Patent ID: 7421957

Claim:
A storage system for suspending from an overhead structure, comprising: a deck for storing items; at least two beams supporting the deck, each of the at least two beams including a horizontal portion, a vertical lip extending above the horizontal portion, and an angled portion extending below the horizontal portion beginning on the opposite side from the vertical portion and extending at an angle downward and toward the plane of the vertical lip so that an indentation is formed below the horizontal portion; four vertical supports for supporting the at least two beams; at least one center support further supporting at least one of the beams, the center support being positionable independently of any other vertical support at any point along a continuous portion of the supported beam, the position along the beam not being limited by the location of particular features along the beam length, thereby providing additional support to the beam and the deck at a position determinable by the user; the at least one center support including an upper portion for attaching to a ceiling and a lower horizontal portion for attaching to at least one of the beams; and at least one beam including a horizontal portion providing a flat area for supporting the deck, said horizontal portion supported by contact between the horizontal portion of the at least one center support and the horizontal portion of the beam.