Patent ID: 7188740

Claim:
An adjustable wire shelving unit comprising: a first shelf and a second shelf, each shelf having: an elongate front wire, an elongate rear wire, and a plurality of transverse wires connected and extending between the respective front and rear wires, the front and rear wires extending along a width of their respective shelf, and the first shelf sized to overlap and nest with the second shelf over a desired fraction of its width, thereby defining an overlapped portion wherein the transverse wires of the first and second shelves of the overlapped portion are disposed in a first plane to form a support surface and the elongate front and rear wires of the first and second shelves of the overlapped portion are disposed in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane, wherein each of the first and second shelves further comprises: a down turned front face formed by a continuation of their respective transverse wires; and a lower front elongate wire positioned and spaced beneath the corresponding front elongate wire and connected to the continuations of the respective transverse wires such that the front face of the first shelf is positioned forward of the front face of the second shelf within the overlapped portion.