Convertible shelving unit
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1. A convertible shelving unit having adaptable shelves;
- said shelving unit comprising a frame including two sidewalls, each shelf including two wall parts, each of said wall parts having first and second end edges, said first wall part being joined at its said first edge to said first end edge of second wall part forming with said wall part a general right angle to each other, each of said frame sidewalls carrying laterally spaced retainers, each retainer being locatable at selected vertically spaced locations along the supporting sidewalls, each shelf having a first operative position with said first wall part resting upon said retainers to locate said wall part in a horizontally supportive position between said frame side walls, each shelf having another operative position with said first wall part and said second wall part resting upon said retainers to locate said wall parts in a cradle supportive position.
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A convertible shelving unit with adjustable shelves includes an adaptable shelving system which allows a user to arrange the shelving into horizontal and cradling positions.
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1. A convertible shelving unit having adaptable shelves;
- said shelving unit comprising a frame including two sidewalls, each shelf including two wall parts, each of said wall parts having first and second end edges, said first wall part being joined at its said first edge to said first end edge of second wall part forming with said wall part a general right angle to each other, each of said frame sidewalls carrying laterally spaced retainers, each retainer being locatable at selected vertically spaced locations along the supporting sidewalls, each shelf having a first operative position with said first wall part resting upon said retainers to locate said wall part in a horizontally supportive position between said frame side walls, each shelf having another operative position with said first wall part and said second wall part resting upon said retainers to locate said wall parts in a cradle supportive position.
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7. A convertible shelving unit having adaptable shelves, said shelving unit comprising a frame including two sidewalls, each shelf including two wall parts, each of said wall parts having first and second end edges, said first wall part being joined at its said first edge to said first end edge of second wall part forming with said wall part a general right angle to each other, said second wall part of each shelf including a catch part at its said second end edge, each of said frame sidewalls carrying laterally spaced retainers, each retainer being selectively locatable at a plurality of vertically spaced locations along the supporting sidewalls, each shelf having three positions carried by said retainers including:
- a first position in which said retainers are horizontally aligned, said first wall part carried horizontally by said retainers;
a second position in which said retainers are horizontally aligned, said shelf supportively positioned inverted from said first position, said first and second wall parts carried by said retainers to position said shelf in a cradle supportive position, said catch overlying one of said retainers; and
a third position in which said retainers at each side wall are off set vertically, said shelf supportively positioned, its said first wall part supported by each uppermost retainer, its said second wall part supported by each lowermost retainer, said catch overlying said lowermost offset retainer.
- a first position in which said retainers are horizontally aligned, said first wall part carried horizontally by said retainers;
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