Patent ID: 8061539

Claim:
A storage system comprising: a) at least one storage module including at least one frame having a pair of upwardly extending supports including mounting structures thereon; and b) at least one mounting rail provided with opposite ends and connected between the pair of upwardly extending supports and having an upper portion defining a pair of attachment points above and below one another adapted to separately engage different types of storage elements thereon, and a lower portion beneath the attachment points adapted to support the storage elements thereon, the upper portion of the at least one mounting rail including a first engagement structure providing a first one of the attachment points and adapted to engage at least one first type of storage element thereon, and a second engagement structure creating a second one of the attachment points, spaced from the first engagement structure, lying above the lower portion and adapted to engage at least one second type of storage element thereon, wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are integrally formed as oppositely curved U-shaped portions with the upper portion extending inwardly towards the supports and the lower portion extending outwardly away from the supports, the lower portion having a planar exposed surface extending beyond the second engagement structure and defining a resting support adapted to abut a lower end of the storage elements, wherein the first and second engagement structures have opposite ends provided with stop structure adapted to engage the different types of storage elements and prevent sliding lateral removal thereof from the ends of the first and second engagement structures, the stop structure including a first stop structure located between the first and second engagement structures, and a second stop structure located between the second engagement structure and the lower portion, wherein the upper portion of the at least one mounting rail opposite the attachment points includes a mounting arrangement for securing the at least one mounting rail to the pair of supports in either a horizontal position or an inclined position, and, wherein the mounting arrangement includes an upper mounting member, a middle mounting member, and a lower mounting member, and wherein the at least one mounting rail is secured to the pair of supports in a horizontal position by the upper and middle mounting members, and in a downwardly inclined position by the upper and middle mounting members, and in a downwardly inclined position by the middle and lower mounting members.