Patent ID: 9661920
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47F

Claim:
1. A modular storage system comprising: a plurality of vertical side panels, wherein each vertical side panel includes: a shelf for each adjacent pair of opposing side panels, wherein each shelf includes a channel formed on opposite edges of an underside thereof that corresponds with the cleats, wherein each shelf is to be mounted between the adjacent pair of opposing side panels by mating corresponding cleats within corresponding channels of each shelf to self-lock each shelf within the system, wherein each shelf provides lateral support for the adjacent pair of opposing side panels, wherein the face plates of the adjacent pair of opposing side panels lock each shelf longitudinally between a wall the system abuts and the face plates and prevent each shelf from sliding off the corresponding cleats or exiting the system, and wherein each shelf can be mounted, removed and remounted to any number of locations between any adjacent pair of opposing side panels within the system without tools and/or fasteners; and a pair of spacers to provide an additional location for a shelf to be mounted between any adjacent pair of opposing side panels, wherein each of the pair of spacers has a height that is less than the defined distance between adjacent cleats on a side panel, and a cleat formed in an upper edge thereof, wherein the spacers are to be placed in the system against an adjacent pair of opposing side panels between adjacent cleats so as to extend horizontally, wherein the face plates of the adjacent pair of opposing side panels lock the spacers longitudinally between the wall and the face plates and prevent the spacers from exiting the system, wherein the shelf is mounted by mating the cleats formed in the upper edge of the spacers within corresponding channels of the shelf to self-lock the shelf and secure the pair of spacers against the adjacent pair of opposing side panels, and wherein the spacers can be installed, removed and reinstalled to any number of locations between any adjacent pair of opposing side panels within the system without tools and/or fasteners.