Quick assembly home entertainment system stand and method for assembling the same

A method of assembling a home entertainment system storage unit, said method comprising:

• providing a front frame having an upper portion, a bottom portion, and first and second side portions extending therebetween;
• a first side member hingedly connected to a rear surface of said front frame, said first side member being movable between a first storage position generally adjacent said front frame and a second active position generally perpendicular to said front frame, a rear edge of said first side member including a vertically extending channel;
• and a second side member hingedly connected to the rear surface of said front frame, said first side member being movable between a first storage position generally adjacent said front frame and a second active position generally perpendicular to said front frame, a rear edge of said second side member including a vertically extending channel;
• unfolding said first side member from the first storage position to the second active position;
• unfolding said second side member from the first storage position to the second active position;
• positioning a rear panel above said vertically extending channels on the rear edges of said first and second side members and sliding the rear panel downward within said channels;
• positioning a first shelf on a bottom portion of the front frame and a lower member of each of the side members;
• and
• positioning a second shelf on an upper portion of the front frame and an upper member of each of the side members.

A home entertainment system storage unit comprising:

• a front frame having an upper portion, a bottom portion, and first and second side portions extending therebetween;
• a first side member hingedly connected to a rear surface of said front frame, said first side member being movable between a first storage position generally adjacent said front frame and a second active position generally perpendicular to said front frame, a rear edge of said first side member including a vertically extending channel;
• a second side member hingedly connected to the rear surface of said front frame, said first side member being movable between a first storage position generally adjacent said front frame and a second active position generally perpendicular to said front frame, a rear edge of said second side member including a vertically extending channel;
• a rear panel slidably receivable within said channels of said first and second side members;
• and
• a plurality of glass support shelves, a first of said plurality of shelves being supported on a bottom member of said front frame and a second of said plurality of shelves being supported on an upper member of said front frame.