An expandable storage assembly for storing and charging a plurality of portable electronic devices comprising:
- a tower support portion defining a vertical central channel provided on a first side of the tower support portion;
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- a plurality of vertically stacked shelves removably attachable to a second side of the tower support portion, the second side being opposite the first side, each of the shelves include a storage bay defined by opposing first and second edge portions which extend upwardly from a bottom portion, the first and second edge portions have a generally decreasing height as the first and second edge portions extend away from the tower support portion to provide visibility into each of the stacked shelves;
- a protruding rear support shelf extends rearwardly from the shelf bottom portion through a one of a plurality of first shelf alignment slots in said vertical central channel, which said one first shelf alignment slot provides vertical support for the bottom portion, said rear support shelf providing a support surface within said vertical central channel for electrical apparatus for powering an electronic device placed upon the shelf bottom portion;
- a pair of opposing first and second back tabs provided on each of the shelves, the first back tab being coupled to the first edge portion, the second back tab being coupled to the second edge portion, the first and second back tabs being provided at an approximately perpendicular angle to the respective first and second edge portions, wherein the first and second back tabs each include a retaining hook coupled thereto and projecting rearwardly therefrom and approximately parallel to the plane of the shelf bottom portion, each said retaining hook further having a laterally projecting hook portion to define a channel between the hook portion and the rear surface of the back tab from which the retaining hook projects, said hook portion of each back tab being adapted to be received by an associated one of a pair of second shelf receiving slots in the channel positioned above said one first shelf alignment slot, wherein the first and second edge portions have a bias to facilitate coupling of each said hook portion of the first and second back tabs with a margin of a respective associated one of the pair of second shelf receiving slots to retain the shelf in engagement with the second side;
- a plurality of cable apertures provided through the tower support, wherein at least one cable aperture is provided for each of the plurality of shelves;
- a plurality of shelf apertures, wherein at least one shelf aperture is provided in each of the plurality of shelves, the at least one shelf aperture is provided in at least one of the opposing raised edge portions and back tabs, wherein the cable management system facilitates storage and protection of one or more electronic cables by allowing each of the one or more cables to extend from the tower support vertical channel through a one of the plurality of cable apertures, and through at least one of the plurality of shelf apertures, to each of the shelves.