US 5,762,213 AGranted

Adjustable storage system

AssigneeWindquest Companies, Inc.

InventorWilliam R. Heneveld, Sr.

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Abstract

An adjustable storage system which provides the flexibility to allow customization to fit individual and changing needs. The system is designed to be able to divide the provided storage space into smaller modules of a given size to expand the variety of storage options through use of application specific storage components. A divider panel is mounted to a conventional height-adjustable shelving system which creates additional modular spaces in the shelving system. A removably-mounted shelf is mounted to support members on vertical panels in the shelving system to further compartmentalize the storage system. The shelf can be mounted in multiple positions including both a horizontal and various inclined positions. Additional embodiments disclose a drawer-type tray, and other item-specific storage units, which are slidable between a retracted and an extended position.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A storage system comprising:

a first vertical panel having an interior surface and a plurality of recesses formed on the interior surface, the recesses being aligned into two vertical columns;
a second vertical panel having an interior surface and a plurality of recesses formed on the interior surface, the recesses being aligned into two vertical columns, the second vertical panel being provided a spaced distance from the first vertical panel so that the interior surfaces of the two vertical panels are opposed to one another;
a plurality of support members mounted in the recesses so that at least one support member is provided in each of said columns for both the first and second vertical panels;
and
at least one shelf member comprising:
a planar surface;
a transverse edge and a pair of opposed side edges;
a pair of first discontinuities formed in the side edges, one in each side edge, each of the first discontinuities being adapted to receive one of said support members therein and at least one of said first discontinuities being adapted to restrict forward and rearward movement of the at least one shelf member with respect to the support members and first and second vertical panels;
a pair of second discontinuities formed in the side edges, one in each side edge, each of said second pair of discontinuities being elongated in a direction parallel to the planar surface;
whereby, when the first discontinuities each receive a support member, the second discontinuities can be selectively positioned to receive a support member so that the shelf member will lie in a predetermined angular orientations.

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