Mobile storage for modular systems

A support structure for coupling to and supporting a utility module for transit, the support structure detachably coupling to one or more male couplers of the utility module, the support structure comprising:

• a base;
• a lateral wall coupled to the base;
• a first wall coupled to and extending upward from the base, the first wall configured to detachably couple to a support bar, the support bar coupling the first wall to a wall of a vehicle;
• a second wall coupled to and extending upward from the base opposite the first wall;
• a storage area collectively defined by the base, the first wall, the second wall, and the lateral wall;
• a brace coupled to and extending between the first wall and the second wall;
• a first shelf slidably engaged with the first wall and the second wall, the first shelf slidably actuating along an axis between a stowed position and an extended position with respect to the first wall and the second wall, the first shelf defining a length along the axis, wherein the first shelf is within the storage area and positioned above the brace when the first shelf is in the stowed position and the first shelf extends out of the storage area when the first shelf is in the extended position, when the first shelf is in the stowed position, greater than 50% of the length of the first shelf is within the storage area, and, when the first shelf is in the extended position, greater than 50% of the length of the first shelf is extended out of the storage area;
• a handle coupled to the first shelf, the handle actuating between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the first shelf is slidable relative to the first wall and the second wall when the handle is in the unlocked position, and the first shelf is biased to remain retracted within the storage area when the handle is in the locked position;
• and
• a first female coupler defined by the first shelf, the first female coupler comprising a back wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, a first rib extending from the first sidewall towards the second sidewall, and a second rib extending from the second sidewall towards the first sidewall, the first female coupler configured to slidably engage with a first male coupler of a first utility module.

A stack of a plurality of components of a support structure for coupling to and supporting a utility module for transit comprising:

• a base;
• a first wall;
• a second wall;
• and
• a top panel, the top panel defining a first female coupler comprising a back wall, a front wall opposite the back wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, a first rib, and a second rib, the first rib extending from the first sidewall towards the second sidewall and from the back wall towards the front wall, and the second rib extending from the second sidewall towards the first sidewall and from the back wall towards the front wall, the first female coupler configured to slidably engage with a first male coupler of a first utility module;
• wherein the base, the first wall, the second wall, and the top panel are stacked on top of one another in an unassembled configuration such that a major side surface of one of the base, the first wall, the second wall, and the top panel faces a major side surface of an adjacent one of the base, the first wall, the second wall, and the top panel in the stack;
• wherein the base, the first wall, the second wall, and the top panel are configured to be coupled together to form an assembled configuration, wherein when the base, the first wall, the second wall, and the top panel are in the assembled configuration:
• the first wall is coupled to and extending upward from the base;
• the second wall is coupled to and extending upward from the base opposite the first wall;
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• the top panel is coupled to and extends between the first wall and the second wall above the base.