Modular shelf assembly

A modular shelf assembly comprising:

• a pair of planar panels for defining sides of the shelf assembly, each panel including a first vertical row of spaced apart slots extending through the panel proximate one side edge of the panel;
• a second vertical row of spaced apart slots extending through the panel parallel to and spaced apart from said first row of slots;
• a third vertical row of spaced apart slots extending through the panel parallel to and spaced apart from said second row of slots, the third row of slots being closer to a second side of the panel than the second row of slots;
• shelf supporting rods for extending between and into horizontally aligned slots in the first row of slots in said pair of spaced apart panels, and between and into horizontally aligned slots in second rows of slots in the pair of spaced apart panels, notches proximate the ends of the rods for receiving bottom edges of said slots, whereby the spacing between the pair of panels is maintained and the panels remain parallel to each other;
• a plurality of crossbars for extending between the pair of panels and partially through horizontally aligned third slots in the pair of panels, and hooks on the ends of said crossbars for releasably latching the pair of panels together in parallel, spaced apart relationship to each other;
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• a plurality of braces for extending diagonally between the pair of panels and partially through vertically spaced apart third slots in the pair of panels, and hooks on the ends of said braces for further releasably latching the pair of panels together.