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A shelf assembly has a shelf unit and pair of shelf brackets adapted to be mounted on aperture-bearing uprights of a gondola shelving support system. The shelf unit has a product-supporting panel with integral, outwardly and downwardly-extending side flanges adapted to engage outside surfaces of the

A shelf assembly has a shelf unit and pair of shelf brackets adapted to be mounted on aperture-bearing uprights of a gondola shelving support system. The shelf unit has a product-supporting panel with integral, outwardly and downwardly-extending side flanges adapted to engage outside surfaces of the shelf brackets to limit the lateral movement of said shelf unit. A thin, corrugated support structure is connected to the underside of the panel and spans between the side flanges. The support structure is spaced from the side flanges forming gaps allowing the shelf brackets to contact the underside of the panel to reduce the vertical space occupied by said shelf assembly. Stops associated with the shelf brackets and the shelf unit limit the forward and rearward movement of the shelf with respect to the shelf brackets. Integral front and rear flanges extend upwardly from the panel and provide boundaries for products supported thereon. A channel member is connected to the front flange to provide rigidity and a means to attach label supporting structure. The shelf brackets can be connected to uprights of a shelving support system adaptable to products of various sizes and configurations.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A shelf assembly for use with a shelving support system having a pair of spaced, aperture-bearing uprights, said shelf assembly comprising:(a) a pair of shelf brackets adapted to be mounted on said uprights;(b) a shelf unit adapted to be mounted on said shelf brackets, said shelf un

[ I claim:] [1.] A shelf assembly for use with a shelving support system having a pair of spaced, aperture-bearing uprights, said shelf assembly comprising:(a) a pair of shelf brackets adapted to be mounted on said uprights;(b) a shelf unit adapted to be mounted on said shelf brackets, said shelf unit having a panel adapted to support products thereon;(c) said panel having side flanges extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom, downwardly extending portions of said side flanges engaging outside surfaces of said shelf brackets to limit the lateral movement of said shelf unit with respect thereto;(d) a support structure connected to an underside of said panel, said support structure extending from adjacent each of said side flanges and providing support substantially evenly between front and back edges of said panel;(e) said support structure being spaced from said downwardly extending portions of said side flanges forming gaps therebetween to accommodate said shelf brackets such that, when said shelf unit is mounted on said shelf brackets, an underside of said panel contacts said shelf brackets thereby reducing the vertical space occupied by said shelf assembly;(f) said shelf brackets having first stops engaging said side flanges to limit the forward movement of said shelf unit with respect to said shelf brackets;(g) said shelf unit having second stops engaging said shelf brackets to limit the rearward movement of said shelf unit with respect thereto;(h) said support structure further comprising a corrugated member having a plurality of integrally-connected channels extending laterally from adjacent each of said side flanges, said channels being substantially evenly spaced between said front and rear edges of said panel to provide even support for substantially the entire surface of said panel;(i) said corrugated member having a height not greater than a vertical distance between said underside of said panel and bottoms of said downwardly-extending portions of side flanges such that said corrugated member does not extend below said side flanges;(j) said shelf unit further comprising an upwardly-turned front flange means;(k) said first stops further comprise upwardly-turned arm portions on ends of said shelf brackets, said arm portions being adapted to engage forwardly-facing surfaces of said outwardly-extending portions of said side flanges, and being adapted to engage a side edge of said panel and said front flange means;(l) said shelf brackets further comprise inwardly-extending, horizontal support flanges adapted to engage said underside of said panel;(m) said second stops engage said inwardly-extending horizontal support flanges; and(n) said outwardly-extending portions of said side flanges extend outward from said panel a distance substantially equal to a thickness of said shelf brackets.