Modular storage system having self locking components that are reconfigurable without the need for tools and/or fasteners

A modular storage system comprising:

• at least two vertical side panels, wherein each vertical side panel includes a notch formed in a back edge thereof to mount the side panel to a support rail without tools and/or fasteners, and wherein each vertical side panel further includes a plurality of cleats running horizontally from a front edge to the back edge;
• at least one horizontal surface for each adjacent pair of opposing side panels, wherein each horizontal surface includes a channel formed on opposite edges of an underside thereof in alignment with a cleat, wherein each horizontal surface is to be mounted between the adjacent pair of opposing side panels by securing the corresponding channels and cleats to self-lock the horizontal surface within the system, wherein each horizontal surface provides lateral support for the adjacent pair of opposing side panels, wherein each horizontal surface can be mounted, removed and remounted to any number of locations between any adjacent pair of opposing side panels within the system without tools and/or fasteners, and wherein each horizontal surface is adapted to store or support an object;
• a pair of glide rail inserts to receive a slideable storage device, wherein each glide rail insert includes at least one glide rail located on an inner surface, wherein the pair of glide rail inserts are to be placed in the system against an adjacent pair of opposing side panels;
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• at least one storage device having a glide rail located on an exterior surface, wherein the pair of glide rail inserts are locked into place against the adjacent pair of opposing side panels when the at least one storage device is installed between the pair of glide rail inserts within the storage system, and wherein the glide rail inserts can be installed, removed and reinstalled to any number of locations between any adjacent pair of opposing side panels within the system without tools and/or fasteners.

A wall mountable modular storage system having self-locking components that do not require tools or fasteners to configure, the system comprising:

• a plurality of side panels, wherein each side panel includes:
• a front edge, a back edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, and two opposed sides,
• a notch formed in the back edge thereof to mount the side panel to a support rail which is attached to a wall without tools and/or fasteners, wherein the side panel is configured to be suspended above a ground surface when the side panel is mounted to the support rail, wherein the support rail is the only connection required between the wall that the storage system is being mounted to and the storage system,
• a plurality of cleats mounted to each side, wherein the plurality of cleats on each side are spaced a defined distance apart from one another, wherein the plurality of cleats extend horizontally from the front edge to the back edge on each side of the side panel, wherein each of the plurality of cleats includes a first portion that is directly connected to the side and extends away from the side and a second portion that extends upward from the first portion, and
• a face plate mounted to the front edge that extends vertically from the top edge to the bottom edge, wherein the face plate extends horizontally past the sides so as to hide the plurality of cleats;
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• a plurality of horizontal surfaces, wherein each horizontal surface includes a channel formed on opposite edges of an underside thereof that corresponds with the cleats, wherein each horizontal surface is to be mounted between an adjacent pair of opposing side panels by mating a corresponding pair of aligned cleats within corresponding channels of each horizontal surface in order to self-lock the horizontal surface within the system, wherein the face plates of the adjacent pair of opposing side panels lock each horizontal surface longitudinally between the wall the system is mounted to and the face plates and prevent each horizontal surface from sliding off the corresponding cleats or exiting the system, wherein at least one horizontal surface is installed between each adjacent pair of opposing side panels to provide lateral support for each adjacent pair of opposing side panels, wherein the lateral support provided by the at least one horizontal surface and the connection between the support rail and the side panels secures the system in place, wherein each horizontal surface is adapted to store or support an object, and wherein each horizontal surface can be mounted, removed and remounted to any number of locations between any adjacent pair of opposing side panels within the system without tools and/or fasteners.