Patent ID: 8376156

Claim:
A shelving system comprising: a plurality of vertical posts formed by pultrusion having a pair of edges with a plurality of notches defined in each edge; a plurality of horizontal traverses formed by pultrusion disposed between the plurality of vertical posts and coupled to the vertical posts; and a plurality of injection molded bifurcated collars, one of the plurality of bifurcated collars coupling each end of each one of the plurality of traverses to a corresponding one of the plurality of posts, 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; wherein the two halves of the bifurcated collar each comprise at least one male component and wherein the plurality of horizontal traverses each comprises a plurality of corresponding injection molded traverse end pieces, each traverse end piece comprising a head portion with at least two female apertures defined therein and a curved edge configured to engage with at least one hook disposed on at least one of the two halves of the bifurcated collar, which female apertures are each sized and shaped to accommodate and capture the at least one male component; wherein the transverse end piece further comprises a body portion which extends perpendicularly from said head portion; wherein the body portion is configured to receive a hollow cavity of a primary traverse of said plurality of horizontal traverses which extends between two spaced apart traverse end pieces.