User configurable modular storage apparatus

A storage apparatus, comprising:

• a first base unit comprising:
• a first cabinet comprising a first side wall and a first back wall, wherein the first side wall and the first back wall form a first interior portion of the first cabinet, and the first side wall forms a first opening through which the first interior portion is accessible;
• a first storage module comprising a first left mounting rod and a first right mounting rod, wherein the first storage module is insertable into the first interior portion through the first opening;
• a second storage module comprising a second left mounting rod and a second right mounting rod, wherein the second storage module is insertable into the first interior portion through the opening;
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• a first pair of slotted walls comprising a first left slotted wall and a first right slotted wall, wherein:
• both the first left slotted wall and first right slotted wall are vertically oriented and comprise a slotted wall face having a first plurality of slots, wherein each slot of the first plurality of slots:
• extends from a location at or near a front of its respective slotted wall and towards a back of its respective slotted wall;
• has at least one said slot above it on its respective slotted wall face or at least one said slot below it on its respective slotted wall face;
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• comprises a forward pocket located in a forward portion of said slot and a rear pocket located in a rear portion of said slot, wherein the forward pocket and the rear pocket are disposed non-adjoining in a lower surface of said slot;
• both said slotted wall faces of the first pair of slotted walls are directed towards each other within the first interior portion;
• a first said slot of the first left slotted wall and a first said slot of the first right slotted wall are directed towards each other and form a first pair of slots comprising a first left slot and a first right slot;
• the first left slot is configured to receive in said rear pocket thereof the first left mounting rod and the first right slot is configured to receive in said rear pocket thereof the first right mounting rod, thereby enabling a user mounting and unmounting of the first storage module to the first pair of slots of the first pair of slotted walls;
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• the first left slot is configured to receive in said forward pocket thereof the second left mounting rod and the first right slot is configured to receive in said forward pocket thereof the second right mounting rod, thereby enabling a user mounting and unmounting of the second storage module to the first pair of slots of the first pair of slotted walls, wherein the rear pockets thereof receive the mounting rods of the first storage module and the forward pockets thereof receive the mounting rods of the second storage module mounted in a stacked module configuration;
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• a second base unit comprising:
• a second cabinet comprising a second side wall and a second back wall, wherein the second side wall and the second back wall form a second interior portion of the second cabinet, and the second side wall forms a second opening through which the second interior portion is accessible;
• a third storage module comprising a third left mounting rod and a third right mounting rod, wherein the third storage module is insertable into the second interior portion through the second opening;
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• a second pair of slotted walls comprising a second left slotted wall and a second right slotted wall, wherein:
• both the second left slotted wall and the second right slotted wall are vertically oriented and comprise a slotted wall face having a second plurality of slots, wherein each slot of the second plurality of slots:
• extends from a location at or near the front of its respective slotted wall and towards the back of its respective slotted wall;
• has at least one said slot above it on its respective slotted wall face or at least one said slot below it on its respective slotted wall face;
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• comprises a forward pocket located in a forward portion of said slot and a rear pocket located in a rear portion of said slot, wherein the forward pocket and the rear pocket are disposed non-adjoining in a lower surface of said slot;
• both said slotted wall faces of the second pair of slotted walls are directed towards each other within the second interior portion;
• a second said slot of the second left slotted wall and a second said slot of the second right slotted wall are directed towards each other and form a second pair of slots comprising a second left slot and a second right slot;
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• the second left slot is configured to receive in said rear or forward pocket thereof the third left mounting rod and the second right slot is configured to receive in said rear or forward pocket thereof the third right mounting rod, thereby enabling a user mounting and unmounting of the third storage module to the second pair of slots of the second pair of slotted walls.

A storage apparatus adaptable to an article of furniture, wherein, the storage apparatus comprises:

• a first storage module comprising a first left mounting rod and a first right mounting rod;
• a second storage module comprising a second left mounting rod and a second right mounting rod;
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• a pair of slotted walls mountable to the article of furniture and comprising a left slotted wall and a right slotted wall, wherein:
• both said slotted walls are vertically oriented and comprise a slotted wall face having a plurality of slots, wherein each slot of the plurality of slots:
• extends from a location at or near a front of its respective slotted wall and towards a back of its respective slotted wall:
• has at least one said slot above it on its respective slotted wall face or at least one said slot below it on its respective slotted wall face;
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• comprises a forward pocket located in a forward portion of said slot and a rear pocket located in a rear portion of said slot, wherein the forward pocket and the rear pocket are disposed non-adjoining in a lower surface of said slot;
• both said slotted wall faces of the pair of slotted walls are directed towards each other;
• one said slot of the left slotted wall and one said slot of the right slotted wall are directed towards each other and form a pair of slots comprising a left slot and a right slot;
• the left slot is configured to receive in said rear pocket thereof the first left mounting rod and the right slot is configured to receive in said rear pocket thereof the first right mounting rod, thereby enabling a user mounting and unmounting of the first storage module to the pair of slots of the pair of slotted walls;
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• the left slot is configured to receive in said forward pocket thereof the second left mounting rod and the right slot is configured to receive in said forward pocket thereof the second right mounting rod, thereby enabling a user mounting and unmounting of the second storage module to the pair of slots of the pair of slotted walls, wherein the rear pockets thereof receive the mounting rods of the first storage module and the forward pockets thereof receive the mounting rods of the second storage module mounted in a stacked module configuration.