WALL MOUNTABLE SHELVING SYSTEM WITH RECTANGULAR FRAME AND REMOVABLE TRAYS

• US 20080053345A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Cirulli, Pasquale, Newbould, Peter J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,891,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/157.13
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 55/02 made of wire
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/02 Shelves movable shelves coupled to doors A47B96/16
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 3/281 Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers A47K3/30, A47K3/38, A47K3/40 take precedence

Abstract

A wall mountable shelving system includes a pair of support members, a storage tray extending between the support members, and stretch releasing adhesive strips arranged to secure the shelving system to the wall. Each support member includes a back plate and a frame member connected with the back plate, and each frame member includes at least a first support portion connected with and arranged generally perpendicular to the back plate, an extension portion arranged generally perpendicular to and extending from the first support portion, and a second support portion extending from the end of the extension portion and arranged generally parallel to the first support portion.

Claims

1. A wall mountable shelving system, comprising:

(a) a pair of support members, each support member including a back plate and a frame member connected with the back plate, each frame member including at least a first support portion connected with and arranged generally perpendicular to the back plate, an extension portion arranged generally perpendicular to and extending from the first support portion, and a second support portion extending from the end of the extension portion and arranged generally parallel to the first support portion;

(b) a storage tray extending between the associated first support portions of the frame members; and

(c) stretch releasing adhesive strips arranged between the back plate and the wall for securing the shelving system to the wall.

2. A shelving system as defined in claim 1, wherein each frame member includes a terminal interface portion connected with the associated back plate.

3. A shelving system as defined in claim 2, wherein each interface portion extends along and is connected with a major portion of the associated back plate.

4. A shelving system as defined in claim 1, wherein the second support portion is dimensioned to abut the wall surface when the shelving system is mounted on the wall surface.

5. A shelving system as defined in claim 1, further comprising cover plates arranged in overlapping relation with each back plate.

6. A shelving system as defined in claim 1, wherein the frame member is constructed from a continuous metal rod.

7. A shelving system as defined in claim 1, wherein each tray includes drainage openings.

8. A shelving system as defined in claim 1, wherein the stretch releasing adhesive strips include an adhesive portion and a non-adhesive pull tab portion that extends outwardly beyond the end of the back plate.

9. A shelving system as defined in claim 1, wherein the support portions are hingeably connected with the extension portion.