Universal mount for shelving system

A universal mounting hook for interchangeable use between gridwall, pegboard, and slatwall shelving systems, wherein the gridwall shelving system comprises a wire grid panel, the pegboard shelving system comprises a panel having a plurality of apertures which extend between a front surface and an inner surface, and the slatwall shelving system comprises a board having a front surface and a plurality of generally parallel grooves, each groove including a first section which extends within the board and defines an inner surface which is generally parallel to the front surface, and a second section which extends generally perpendicular to the front surface, between the front surface and the first section of the groove, said mounting hook comprising:

• a generally vertical leg comprising an attachment hook and an abutting member coupled together and spaced apart by a generally vertical member, said attachment hook having a first member attached to and extending between said vertical member and a second member, said first and second members configured to insert both through an aperture of the pegboard panel and into a groove of the slatwall board such that said second member engages the corresponding inner surface of the pegboard panel or the slatwall board;
• a generally horizontal leg connected to said vertical leg;
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• a clasp being connected to said vertical leg and defining a hollow sized to releasably receive a wire of the wire grid, said clasp further comprising a flexible opening which opens into said hollow, said opening having a size generally smaller than the diameter of the wire so as to retain the wire within said hollow.