Patent ID: 9414678
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A47B

Claim Text:
1. A storage system comprising: a pair of spaced apart upright panels having generally vertical inner sides that face one another; at least two supports extending inwardly from each vertical inner side of the upright panels; a shelf having opposite ends engaging the supports to support the shelf and front and rear edges wherein the shelf includes a planar horizontal upper surface and a lower surface having a planar horizontal rear portion and an opaque angled forward portion that extends forwardly and upwardly from the planar horizontal rear portion such that the shelf has a reduced thickness along the front edge of the planar horizontal upper surface, wherein the planar horizontal upper surface and the planar horizontal rear portion of the lower surface define a first vertical dimension, and wherein the shelf includes a generally front surface extending downwardly from the front edge of the planar horizontal upper surface, the front surface having upper and lower edges defining a second vertical dimension that is significantly smaller than the first dimension, and wherein, the angled forward portion of the lower surface and the planar horizontal rear portion of the lower surface intersect along an intersection line, and wherein the shelf defines a front horizontal width dimension between the intersection line and the front edge of the shelf and wherein a ratio of a difference between the first and second vertical dimensions to the front horizontal width is at least about 0.083, and less than about 0.125.