Patent ID: 7870966

Claim:
In combination, a modular shelf assembly, comprising a first vertical support member, a second vertical support member, and a panel extending between said first and second vertical support members, wherein said panel is formed from a single piece of metal sheet, and wherein said panel has a first side and a second side opposite said first side, a first edge and a second edge opposing said first edge, an interior area having a first boundary spaced from said first edge and a second boundary spaced from said second edge, a first pair of louvers and a second pair of louvers located between said first and second boundaries of said panel, each of said pairs having a respective first louver and a respective second louver, said respective first louver extending obliquely from said first side of said panel and being opposed to and opening toward said respective second louver, and said respective second louver extending obliquely from said first side of said panel and being opposed to and opening toward said respective first louver, each of said louvers including a substantially rigid slat formed integrally with said metal sheet so as to provide a similarly shaped aperture in said metal sheet and a receiving area formed between said slat and said aperture, said receiving area having a triangular-shaped cross-section; a mounting bracket slidably and removably received between at least said first pair of louvers; and a peripheral device attached to said mounting bracket and extending outwardly therefrom such that said peripheral device is supported in a cantilevered fashion from said at least said first pair of louvers.