Shelf systems with sliding foot sleeves and methods of assembling shelf systems that include sliding foot sleeves

Abstract

A method of assembling a shelf system is provided. The method includes placing a foot sleeve around a bottom portion of a side support panel. The foot sleeve includes a first sidewall configured to extend alongside an outer face of the side support panel, a second sidewall configured to extend alongside an inner face of the side support panel that faces opposite the outer face and an end wall configured to extend along a front face of the side support panel, the end wall connecting the first and second sidewalls. The first and second sidewalls and end wall define a volume that is sized to receive the side support panel. The side support panel is mounted to a wall such that the side support panel extends in a vertical direction and is perpendicular to the wall. The foot sleeve is slid toward a floor beneath the side support panel to cover a gap between the side support panel and the floor after mounting the side support panel to the wall.

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