Foldaway shelving and end panel for foldaway shelving

A foldaway shelving unit for attachment within a vehicle, said foldaway shelving unit comprising:

• a first shelf and a second shelf disposed side-by-side, each spaced from a floor of said vehicle for supporting a load on each of said first shelf and said second shelf in a foldout position of said foldaway shelving unit, with each of said first shelf and said second shelf being moveable between said foldout position and a stored position;
• a common support extending upwardly from said floor for supporting said first shelf and said second shelf;
• a first end panel connecting said first shelf to said common support and a second end panel connecting said second shelf to said common support, with each of said first end panel and said second end panel including a plurality of tabs spaced from one another by at least one notch;
• wherein said plurality of tabs of said first end panel mesh with said plurality of tabs of said second end panel, with said plurality of tabs of said first end panel engaging said at least one notch of said second end panel, and with said plurality of tabs of said second end panel engaging said at least one notch of said first end panel;
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• wherein at least one of said plurality of tabs receives a fastener for securing each of said first end panel and said second end panel to said common support.

An end panel for a shelf of a foldaway shelving unit, said end panel comprising:

• a mounting bracket and a mounting arm, wherein said mounting bracket connects to said shelf and said mounting arm connects to a support of said foldaway shelving unit;
• a hinge extending between said mounting bracket and said mounting arm to allow said mounting bracket to rotate between a foldout position and a stored position;
• said mounting bracket including a lip for supporting said shelf and an upper rear portion spaced from said lip;
• a first stopping surface disposed on a lower rear portion of said lip;
• a second stopping surface disposed on said upper rear portion of said mounting bracket;
• a stopper extending outwardly from said mounting bracket for engaging said first stopping surface in said foldout position and for engaging said second stopping surface in said stored position;
• a securing portion of said mounting arm, with said securing portion including a plurality of tabs spaced from one another by at least one notch;
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• said plurality of tabs receiving a plurality of fasteners to secure said end panel to said support.