Patent ID: 7665619

Claim:
A modular shelving system comprising: a first upright support having a base, a top end, and an exposed outer perimeter having a plurality of connection openings along its length; a second upright support having a base, a top end, and an exposed outer perimeter having a plurality of openings along its length, the second upright support spaced a distance apart from the first upright support; a plurality of shelf supports, each shelf support comprising: a connector having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface configured to mimic the configuration of at least a portion of the exposed outer perimeter of either or both upright supports; a plurality of connection hooks extending from the inner surface of the connector, a plurality of the connection hooks positioned and spaced to fit within the openings of the exposed outer perimeter of either upright support, the hooks further configured to have a locked position which prevents the separation of the connector from an upright support when the connector is secured to the upright support; and a shelf support beam having a cantilever end and a shelf support surface, the cantilever end extending from the connector such that when the connector is coupled to an upright support the upright support defines a plane having the cantilever end on one side and the connector on the other side; and a plurality of shelves, each shelf having two openings at opposite ends, the shelves extending beyond the outer perimeter of either or both upright supports in a lateral direction, and resting on shelf support surfaces when the connectors are coupled to the upright supports.