How it connects
The upward-turned or stepped sheet-metal tab hooks into a rectangular cutout on the pilaster strip, seating against the slot edge and locking in place under gravity or spring tension.
Male and female halves
Male hook tab on the shelf support clip mates by inserting into a female rectangular cutout slot on the vertical pilaster standard.
Usually connects to
- Pilaster rectangular slot female standard
- Mortise-mount shelf standard slot
- Surface-mount pilaster standard slot
Common sizes
- Nominally ~1/4 in (6 mm) wide tab fitting slots spaced at 1/2 in (12.7 mm) vertical increments along 5/8 in wide pilaster standards.
Where it is used
cabinetrybookcasescommercial shelvingretail fixtures
Variations
- Single-tab clip (KV 256 style)
- Double-tab / lock-in clip (KV 239 style)
- Friction/snap-lock spring clip tab
How to recognise it
A stamped rectangular sheet metal projection with a notch, hook, or stepped shoulder on a small bent shelf bracket/clip, designed to hook downward into slotted metal pilaster tracks.
Often confused with
| Confused with | How to tell them apart |
|---|---|
| Heavy-duty dual-slotted wall standard hook tab (KV 82/182) | Pilaster clips use small single-slot tabs designed for 1/2-inch spaced narrow strips (KV 255), whereas dual-track wall shelf brackets use larger two-prong stamped bracket hooks. |
| Cylindrical shelf support pin | Shelf pins are round 5 mm or 1/4 in solid pegs inserted into drilled cabinet holes, whereas pilaster hook tabs are stamped sheet metal tabs that hook into rectangular sheet-metal slots. |
Also called
pilaster shelf clip tabpilaster hook tabshelf standard clip lugpilaster shelf support lug
Good to know
Commonly standardized across cabinet hardware manufacturers around Knape & Vogt (KV) 255/256 and 233/239 series designs.
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