Patent ID: 7337729

Claim:
A modular shelving ( 10 ) made of metal such as stainless steel or other suitable material, comprising: (a) a plurality of risers or vertical elements ( 12 ) each having a polygonal section defining a side surface having a plurality of faces; (b) a plurality of shaped recesses ( 20 ) formed on at least two of the faces of each riser side surface, said plurality of recess ( 20 ) being horizontally and vertically aligned on said at least two side surface faces of the respective risers; (c) a plurality of horizontal elements including longitudinal members ( 14 ) and cross members ( 16 ) connected to said risers ( 12 ) to form supports for shelves ( 18 ); and (d) a plurality of metal clamps ( 24 , 24 ′, 24 ″) adapted for connecting said horizontal elements to said risers and comprising opposite horizontal parallel branches ( 26 ) and a vertical branch ( 31 ), each clamp embracing a respective riser and having depressions ( 28 ) formed thereon shaped and developed complimentary to the recesses ( 20 ) on said riser so as to engage therein to secure the clamp on the riser, each clamp engaging with at least one longitudinal member and/or cross member to which the opposite horizontal parallel branches of said clamp are constrained by a transverse connection element ( 34 ) which passes through aligned openings in said opposite horizontal parallel branches and said at least one longitudinal member and/or cross member.