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A reinforcing element for a ventilated rod-type shelf mounted to a vertical support such as a wall. The reinforcing element is slidingly engaged with the shelf so as to be disposed immediately below and perpendicular to the shelf. When so engaged with the shelf, in the preferred embodiment, the rein

A reinforcing element for a ventilated rod-type shelf mounted to a vertical support such as a wall. The reinforcing element is slidingly engaged with the shelf so as to be disposed immediately below and perpendicular to the shelf. When so engaged with the shelf, in the preferred embodiment, the reinforcing element extends substantially from the vertical support to which the shelf is mounted to a forward longitudinal rod of the shelf so as to reinforce the longitudinal rods of the shelf and hence the transverse parallel rods of the shelf in ghe widthwise direction, against deformation from vertical loading.

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A reinforcing element for a shelf having a plurality of spaced, transverse parallel rods and at least two longitudinal rods extending between and coupling the parallel rods to one another, said reinforcing element comprising: a main body portion having a first end and a second end; means for couplin

A reinforcing element for a shelf having a plurality of spaced, transverse parallel rods and at least two longitudinal rods extending between and coupling the parallel rods to one another, said reinforcing element comprising: a main body portion having a first end and a second end; means for coupling said main body portion to a first longitudinal rod of the shelf so as to extend downwardly therefrom, said main body portion having a length such that when said coupling means couples said main body portion to the first longitudinal rod, said main body portion extends at least from the first longitudinal rod to a point immediately below and adjacent to a second longitudinal rod of the shelf, said means for coupling said main body portion to the first longitudinal rod of the shelf including a hook element mounted to said main body portion for engaging the first longitudinal rod of the shelf; and means for limiting the downward movement of said main body portion relative to the second longitudinal rod when said main body portion is coupled to the shelf, whereby the shelf is reinforced by the reinforcing element against widthwise deformation from vertical loading.