Shelving assembly

A shelving assembly comprising a plurality of inclined parallel rectangular metal shelves arranged in vertically-spaced series;

• each shelf having a support panel and having side edges turned upwardly and then inwardly to define a pair of inturned side flanges parallel with and spaced above said panel;
• each shelf also having a pair of vertically-aligned openings in said panel and flanges, respectively, adjacent each corner of the rectangular shelf;
• and a plurality of tubular post segments spacing said shelves adjacent said corners and securing the same together to form said assembly;
• each tubular post segment having a lower body section and an upper neck section of reduced cross sectional dimensions;
• said neck section of each post segment being dimensioned to extend upwardly through a pair of said vertically-aligned openings adjacent the corner of a shelf and terminating in an upper end portion adapted to be received in the body section of the next post segment directly thereabove, said aligned openings of each pair formed in said panel and side flanges being generally circular and slightly larger than the outside diameter of said neck sections and substantially smaller than that of said body sections of said post segments;
• and a secondary opening of circular configuration formed in said side flange adjacent each corner of each shelf;
• said secondary opening being vertically aligned with the opening in said panel therebelow when each said shelf is reoriented into a horizontal position;
• said secondary opening being adapted to receive the upstanding neck section of a post segment when such shelf is horizontally oriented.

A shelving assembly comprising a plurality of inclined parallel rectangular metal shelves arranged in vertically-spaced series;

• each shelf having a support panel and having side edges turned upwardly and then inwardly to define a pair of inturned side flanges parallel with and spaced above said panel;
• each side flange having first and second flange openings adjacent each shelf corner;
• said panel having at each shelf corner a panel opening vertically alignable with said first flange opening when said shelf is in an inclined position and with said second flange opening when said shelf is in a horizontal position;
• a plurality of vertical tubular post segments adjacent the corners of said shelves for securing said shelves together;
• each tubular post segment having a lower body section and an upper neck section of reduced diameter;
• said neck section of each post segment being dimensioned to extend upwardly through a panel opening and then through one of said first or second flange openings vertically aligned therewith, and terminating in an upper end portion adapted to be received in the body section of the next post segment directly thereabove.

A shelving assembly comprising a plurality of parallel rectangular metal shelves arranged in vertically-spaced series;

• each shelf having a support panel and having side edges turned upwardly and then inwardly to define a pair of inturned side flanges parallel with and spaced above said panel;
• each shelf also having a pair of openings in said panel and flanges, respectively, adjacent each corner of the rectangular shelf;
• a plurality of tubular post segments spacing said shelves adjacent said corners and securing the same together to form said assembly;
• each tubular post segment having a lower body section and an upper neck section of reduced cross sectional dimensions;
• and a plug removably mounted in each of said flange openings;
• said plug having an opening therethrough and being capable of being mounted in said flange opening in a first position wherein the plug opening is vertically aligned with a panel opening when the shelf is horizontal and a second position wherein the plug opening is vertically aligned with such panel opening when the shelf is inclined;
• said neck section of each post segment being dimensioned to extend through said plug opening and vertically-aligned panel opening in the corner of a shelf and terminating in an upper end portion adapted to be received in the body section of the next post segment directly thereabove.