Patent ID: 11918108
Assignee: THE SHYFT GROUP, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 7:
8. A method of moving a modular shelving unit between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the method comprising:
providing a modular shelving unit with a first base section, a second base section, a spine disposed between the first base section and the second base section, a first foldable column, a second foldable column, a first foldable wall defining a first exterior surface, a second foldable wall defining a second exterior surface substantially parallel to the first exterior surface, at least one shelf pivotably attached to at least one of the first exterior surface or the second exterior surface, wherein the first foldable column and the second foldable column are disposed between the first foldable wall and the second foldable wall and wherein the first foldable column, the second foldable column, the first foldable wall, and the second foldable wall all extend from the spine;
moving the modular shelving unit to an expanded configuration by moving the first base section, the second base section, and the spine into a substantially planar position with respect to each other; and
moving the modular shelving unit to a collapsed configured by moving the first base section to a position substantially parallel to the second base section.