Patent ID: 8079313
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
1. A shelving unit comprising: a first upright member; a second upright member spaced in a lateral direction from the first upright member; a plurality of vertically spaced-apart cross-members extending in the lateral direction and coupled to at least one of the first upright member and the second upright member; and a plurality of shelves, each shelf positioned on a respective one of the plurality of cross-members and defining a support surface extending in the lateral direction between the first upright member and the second upright member and extending away from the respective cross-member in forward and rearward directions that are substantially perpendicular to the lateral direction, each shelf including a first engagement member extending at an angle relative to the support surface and engaging the first upright member, and a second engagement member extending at an angle relative to the support surface and engaging the second upright member, the first and second engagement members cooperating to substantially prevent rotation of the shelf about the cross-member, wherein each engagement member includes a pair of spaced apart elongated members, wherein each upright includes an upright width, wherein the elongated members of each engagement member are spaced apart by an elongated member distance that is substantially equal to the upright width, wherein the pair of elongated members of the first engagement member receives therebetween the first upright, and the pair of elongated members of the second engagement member receives therebetween the second upright, wherein the support surface of each shelf is defined by a plurality of first wire members extending substantially perpendicular to the cross-members, the first wire members having upturned forward ends and upturned rearward ends, the forward ends connected to one another by a first wire connector and the rearward ends connected to one another by a second wire connector, and wherein the engagement members are defined by a plurality of second wire members extending substantially perpendicular to the plurality of first wire members, the second wire members extending along an underside of the first wire members to define a support channel, and the second wire members including angled end portions that define the engagement members.