10 and is comprised of four posts 12 and a plurality of shelves 14 connected thereto.
Each shelf 14 includes a corner assembly generally, indicated at 16 being preferably welded to the shelf such as by welds generally indicated at 18.
Shelves 14 are preferably comprised of an open wire network including two parallel wires 20 and 22 in the front and a pair at each side indicated at 24 and 26.
Each of the wires 20 and 22 and 24 and 26 are suitably welded as indicated to a corner support member 28 which forms part of the corner assembly 16.
The corner assembly also includes an insert member 30 integrally molded from a suitably strong material, such as nylon, nylon 6, nylon 6/6, ST 801 or any other hard, moldable plastic material.
With reference now to FIGS.
3 and 4, the assembled condition of a corner support member 28 and an insert 30 are shown in FIG.
3 whereas in FIG.
4, the corner support member 28 has been raised vertically along the post 12 so that the insert member 30 is fully exposed in its position on that post.
It should be noted in the assembled condition in FIG.
3, a portion of insert 30 extends above the top edge 32 of corner support member 28 so that the area between the post and the corner support member 28 is effectively sealed and so that the insert can be firmly and positively engaged by the upper end of support 28.
With reference to FIGS.
5-7, insert 30 is shown as including an internal cylindrical bore 34 and for molding purposes, this bore can have about a half a degree of relief in order to remove the internal molding structure.
A radially, inwardly extending rib 36 is formed around the inner periphery of bore 34 adjacent the lower end thereof and positioned approximately in a plane located at the center of the radiused lower section 38 of the insert member.
The outer side wall above radiused section 38 indicated at 46 is also cylindrically shaped so that the inner bore 34 and the outer wall 40 are substantially parallel to one another save for the relief needed to remove the molding structure