Collapsible shelving units and collapsible enclosures

A covered shelving assembly for storing items,

• a collapsible shelving unit, including:
• a first collapsible frame that includes pivotally connected frame members in a lazy tongs configuration,
• a second collapsible frame that includes pivotally connected frame members in a lazy tongs configuration,
• wherein the first and second collapsible frames are extendable and collapsible in unison to move the shelving unit between an extended position and a collapsed position,
• a plurality of shelf support rods each having a first end connected to the first collapsible frame and a second end connected to the second collapsible frame,
• a plurality of shelves that are each removably supported by a pair of shelf support rods from the plurality of shelf support rods, the plurality of shelves including a first shelf that is removably supported on a corresponding first pair of shelf support rods from the plurality of shelf support rods at a first elevation and a second shelf that is removably supported on a corresponding second pair of shelf support rods from the plurality of shelf support rods at a second elevation,
• a first cover support having a first end connected to the first collapsible frame and a second end connected to the second collapsible frame, the first cover support extends generally upward from the first and second collapsible frames when the shelving unit is in the extended position, and
• a second cover support having a first end connected to the first collapsible frame and a second end connected to the second collapsible frame, the second cover support extends generally upward from the first and second collapsible frames when the shelving unit is in the extended position;
• and a flexible cover that substantially encloses the shelving unit and is supported with respect to the shelving unit at least in part by resting a top surface of the flexible cover on the first cover support and the second cover support when the shelving unit is in the extended position to elevate the top surface of the flexible cover above the collapsible frames and the shelves, the flexible cover having an openable panel, wherein items stored within the shelving unit can be covered by the panel or accessed by opening the panel,
• wherein at least a portion of the flexible cover allows for transmission of at least infrared and visible wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.

A covered shelving assembly for storing items, comprising:

• a collapsible shelving unit, including:
• a first collapsible frame that includes pivotally connected frame members in a lazy tongs configuration,
• a second collapsible frame that includes pivotally connected frame members in a lazy tongs configuration,
• wherein the first and second collapsible frames are extendable and collapsible in unison to move the shelving unit between an extended position and a collapsed position,
• a plurality of shelf support rods each having a first end connected to the first collapsible frame and a second end connected to the second collapsible frame,
• a plurality of shelves that are each removably supported by a pair of shelf support rods from the plurality of shelf support rods, the plurality of shelves including a first shelf that is removably supported by a first corresponding pair of shelf support rods from the plurality of shelf support rods at a first elevation and a second shelf that is removably supported by a second corresponding pair of shelf support rods from the plurality of shelf support rods at a second elevation,
• a first cover support having a first end pivotally connected to the first collapsible frame and a second end pivotally connected to the second collapsible frame,
• a second cover support having a first end pivotally connected to the first collapsible frame and a second end pivotally connected to the second collapsible frame,
• at least a first locking structure for selectively restraining pivotal motion of the first cover support with respect to the first collapsible frame and the second collapsible frame,
• a least a second locking structure for selectively restraining pivotal motion of the second cover support with respect to the first collapsible frame and the second collapsible frame,
• wherein the shelving unit has a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first transverse side, and a second transverse side, the first collapsible frame is located at the first lateral side, the second collapsible frame is located at the second lateral side, the first cover support is located at the first lateral side, and the second cover support is located at the second lateral side;
• and
• a flexible cover that encloses the shelving unit and is supported with respect to the shelving unit at least in part by resting a top surface of the flexible cover on the first cover support and the second cover support when the shelving unit is in the extended position to elevate the top surface of the flexible cover above the collapsible frames and the shelves, the flexible cover including a plurality of upright walls that are each substantially planar, a pair of vertically-oriented zippers spaced apart on a first upright wall from the plurality of upright walls that each extend from a free edge of the first upright wall to a respective intermediate point on the first upright wall to define an openable panel for the flexible cover, and the openable panel is configured to covered items stored within the shelving unit in a closed position and allow access to the items stored within the shelving unit in an open position, wherein at least a portion of the flexible cover allows for transmission of at least infrared and visible wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.