Framework for shelving unit

A framework comprising a plurality of post members mutually spaced from one another in generally parallel relationship and each including a pair of legs disposed perpendicular to one another with each leg having an inwardly directed face defining an included angle therebetween and a pair of spaced webs defining a cavity disposed behind said face, a plurality of support members extending between respective pairs of said post members, each of said support members including an abutment face and being delimited at opposite ends by an edge extending normal to longitudinal axis of said support member, attachment means for connecting said support members to said post members with portions of said abutment face of a support member and a face of the post member being juxtaposed and a locking member extending between said post member and support member to inhibit relative sliding movement therebetween, said attachment means comprising a generally keyhole shaped aperture in a respective one of said inwardly directed faces and having a hole and a slot extending therefrom and a neck with a head portion extending therefrom projecting from a respective one of said abutment faces, said head portion being cooperatively shaped to be received in said cavity and slide within said slot, said neck portion and slot being configured to bring said edge of said support member into abutment with an abutment surface on the post member upon relative sliding movement of said neck portion within said slot and thereby inhibiting further sliding of the neck portion within the slot.