Patent ID: 8376154

Claim:
A shelving assembly comprising: at least one unit that comprises: a base plate; a plurality of securing members disposed in a parallel relationship on said base plate, wherein each said securing member includes a plurality of snap fit openings; and a plurality of rollers that each comprise a centrally disposed cylindrical portion and a pair of connection rods extending from opposite ends of said cylindrical portion, wherein each said roller is securely disposed within a pair of oppositely disposed snap fit openings disposed on adjacent securing members, wherein the secured rollers are capable of radial rotation within said openings, and wherein each said snap fit opening comprises adjacent arm portions, each said arm portion having a first end integrally formed together with a base portion of said securing members and a second end having at least one projecting perturbation portion, wherein each of said at least one perturbation portion of said arm portion is disposed opposite said at least one perturbation portion of said adjacent arm portion, wherein said connection rods of each said roller are disposed within each said snap fit opening such that each said roller rotates within said opening, while also prohibiting the removal of each said roller from each said opening without the application of a force sufficient to urge respective perturbation portions of the oppositely disposed arm portions apart such that said connection rod passes through respective perturbation portions of each arm portion, wherein each said securing member comprises a first row of at least four said arm portions and a horizontally spaced apart second row of at least four said arm portions.