Patent ID: 9510678
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A47B

Claim Text:
1. A modular shelving system comprising: a plurality of shelving units; wherein each shelving unit includes at least two pairs of parallel opposite sides, each of said sides being connected at opposite ends thereof to other sides such that the sides together define and surround an accessible interior space accessible through at least one open end, said sides having a plurality of adjacent parallel strip elements on their exteriors, each of said plurality of adjacent parallel strip elements completely circumscribing the interior space, said plurality of adjacent parallel strip elements forming alternating ridges and grooves on each side sized and shaped so that each ridge of each shelving unit is capable of mating with any groove of any other shelving unit, wherein for each pair of parallel opposite sides each strip element forms a ridge on one side and a groove on the opposite side; and wherein each shelving unit has at least one ridge mated with a groove of another shelving unit.