Patent ID: 6230909
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A modular shelving assembly comprising:at least first and second U-shaped base elements, each said base element comprising:a base plate having opposite first and second ends;side walls extending transversely to said base plate from respective said opposite ends of said base plate;each said side wall having a first end adjacent a respective said end of said base plate and forming a juncture with said respective end of said base plate;each said side wall having a free second end spaced from said base plate;at least one fitting adjacent each said juncture; andat least one fitting at each said free second end;said first and second base elements being capable of being assembled in an orientation with:said first base element being oriented with said base plate thereof located downwardly and said two side walls thereof being directed upwardly therefrom;said second base element being oriented with said base plate thereof located upwardly and said two side walls thereof being directed downwardly therefrom; andsaid second base element being laterally staggered relative to said first base element with:a first said side wall of said second base element supported on said base plate of said first base element;said base plate of said second base element supported on a first said side wall of said first base element;a second said side wall of said second base element spaced laterally beyond said first side wall of said first base element; andsaid free second end of said second side wall of said second base element being spaced by a gap above a level of a bottom surface of said base plate of said first base element, said gap having a dimension equal to a thickness of each of said base plates of said base elements; andat least one distance holder engageable with said at least one fitting at said free second end of said second side wall of said second base element, said distance holder including a spacer having a height equal to said thickness of each of said base plates of said base elements, said spacer being fitable in said gap.