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A shelf assembly is constructed of elongate members and adjustable supporting brackets. The elongate members are received within aligned pairs of apertures formed in the supporting brackets in a manner restricting the vertical movement of the elongate members. Adjustable set screws extend into each

A shelf assembly is constructed of elongate members and adjustable supporting brackets. The elongate members are received within aligned pairs of apertures formed in the supporting brackets in a manner restricting the vertical movement of the elongate members. Adjustable set screws extend into each of the apertures, selectively engaging the received elongate members and preventing their inadvertent removal.

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1. A shelf assembly, comprising: a pair of supporting brackets, said pair of supporting brackets each having a plurality of lateral apertures formed therein, each at a corresponding extended location thereon, and wherein at least one of said plurality of apertures is an open aperture lacking a conti

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A shelf assembly, comprising: a pair of supporting brackets, said pair of supporting brackets each having a plurality of lateral apertures formed therein, each at a corresponding extended location thereon, and wherein at least one of said plurality of apertures is an open aperture lacking a continuous inner aperture wall;a plurality of cross rails extending between each of said pair of supporting brackets, at least one of said plurality of cross rails extending between each of said pair of supporting brackets and slidably received by said open apertures in a manner such that said at least one cross rail is vertically captured within each of said open apertures, wherein each of said open apertures is configured to restrain vertical displacement of said at least one of said plurality of cross rails by presenting an opening in an upper bracket surface of said supporting bracket that is smaller than the diameter of said at least one of said plurality of cross rails, and wherein an upper surface of said at least one of said plurality of cross rails projects above said upper bracket surface when received in each of said pair of supporting brackets; anda plurality of fasteners respectively received in each of said pair of supporting brackets, wherein each of said plurality of fasteners are in selective anchoring relation with one of said plurality of cross rails upon receipt thereof within one of said plurality of lateral apertures. 2. The shelf assembly of claim 1, wherein said open aperture is an open round aperture. 3. The shelf assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of said plurality of apertures is a closed aperture, and wherein said closed aperture lies entirely within said supporting bracket. 4. The shelf assembly of claim 1, wherein a threaded hole is formed in each supporting bracket, said threaded hole extending from an opening formed in an aperture wall to an external surface of said supporting bracket, and wherein said fasteners are set screws, said set screws selectively receivable within said threaded holes. 5. The shelf assembly of claim 1, and further comprising a pair of mounting brackets, each of said mounting brackets attached to an end of a separate one of said pair of supporting brackets. 6. A shelf assembled to spaced mounting brackets comprising: a pair of supporting brackets, each mounted to a separate one of a pair of spaced mounting brackets, each supporting bracket having a plurality of lateral apertures formed therein, said plurality of lateral apertures generally aligned with the plurality of lateral apertures formed in said other one of said supporting brackets to form generally aligned pairs of apertures;a corresponding number of cross rails extending between and received within each generally aligned pair of apertures, the configuration of said apertures and of said cross rails cooperative to vertically capture said cross rails within said apertures, wherein at least one of said generally aligned pair of apertures comprise a pair of open apertures, each of said pair of open apertures lacking a continuous inner aperture wall, and wherein each of said pair of open apertures is configured to restrain vertical displacement of the cross rail received therein by presenting an opening in an upper bracket surface of said supporting bracket that is smaller than the diameter of the cross rail received therein, and wherein an upper surface of the cross rail received therein projects above said upper bracket surface when received in said generally aligned pair of open apertures; anda plurality of fasteners, at least one of said plurality of fasteners selectively engageable with each of the cross rails in each generally aligned pair of apertures to prevent inadvertent removal of each of the cross rails from said pair of supporting brackets. 7. The shelf assembly of claim 6, wherein at least one of the generally aligned pair of apertures comprises a pair of closed apertures, said closed apertures each lying entirely within said supporting brackets. 8. The shelf assembly of claim 6, wherein each of said plurality of fasteners comprises a set screw. 9. A bracket assembly for shelving comprising: a supporting bracket having a plurality of lateral apertures formed therein at a plurality of extended locations thereon, each said plurality of lateral apertures configured to accept a cross rail in a manner such that said cross rail is vertically captured within said lateral aperture, wherein at least one of said plurality of lateral apertures is an open aperture lacking a continuous aperture wall, and wherein the open aperture is configured to restrain vertical displacement of the cross rail accepted therein by presenting an opening in an upper bracket surface of said supporting bracket that is smaller than the diameter of the cross rail accepted therein, and wherein an upper surface of the cross rail accepted therein projects above said upper bracket surface of said supporting bracket; anda corresponding number of fasteners selectively engageable with one of the cross rails accepted within each of said plurality of lateral apertures to prevent inadvertent removal of said cross rail. 10. The bracket assembly of claim 9, wherein at least one of said plurality of lateral apertures is a closed aperture, said closed aperture lying entirely within said supporting bracket. 11. The bracket assembly of claim 9, wherein each fastener comprises a set screw.