US 2026/0224031 A1Published application

Storage assembly

AssigneeBackyard Products, LLC

InventorDavid Barr

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Abstract

A modular storage assembly is disclosed that is reconfigurable between a flat configuration and a folded, load-bearing configuration for installation between wall studs or other structural supports. The assembly includes a back panel having peg holes and elongated horizontal grooves, and one or more side panels coupled to the back panel by integrally formed living hinges. The living hinges include locking features configured to retain the side panels in the folded configuration. The side panels include interior tracks arranged to slidably receive accessories. Accessories may further include resilient snap connector features configured to engage the elongated grooves to resist withdrawal. Mounting panels coupled to the side panels include edge profiles and mounting holes to secure the storage assembly to a support structure and to interlock with adjacent storage assemblies. Spacers on the rear surface of the back panel establish a stand-off distance from a wall.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A storage assembly, comprising:

(a) a back panel comprising
(i) a front surface,
(ii) a rear surface,
(iii) a back panel first side edge, a back panel second side edge, and a panel width that extends along a first axis from the first panel side edge to the second panel side edge,
(iv) a panel top edge, a panel bottom edge, and a panel height that extends from the panel top edge to the panel bottom edge along a second axis that is transverse to the first axis,
(v) a plurality of peg holes disposed on the front surface, and
(vi) a plurality of elongated horizontal grooves disposed on the front surface,
(b) a living hinge, wherein
(i) the living hinge comprises (A) a first engagement surface, (B) a second engagement surface, (C) a pivot, (D) a latch bolt notch formed on the first engagement surface, (E) a locking tab that extends into the latch bolt notch, (F) a latch bolt disposed on the second engagement surface, (G) a ridge disposed on the latch bolt, and (H) a tab seat disposed on the latch bolt,
(ii) the pivot (A) connects the first engagement surface to the second engagement surface, and (B) extends in the direction of the second axis,
(iii) the living hinge is rotatable about the pivot from an open configuration to a folded configuration,
(iv) the latch bolt notch is sized to house the latch bolt when the living hinge is in the folded configuration,
(v) the tab seat is sized to house the locking tab when the living hinge is in the folded configuration,
(vi) the living hinge first engagement surface is coupled to the back panel first side edge;
(c) a side panel coupled to the living hinge second engagement surface, wherein the side panel comprises
(i) a front side,
(ii) a rear side,
(iii) an interior edge that extends in a direction along the second axis,
(iv) a free edge that extends in a direction along the second axis, and
(v) a track formed on the front side that extends at least partially between the interior edge and the free edge, wherein the track comprises a receiving end proximal to the free edge;
and
(d) a mounting panel coupled to the side panel free edge, wherein the mounting panel extends outward from the side panel free edge in a direction that is transverse to the side panel.

19 more elements

A storage system, comprising a first storage assembly, wherein the first storage assembly comprises:

(a) a back panel comprising
(i) a front surface and a rear surface,
(ii) opposing side edges defining a width along a first axis,
(iii) opposing top and bottom edges defining a height along a second axis transverse to the first axis,
(iv) a plurality of peg holes formed in the front surface, and
(v) a plurality of elongated grooves formed in the front surface;
(b) a living hinge coupled to the back panel, wherein the living hinge is configured to articulate between an open configuration and a folded configuration, and wherein the living hinge comprises
(i) a first engagement surface coupled to one of the side edges of the back panel,
(ii) a second engagement surface, and
(iii) a locking feature configured to retain the living hinge in the folded configuration;
(c) a side panel coupled to the second engagement surface of the living hinge, the side panel comprising
(i) a front side and a rear side,
(ii) an interior edge proximate the living hinge and a free edge distal from the back panel, and
(iii) at least one track formed on the front side and extending between the interior edge and the free edge;
and
(d) a mounting panel coupled to the free edge of the side panel and extending outward from the side panel in a direction transverse to the side panel.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/457,466Filed 23 Jan 2026
Priority: 24 Jan 2025
Published: 6 Aug 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A47B 96/202
Furniture panels or like furniture elements: with a continuous layer allowing folding
A47B 57/10
Consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls: the grooved or notched parts being the side walls or uprights themselves
A47B 57/52
Characterised by shape or orientation of opening, e.g. keyhole-shaped: the shelf supports being cantilever brackets
A47B 2096/203
With a continuous layer allowing folding: profiled sections