Patent ID: 8087521

Claim:
A modular storage component configured for selectable connection to a face of a wall stud, a horizontally disposed hang rail, or a substantially planar wall surface, the modular storage component comprising: a body including a central portion connecting a pair of spaced sidewalls; the central portion being selectably connectable to a wall stud when locating a side of the wall stud between the spaced sidewalls and against the central portion; the spaced sidewalls including openings configured to engage a hang rail and being selectably connectable to a hang rail when engaging a hang rail in the openings of the sidewalls; further comprising a plurality of foot portions with each foot portion extending at an angle from a spaced sidewall and being selectably engageable with a substantially planar wall surface when the foot portions are positioned against the substantially planar wall surface; wherein the modular storage component is connectable to a wall stud via installation of a fastener through at least one aperture in the body when a side of a wall stud is located between the spaced sidewalls and against the central portion of the body; wherein the modular storage component is connectable to a substantially planar wall surface via installation of a fastener through at least one aperture in the body when the foot portions are positioned against the substantially planar wall surface; and wherein the modular storage component is connectable to a hang rail, the modular storage component further comprising a latch member movable into engagement with the hang rail when the hang rail is engaged in the openings of the sidewalls.