US2026047677A1PendingUtilityA1

Closet organization systems

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Assignee: LOWES COMPANIES INCPriority: Feb 24, 2023Filed: Oct 27, 2025Published: Feb 19, 2026
Est. expiryFeb 24, 2043(~16.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A closet organization system includes a closet rod support member configured for mounting to a wire shelf. The closet rod support member is configured for supporting a closet rod and includes an attachment feature with a first slot and a second slot. The first slot is oriented for engagement with a first support rod of the wire shelf via movement of the closet rod support member in a first direction relative to the first support rod. The second slot is oriented for engagement with a second support rod of the wire shelf via movement of the closet rod support member in a second direction relative to the first support rod. The second direction is transverse to the first direction. The second slot is configured for engagement with the second support rod while the first slot is mounted to the first support rod.

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         1 . A closet organization system comprising:
 support rails, wherein each of the support rails is configured for attachment to a wall in a vertical orientation, and wherein each of the support rails comprises mounting slots;   shelf support brackets, wherein each of the shelf support brackets is configured to be mounted to a respective one of the support rails;   a wire shelf configured to be mounted to each of two of the shelf support brackets, wherein the wire shelf comprises a first support rod and a second support rod that is offset parallel to the first support rod; and   a closet rod support member comprising an attachment feature configured to engage the wire shelf to mount the closet rod support member to the wire shelf, wherein the closet rod support member is configured for supporting a closet rod, wherein the attachment feature comprises a first slot and a second slot, wherein the first slot is oriented for engagement with the first support rod via movement of the closet rod support member in a first direction relative to the first support rod, wherein the second slot is oriented for engagement with the second support rod via movement of the closet rod support member in a second direction relative to the first support rod, wherein the second direction is transverse to the first direction, and wherein the second slot is configured for engagement with the second support rod while the first slot is mounted to the first support rod.   
     
     
         2 . The closet organization system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the wire shelf comprises shelf wires that extend perpendicular to and are supported by each of the first support rod and the second support rod;   the shelf wires are aligned with a shelf plane; and   the attachment feature is sized to fit between two of the shelf wires when the attachment feature is mounted to the first and second support rods.   
     
     
         3 . The closet organization system of  claim 2 , wherein the second direction is transverse to the shelf plane. 
     
     
         4 . The closet organization system of  claim 3 , wherein the attachment feature is configured for engagement of the second support rod by the second slot via rotation of the closet rod support member relative to first support rod while the first slot is mounted to the first support rod. 
     
     
         5 . The closet organization system of  claim 4 , wherein the closet rod support member comprises a first retention feature adapted to interface with a first closet rod with a first cross-sectional diameter. 
     
     
         6 . The closet organization system of  claim 1 , wherein the closet rod support member comprises a first retention feature adapted to interface with a first closet rod with a first cross-sectional diameter. 
     
     
         7 . The closet organization system of  claim 6 , further comprising a first adapter, and wherein:
 the first retention feature is configured to interface with a complementarily shaped second retention feature of the first adapter to retain the first adapter to the closet rod support member and accommodate demounting of the first adapter from the closet rod support member;   the first adapter comprises a third retention feature adapted to interface with a second closet rod with a second cross-sectional diameter; and   the second cross-sectional diameter is different than the first cross-sectional diameter.   
     
     
         8 . The closet organization system of  claim 7 , further comprising a second adapter, and wherein:
 the third retention feature is configured to interface with a complementarily shaped fourth retention feature of the second adapter to retain the second adapter to the first adapter and accommodate demounting of the second adapter from the first adapter;   the second adapter comprises a fifth retention feature adapted to interface with a third closet rod with a third cross-sectional diameter; and   the third cross-sectional diameter is different than each of the first cross-sectional diameter and the second cross-sectional diameter.   
     
     
         9 . A closet organization system comprising:
 support rails, wherein each of the support rails is configured for attachment to a wall in a vertical orientation, and wherein each of the support rails comprises mounting slots;   shelf support brackets, wherein each of the shelf support brackets is configured to be mounted to a respective one of the support rails;   a wire shelf configured to be mounted to each of two of the shelf support brackets;   a closet rod support member comprising an attachment feature configured to engage the wire shelf to mount the closet rod support member to the wire shelf, wherein the closet rod support member comprises a first retention feature adapted to interface with a first closet rod with a first cross-sectional diameter; and   a first adapter, wherein the first retention feature is configured to interface with a complementarily shaped second retention feature of the first adapter to retain the first adapter to the closet rod support member and accommodate demounting of the first adapter from the closet rod support member, wherein the first adapter comprises a third retention feature adapted to interface with a second closet rod with a second cross-sectional diameter, and wherein the second cross-sectional diameter is different than the first cross-sectional diameter.   
     
     
         10 . The closet organization system of  claim 9 , further comprising a second adapter, and wherein:
 the third retention feature is configured to interface with a complementarily shaped fourth retention feature of the second adapter to retain the second adapter to the first adapter and accommodate demounting of the second adapter from the first adapter;   the second adapter comprises a fifth retention feature adapted to interface with a third closet rod with a third cross-sectional diameter; and   the third cross-sectional diameter is different than each of the first cross-sectional diameter and the second cross-sectional diameter.   
     
     
         11 . The closet organization system of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the wire shelf comprises a first support rod and a second support rod that is offset parallel to the first support rod;   the attachment feature is oriented for engagement with the first support rod via movement of the closet rod support member in a first direction relative to the first support rod;   the attachment feature is oriented for engagement with the second support rod via movement of the closet rod support member in a second direction relative to the first support rod;   the second direction is transverse to the first direction; and   the attachment feature is configured for engagement with the second support rod while the attachment feature is mounted to the first support rod.   
     
     
         12 . The closet organization system of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the wire shelf comprises shelf wires that extend perpendicular to and are supported by each of the first support rod and the second support rod;   the shelf wires are aligned with a shelf plane; and   the attachment feature is sized to fit between two of the shelf wires when the attachment feature is mounted to the first and second support rods.   
     
     
         13 . The closet organization system of  claim 12 , wherein the second direction is transverse to the shelf plane. 
     
     
         14 . The closet organization system of  claim 13 , wherein the attachment feature is configured for engagement with the second support rod via rotation of the closet rod support member relative to first support rod while the attachment feature is mounted to the first support rod. 
     
     
         15 . The closet organization system of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the wire shelf comprises a first support rod and a second support rod that is offset parallel to the first support rod;   the attachment feature is oriented for engagement with the first support rod via movement of the attachment feature in a first direction relative to the first support rod;   the attachment feature is oriented for engagement with the second support rod via movement of the attachment feature in a second direction relative to the first support rod;   the second direction is transverse to the first direction; and   the attachment feature is configured for engagement with the second support rod while the attachment feature is mounted to the first support rod.   
     
     
         16 . The closet organization system of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the wire shelf comprises shelf wires that extend perpendicular to and are supported by each of the first support rod and the second support rod;   the shelf wires are aligned with a shelf plane; and   the attachment feature is sized to fit between two of the shelf wires when the attachment feature is mounted to the first and second support rods.   
     
     
         17 . The closet organization system of  claim 16 , wherein the second direction is transverse to the shelf plane. 
     
     
         18 . The closet organization system of  claim 17 , wherein the attachment feature is configured for engagement with the second support rod via rotation of the closet rod support member relative to first support rod while the attachment feature is mounted to the first support rod. 
     
     
         19 . A closet rod support kit comprising:
 a closet rod support member comprising an attachment feature configured to engage a wire shelf to mount the closet rod support member to the wire shelf comprising a first support rod and a second support rod, wherein the closet rod support member comprises a first retention feature adapted to interface with a first closet rod with a first cross-sectional diameter, wherein the attachment feature comprises a first slot and a second slot, wherein the first slot is oriented for engagement with the first support rod via movement of the closet rod support member in a first direction relative to the first support rod, wherein the second slot is oriented for engagement with the second support rod via movement of the closet rod support member in a second direction relative to the first support rod, wherein the second direction is transverse to the first direction, and wherein the second slot is configured for engagement with the second support rod while the first slot is mounted to the first support rod.   
     
     
         20 . The closet rod support kit of  claim 19 , further comprising a first adapter, and wherein:
 the first retention feature is configured to interface with a complementarily shaped second retention feature of the first adapter to retain the first adapter to the closet rod support member and accommodate demounting of the first adapter from the closet rod support member;   the first adapter comprises a third retention feature adapted to interface with a second closet rod with a second cross-sectional diameter; and   the second cross-sectional diameter is different than the first cross-sectional diameter.

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