Patent ID: 8376157

Claim:
A shelving system comprising: a plurality of vertical posts having a pair of edges with a plurality of notches defined in each edge disposed in the corner positions of a substantially rectangular shape; and a plurality of horizontal traverses disposed between the plurality of vertical posts and wherein the traverses are coupled to the vertical posts in parallel pairs, wherein the plurality of horizontal traverses are coupled to the plurality of vertical posts by means of a bifurcated collar disposed between the plurality of traverses and coupled to the plurality of posts, the bifurcated collar comprising two halves, each half comprising at least one substantially dove-tailed shaped male component disposed thereon, and a traverse end piece coupled to each horizontal traverse, the traverse end piece comprises a head portion with at least two substantially dove-tailed female apertures defined therein sized and shaped to accommodate and capture the at least one male component disposed on each half of the bifurcated collar wherein the traverse end piece further comprises a body portion which projects perpendicularly from said head portion, wherein the body is configured to receive a hollow cavity of one of the plurality of horizontal traverses, and wherein each bifurcated collar is separable into two halves, each half of the bifurcated collar comprising a tab capable of being inserted into one of the plurality of notches defined in one of the pair of edges of one of the plurality of vertical posts.