Shelving Systems

Abstract

A shelving system with shelf and other shelving components having a hook with at least one horizontally extending flange. Supports having slots that operate with at least two shelf hook designs. Slots may be designed to accept hooks with at least one horizontally extending flange on the distal end and hooks with only a vertical distal end.

1 . A shelving system comprising one or more uprights and one or more shelf brackets adapted to be supported by the uprights by releasable engagement of rearwardly facing hooks of the brackets with slots in the uprights, wherein the hook is dimensioned and arranged in a manner that will not enter a vertical rectangular slot and wherein the upright has slots dimensioned and arranged to receive both the distal end of a standard shelf hook and said hook which is dimensioned and arranged in a manner that will not enter a vertical rectangular slot. 
     
     
         2 . A shelving system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the slot in the support is T-shaped. 
     
     
         3 . A shelving system as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the distal end of the hook is L-shaped. 
     
     
         4 . A shelving system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the hook includes a flange. 
     
     
         5 . A shelving system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the slot in the support is dimensioned to accept a first said hook for a first said shelf and a second said hook for a second said shelf, wherein said first shelf is adjacent to said second shelf. 
     
     
         6 . A shelving system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the slot in the support is +-shaped. 
     
     
         7 . A shelving system as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the distal end of the hook a shaped as a sideways T.