Patent ID: 8714372

Claim:
A kit for assembling a rectangular rigid support structure of a modular storage system, the kit comprising: (a) a left vertical support rail and a right vertical support rail, each said vertical support rail having a generally U-shaped transverse cross section and including a front support rail wall, a rear support rail wall and a pair of opposite left and right support rail walls extending between said front support rail wall and said rear support rail wall for defining a longitudinal directed support rail channel having a longitudinal directed support rail slot formed in said front support rail wall, said left support rail wall having a longitudinal directed channel including a front channel segment adjacent said front support rail wall, a rear channel segment adjacent said rear support rail wall and an intermediate channel segment connecting said front channel segment and said rear channel segment, said right support rail wall having a longitudinal directed channel including a front channel segment adjacent said front support rail wall, a rear channel segment adjacent said rear support rail wall and an intermediate channel segment connecting said front channel segment and said rear channel segment; and (b) a pair of spacers for spacing apart said left and right vertical support rails wherein each said spacer includes a pair of opposite spacer ends for mounting on said left and right vertical support rails, said pair of opposite spacer ends having a T-shaped cutaway for registration with corresponding ones of said longitudinal directed support rail channels of said left and right vertical support rails and each spacer end including an integrally formed inter-engagement arrangement for snug insertion into a respective one of said left and right vertical support rails when said spacer is mounted thereon, and wherein each said inter-engagement arrangement includes at least two upright pins for snug insertion into corresponding ones of said front channel segment and said rear channel segment of said left support rail and said front channel segment and said rear channel segment of said right support rail.