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An apparatus for making an encapsulated shelf assembly includes a mold defining a mold cavity. A shelf panel and a shelf support bracket extend partially into the mold cavity. The shelf support bracket is spaced from the sides of the mold by the head of a post on one side and a nut on the other side

An apparatus for making an encapsulated shelf assembly includes a mold defining a mold cavity. A shelf panel and a shelf support bracket extend partially into the mold cavity. The shelf support bracket is spaced from the sides of the mold by the head of a post on one side and a nut on the other side. The post head and nut are partially encapsulated by a moldable material injected into the mold cavity. The nut and post head are removable from the mold cavity with the encapsulated shelf assembly.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] An apparatus to make an encapsulated shelf assembly, comprising:a mold with a first part and a second part, a shelf support bracket received in said mold, said mold also being adap

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] An apparatus to make an encapsulated shelf assembly, comprising:a mold with a first part and a second part, a shelf support bracket received in said mold, said mold also being adapted to receive a shelf panel therein said first part and said second part being adapted to abut one another and define a mold cavity therebetween, said mold cavity surrounding at least a portion of said shelf support bracket;at least one post with a post head and a post shaft extending away from said post head, said post being positioned in said mold cavity with said post head interposed between a first surface of said shelf support bracket and said mold to space said shelf support bracket in said mold cavity away from one of said first and said second parts of said mold; anda nut positioned on a second surface of said shelf support bracket opposite said post head and interposed between said mold and said second surface of said shelf support bracket to also space said shelf support bracket in said mold cavity away from the other of said first and said second part of said mold wherein said nut and said post head are at least partially encapsulated by a moldable material when injected into said mold cavity, said nut and said post head being removable from said cavity with the encapsulated shelf assembly.