Patent ID: 6634511
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A47B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A modular shelving system, comprising:(a) a plurality of vertically oriented shelving support structures, wherein each of the plurality of vertically oriented shelving support structures includes two substantially flat parallel face surfaces with generally elongated edge surfaces formed between the face surfaces, wherein the face and edge surfaces are formed at right angles to each other, and including a plurality of apertures formed in at least two of the edge surfaces and extending along a length thereof, wherein a center-to-center distance between the plurality of apertures is a selected distance X and wherein a distance between the center of each of the plurality of apertures and at least one of the face surfaces is X/2; (b) a plurality of horizontally oriented shelves, wherein each of the plurality of horizontally oriented shelves includes two substantially flat parallel face surfaces with generally elongated edge surfaces formed between the face surfaces, wherein the face and edge surfaces are formed at right angles to each other, and including a plurality of apertures formed in at least two of the edge surfaces and extending along a length thereof, wherein a center-to-center distance between the plurality of apertures is a selected distance X and wherein a distance between the center of each of the plurality of apertures and at least one of the face surfaces is X/2; and (c) a plurality of connector shelving components joining the vertically oriented shelving support structures to the horizontally oriented shelves to form a modular shelving system, wherein each connector shelving component includes a flat surface and a plurality of projections integral with and extending from the flat surface, wherein a center to center distance between adjacent ones of the plurality of projections is the distance X, and wherein each of the plurality of projections is inserted into a corresponding aperture formed in the vertically oriented shelving support structures or the horizontally oriented shelves to join the vertically oriented shelving support structures and the horizontally oriented shelves together.