Modular storage and work station

A rotatable and orthogonally orientable shelving module connection member for connecting horizontally and vertically adjacent shelving module units, each shelving unit including hollow vertically aligned elongate supports, the connection member being shaped, dimensioned and configured for maintaining the orientation and configuration of separate adjacent shelving module units so that adjacent support members retain vertical and horizontal engagement and alignment;

• each said connection member comprising:
• a) first and second inserts disposed adjacent each other, the first insert capable of being inserted into the hollow elongate support of a first shelving module and having a tab member projecting from a proximal end of the insert for engaging a cutout in an end of a hollow elongate support of a second shelving module disposed horizontally adjacent the first hollow elongate support for securing the two adjacent supports of the first and second shelving modules to each other thereby inhibiting horizontal motion of the first shelving module relative to the second shelving module, and each insert having a proximal surface and further comprising a central aperture in the proximal surface and the central aperture being of the first insert being capable of alignment with a like central aperture of the second insert adjoining thereto, and
• b) a connection pin engaging each said central aperture of adjoining first and second inserts, the connection pin securing the adjoining first and second inserts to each other by transposing one of the inserts relative to the other in their orthogonal orientation while maintaining the connection therebetween in a desired configuration, whereby connection of the first and second inserts to each other defines a shelving module connection member.

A rotatable and orthogonally orientable shelving module connection member for connecting horizontally and vertically adjacent shelving module units having vertically oriented hollow tubular channels defined by walls with a cutout disposed at least at one end of a channel wall, the connection member comprising:

• a) first and second inserts, each insert further comprising:
• i. an elongated body, shaped and configured to fit within the end of horizontally disposed elongated support member, being defined by a proximal surface at one end, a distal surface at the opposed end and at least one tab surface extending between the proximal and distal surface, and a central aperture extending from the proximal surface, at least part way into the body of the insert,
• ii. a tab being disposed adjacent to the proximal surface and extending parallel to the at least one tab surface along a portion of the elongated body, and
• iii. a neck portion connecting the tab to the elongated body, the neck portion further comprising a lateral dimension smaller than the lateral dimension of the tab such that at least a portion of the tab is cantilevered over the tab surface;
• b) a connection pin being shaped, dimensioned, oriented and configured for connecting the first insert to the second insert,
• wherein the connection pin is capable of engaging each said central aperture of adjoining first and second inserts when a connection is made, the connection pin securing the adjoining first and second inserts to each other by such that one of the inserts may be oriented relative to the other in their orthogonal orientation while maintaining the connection therebetween in a desired configuration, whereby connection of the first and second inserts to each other defines the shelving module connection member.