Abstract: A shelf unit for a metallic locker including at least one set of legs, and a first shelf lying horizontally in the metallic locker on top of the set of legs. Each leg set includes at least three legs having a foot at their bottom and a head at their top, at least one of the legs being magnetic for attaching to the side wall of the metallic locker. A kit consisting of the components of the shelf unit is also provided.

Abstract: A display rack including a plurality of subassemblies which are removably stackably arranged one on top of the other to achieve a particular display rack height. Each subassembly includes a plurality of upright support members and a plurality of shelf members which are adjustably positionable between a substantially flat horizontal orientation and a gravity feed orientation. Each shelf member includes a removably attachable product organizer member which cooperates with the respective shelf members to align and guide products positioned thereon within segregated product channels. The present display rack may also include a plurality of side shelf members which are removably attachable to the side portions of each of the subassemblies for providing additional shelf space, and the present display rack may include a header assembly which is removably attachable to the upright support members associated with the uppermost subassembly forming the present display rack.

Abstract: An apparatus for evaporating liquid samples contained in sample holders mounted within a chamber and by rotated by the rotor during an evaporation process in which the pressure in the chamber is reduced below atmospheric and the sample holders are rotated at high speed so as to exert centrifugal force on the contents of the holders. Heat is supplied to elevate the temperature of the liquid component of the samples to assist in the evaporation process. The temperature of the sample material is continuously or regularly monitored during the evaporation process and temperature signals are transmitted to a remote computing means which is programmed to generate a control signal for controlling the supply of heat to the samples and controlling the evaporation process. The temperature may be sensed by a probe in a sample holder containing an evaporating liquid sample, or in an adjoining sample holder containing a buffer liquid. The rotational speed is also sensed and a speed signal conveyed to the computing means.

Abstract: A shelving system includes a panel having a plurality of support structures, and one or more posts configured to support the panel. One type of support structure includes a pair of opposing beam members having an upper end, a lower end, and an intermediate wall coupling the upper and lower ends Upper and lower ends of opposing beam members define a plurality of orifices, and a terminal end of the upper end includes a downward projection configured to provide strength and rigidity. Another type of support structure includes a set of alternating opposed cavities defined by a pair of side walls, an upper wall, and a lower wall, where a first cavity is defined by the side walls and the upper wall and a second cavity adjacent the first wall is defined by the side walls and the lower wall.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cart for transportation, which includes a plurality of trays, a support for supporting the trays, a handle provided to the uppermost tray, and a wheel provided to the lowermost tray, which comprises a connecting pipe 112 attached to each corner of each of the trays 110, a supporting member 120 provided between upper and lower trays, a connecting member 130 for joining the supporting member 120 and the connecting pipe of the tray 110 with each other, a handle connecting member 140 for joining the handle 150 with the connecting pipe of the uppermost tray, and a wheel connecting member 160 for joining the wheel 170 with the connecting pipe of the lowermost tray. The invention can be assembled easily without using coupling devices and shipping charges can reduced as the volume of the components is minimized before the cart is assembled.

Abstract: A modular shelving assembly comprising legs, support members, transverse members, and connectors. Independent modular shelving assemblies can be connected together to form a unit of shelves meeting an individual's needs. The connectors connecting the modular shelving assemblies together provide a tight friction fit between the individual modular shelving assemblies such that there is the added force of a vacuum holding the individual shelves together. Additionally, when a series of individual modular shelving assemblies are not needed, they may be stacked in a nested fashion, thereby taking much less space than the individual shelves, if stacked separately.

Abstract: A self-locking multi-piece shelf is disclosed wherein the shelf includes a first and second endcap, and a body having a first and a second end. The first endcap slidingly engages with the first end of the body, whereby a first part of a locking mechanism located on the body engages with a second part of the locking mechanism located on the first endcap, thereby locking the first endcap to the body. The second endcap slidingly engages with the second end of the body, whereby a first part of a locking mechanism located on the body engages with a second part of the locking mechanism located on the second endcap, thereby locking the second endcap to the body.

Abstract: An adjustable, removable shelving system for separating items stored in a cooler from ice or water in the cooler, including: (a) at least one generally flat, rectangular-shaped, one-piece, stackable, generally horizontally oriented shelf; (b) a number of generally circular, spaced-apart apertures in the shelf; (c) a number of evenly spaced, same-sized stationary legs projecting down from the shelf; and (d) a plurality of same-sized, reversible leg extensions, each including a projection on one end of the leg extension, which extends in the same direction as the remainder of the leg extension, each of the leg extensions further comprising a bore in an opposite end; wherein the projection of the leg extension is closely insertable in one of the apertures of the shelf, and a portion of the stationary leg is closely insertable in the bore of a leg extension.

Abstract: A sports equipment storage rack may include a contained storage area and an upper shelf that is connected to a lower shelf by a plurality of risers and sockets. The upper shelf may include one or more hook/holder portions having at least one slot for resting elongate items and at least one hook for hanging items, and the lower shelf may include one or more retaining portions for securing the elongate items in the slots. The contained storage area is located between the upper and the lower shelf and is capable of storing large and numerous objects.

Abstract: A system for storing equipment in a rack comprises a U-shaped enclosure having two opposing side surfaces perpendicularly coupled to a bottom surface, and an attachment element for detachably coupling the U-shaped enclosure to at least one other U-shaped enclosure to form a plurality of configurations, such that an electronic component storage rack can be constructed incrementally.

Abstract: A commissioning system (1) is provided with product storage compartments (2) vertically to horizontally disposed in a shelf, in which products are stacked. The product right at the bottom of such a stack of a selected product storage compartment can be ejected by a positionable ejector unit (4) in a direction transverse to the shelf. The inventive system is further characterized in that the shelf (5) is configured as a frame/component system, especially as a frame and plug-in modules system, which comprises modular elements. The shelf is variable in terms of height, width and/or length and can optionally be extended by adding modular elements.

Abstract: A semiconductor wafer boat has a plurality of discrete boat parts stacked one atop the other. Each of the of the boat parts includes a wafer support in the form of a plurality of columns each having a plurality of vertically spaced apart grooves for use in supporting semiconductor wafers as vertically spaced from one another. Corresponding ones of the grooves in the columns of a boat part can receive the outer peripheral edge of the wafer directly, or a ring plate to which the wafer is mounted. Each adjacent pair of boat parts has confronting end portions forming a joint at which the boat parts of the pair are freely coupled to one another such that each of the boat parts may be replaced independently of the other boat parts. Thus, when any of the boat parts experiences thermal deformation after long periods of use, the boat part may be readily replaced without damaging any part of the boat and without the costs associated with replacing the boat entirely.

Abstract: A display rack including a plurality of subassemblies which are removably stackably arranged one on top of the other to achieve a particular display rack height. Each subassembly includes a plurality of upright support members and a plurality of shelf members which are adjustably positionable between a substantially flat horizontal orientation and a gravity feed orientation. Each shelf member includes a removably attachable product organizer member which cooperates with the respective shelf members to align and guide products positioned thereon within segregated product channels. The present display rack may also include a plurality of side shelf members which are removably attachable to the side portions of each of the subassemblies for providing additional shelf space, and the present display rack may include a header assembly which is removably attachable to the upright support members associated with the uppermost subassembly forming the present display rack.

Abstract: A television stand includes a shelf made of a ferrous sheet metal that helps shield a television or other audio/video items from the magnetic field of a nearby center-channel speaker. Other features of the stand include an open design to promote natural, convective airflow that helps cool audio/video components; numerous parts sharing a common material thickness for ease of manufacture; infinitely repositionable center supports; combination cable collector and bumper; metal grain-like finish with a clear protective coating; shelves and side panels with integral flanges for stiffness and/or mounting purposes; and the use of acorn nuts for not only fastening, but also for helping to prevent the television from being accidentally slid off the top shelf of the stand.

Abstract: A modular corner shelving system has a plurality of panels arranged vertically stacked and spaced apart. Each panel has an upper surface, a pair of back edges, a back corner, at least one front edge, and a plurality of sockets. One of the sockets is a rear socket positioned near the back corner. Each socket defines a top receptacle accessible from the upper surface and a bottom receptacle accessible from beneath the panel. A plurality of elongate risers each have a lower end received in a top receptacle of one of the sockets of one panel and an upper end received in a bottom receptacle of a corresponding one of the sockets of an adjacently upward panel. The system can also have at least one turntable assembly positioned on one of the plurality of panels that is rotatable about a generally vertically oriented axis relative to the panel. Each rear socket can also be adapted to absorb forces applied thereat by permitting relative movement between a riser received therein and the respective panel.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a modular free-standing shelving system having a basket is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of risers having a first end and a second end and at least one shelf having a plurality of ends, a plurality of sides, and a plurality of sockets. The ends and sides of the shelf encompass an area including a plurality of walls and a recessed surface. The walls connect the recessed surface to the ends and sides, which comprises a majority of a surface area of the shelf.

Abstract: A load-bearing plank-like member is adapted to be supported by its ends on support members having peg members engageable with complementary apertures in the plank member. The plank member is of hollow cross-section and incorporates at least one internal longitudinal web disposed parallel to the upper, load bearing surface of the plank member, the web being spaced from the underside of the plank member by a distance less than the length of said peg members. Vertically aligned complementary apertures are formed in the underside of the plank member and in the web, whereby when the plank member is engaged with the support member each of the pegs engages with apertures both in the underside of the member and in the web.

Abstract: A furniture assembly system utilizes upright members having a pair of protruding hook portions that cooperate with a similar pair of hook portions of another upright member and mutually interconnect through slots in a shelf to hold the shelf in place. A plug inserts into an aperture formed by the interconnecting hook portions to hold the upright members in place and secondarily to provide further support to the shelf.

Abstract: A combination display rack includes a plurality of rack units, and locating pins fitted into respective pin holes in the rack units to secure the rack units to one another, each rack unit including four rectangular sideboards and a bottom board, the sideboards having coupling slots for enabling the sideboards to be coupled to one another, two of the sideboards having a respective coupling groove for the mounting of the bottom board.

Abstract: Shelves made of modular shelves that are composed of four modular panels joined together by fastening means such as screws and bolts and nuts; many variations of the modular panels that form many variations of modular shelves which form many variations of the shelves; back panels and/or momentum blocks optionally providing means to the shelves to resist lateral forces.

Abstract: Shelf support system in which “T”-shaped mid base members and support members and “L”-shaped end base members and support members have inner sections which contact and hold a shelf board and outer sections containing alternating extensions and indentions so that adjacent base members and support members interlock with each other. The shelf system may thus be assembled without tools. The rear aspects of base members are angled forwardly and downwardly and the side aspect of end base members are angled inwardly and downwardly to allow the shelf system to clear a baseboard and/or molding along a wall so that the main portion of the shelf unit may fit flush against the wall. The shelf support system is suitable for use with standard shelf boards of any length.

Abstract: A product merchandising display unit capable of being both vertically and horizontally arranged to achieve a wide variety of different modular configurations includes plurality of substantially similar shelf members, a plurality of support members, and a plurality of full sockets and partial sockets associated with the upper and lower portions of each of the shelf members for cooperatively engaging the support members. Any number of shelf members can be vertically stackably arranged one above the other by attaching the support members to the full sockets associated with each respective shelf member. In the case where two shelf members are positioned in side-by-side relationship one adjacent the other, such adjacent shelf members can be joined along their abutting edge portions by attaching the support members to aligned pairs of the partial sockets associated with the respective shelf members.

Abstract: Shelves made of modular shelves that are composed of four modular panels joined together by fastening means such as screws and bolts and nuts; many variations of the modular panels that form many variations of modular shelves which form many variations of the shelves; back panels and/or momentum blocks optionally providing means to the shelves to resist lateral forces.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a merchandising system is disclosed. The merchandising system includes a first divider, a second divider, and a third divider. The merchandising system further includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector couples the first divider and the second divider. The first connector provides for selective size adjustability between the first divider and the second divider. The second connector couples the second divider and the third divider. The second connector provides for selective size adjustability between the second divider and the third divider. The connector may be provided in a variety of configurations, including teeth configured to engage with the divider. The connector may alternatively include a flexible member configured to engage and disengage with the divider.

Abstract: A storage device for storing and organizing various articles in interior corners includes a frame having first, second, and third sides, wherein the first and second sides are substantially perpendicular to one another, and the third side extends between respective distal ends of the first and second sides, the frame further including one or more ribs extending between two of the first, second, and third sides to thereby define a plurality of open chambers in the interior space between the first, second, and third sides. In a particular embodiment, the frame is adapted to receive fasteners through the first and second sides to removably and horizontally attach the frame to respective adjacent walls.

Abstract: A storage unit holds a variety of tape cartridges and includes a box-like structure with a back wall and right, left, top, and bottom walls extending therefrom. The structure includes a plurality of dividers with a series of ribs located on one or both sides of each divider. The ribs are spaced apart from each other and form slots into which the cartridges are placed. The back edge of each divider has a tab which fits into a slot located in the back wall of the box-like structure. The right and left walls of the structure each has a series of grooves into which the dividers fit. Combinations of different dividers may be placed within the unit. Also, the dividers may be placed within any of the grooves so that the dividers are spaced apart from each other as necessary. The entire unit may then be placed within a rack.

Abstract: A modular organizer includes a plurality of walls, two faceplates, and a plurality of shelves. In a storage mode, the walls and shelves of the organizer are stored within the containing walls of the face plates. The containing walls of the faceplates are each equipped with an exterior edge that presents an uneven outline. When the uneven outlines of each faceplate are positioned adjacent each other, a substantially sealed interface is created containing the walls and shelves within. In an organizer mode, the walls are supported by, and serve to separate the faceplates. The shelves are placed within the structure formed by the walls and are positionable between a display and storage position. Each faceplate of each modular organizer is identically configured to incorporate at least one post and hole pair.

Abstract: A shelving system is disclosed. The shelving system includes a panel having a plurality of support structures, and one or more posts configured to support the panel. One type of support structure includes a pair of opposing beam members having an upper end, a lower end, and an intermediate wall coupling the upper and lower ends Upper and lower ends of opposing beam members define a plurality of orifices, and a terminal end of the upper end includes a downward projection configured to provide strength and rigidity. Another type of support structure includes a set of alternating opposed cavities defined by a pair of side walls, an upper wall, and a lower wall, where a first cavity is defined by the side walls and the upper wall and a second cavity adjacent the first wall is defined by the side walls and the lower wall.

Abstract: A set of components for the construction of a shelf assembly comprises at least four uprights of a length approximating to a predetermined shelf spacing, at least one shelf member, and a plurality of locating members engageable with the uprights and provided with locating means engageable with the or each shelf member to form a shelf assembly supported on the uprights. The locating means may define sockets adapted to at least partially surround end portions of the associated uprights, each socket being adapted to receive an upper end of one upright and a lower end of another upright whereby to interconnect the uprights in vertical alignment with one another.

Abstract: An integral spill containment system for a composite battery stand having a shelf adapted to receive at least one battery subject to leaking electrolyte, a method of containing the electrolyte and a composite battery stand incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes (1) an aperture, located in the shelf, adapted to channel the electrolyte away from the shelf and (2) a removable tray, located under the shelf and within a footprint of the battery stand, adapted to collect the electrolyte via the aperture thereby containing the electrolyte within the footprint of the battery stand.

Abstract: A shelf system in which shelf boards are separated by base units and partition units. Each base unit and partition unit comprises a back piece and a centrally located perpendicular piece. The back piece is rectangular in shape and has a centrally located “T”-shaped male connecting piece on the front and back surfaces for connecting with the perpendicular piece and the locking channel piece. The perpendicular piece is rectangular in shape and has a first end containing a “T”-shaped female connecting groove for connecting with the connecting piece of the back piece. The perpendicular piece contains a second end containing a “T”-shaped male connecting piece for connecting with a locking channel piece. The perpendicular piece and the back piece of the base have keepers at the bottom thereof to prevent the locking channel piece from touching the supporting surface.

Abstract: A product merchandising display unit capable of being both vertically and horizontally arranged to achieve a wide variety of different modular configurations includes a plurality of substantially similar shelf members, a plurality of support members, and a plurality of full sockets and partial sockets associated with the upper and lower portions of each of the shelf members for cooperatively engaging the support members. Any number of shelf members can be vertically stackably arranged one above the other by attaching the support members to the full sockets associated with each respective shelf member. In the case where two shelf members are positioned in side-by-side relationship one adjacent the other, such adjacent shelf members can be joined along their abutting edge portions by attaching the support members to aligned pairs of the partial sockets associated with the respective shelf members.

Abstract: A foldable and stackable rack assembly shaped and sized for holding at least one article. The assembly comprises a shelf being sized and shaped for supporting the weight of at least one article. The assembly additionally comprises legs, pivotably attached to the shelf, each leg having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is pivotably attached to the shelf and pivotable between a first position generally perpendicular to the shelf and a second position generally parallel to the shelf. The distal end is formed to engage a horizontal surface to support the shelf when in the first position and alternately allowing the stacking of multiple rack assemblies together. In the stacked configuration, the distal end of each leg engages a second shelf of similar construction, when in the first position, so as to secure a leg of the second shelf in the first position.

Abstract: A stackable and nestable rack including a surface platform, formed of lateral and/or longitudinal wires, a perimeter frame at least formed along the sides of the formed platform, the rods forming the perimeter frame are bent downwardly, into the configuration of legs, and the legs are integrally bent or formed extending outwardly, and incorporate integral transverse rods formed of the feet to provide structure for stacking of two or more racks one upon the other, but with their integral rod formed of the feet assuring that a pair of stacked racks will remain erected, when stacked and assembled. In addition, a pair or more of the racks may be nested, together, into a very snug configuration, when stored.

Abstract: A storage and display rack for supporting and displaying large substantially cylindrical objects, such as five gallon plastic water bottles. The storage and display rack is fabricated from one or more shelves, supported by a plurality of tubular legs. Where the storage and display rack includes more than one shelf, a plurality of tubular legs is employed to vertically separate and support successive levels of shelves. Each shelf is provided with one or more inclined slots for receiving a bottle. Each slot is provided with a back wall, having an inner resiliently support back wall member, and a plurality of ribs for raising the bottle above the bottom web of the slot. The resiliently supported back wall member is fabricated for resistance to fatigue failure. The ribs are provided to permit insertion and removal of the bottle(s) with reduced friction.

Abstract: A modular shelving assembly has at least three spaced poles, each having a connector, a first post unit and a second post unit. Each post unit has first and second opposing ends, with a first protrusion extending radially inwardly from the hollow interior surface of the first post unit adjacent the first end thereof, and a second protrusion extending radially inwardly from the hollow interior surface of the second post unit adjacent the second end thereof. Each connector has first and second opposing ends, a first track provided adjacent the first end of the connector and a second track provided adjacent the second end of the connector. Each of the first and second tracks has a leg portion extending from one of the first or second end of the connector, and a foot extending from the leg portion.

Abstract: A flexible plate device has a plastic plate and two connection bars. Two sets of spaced linear grooves are formed on two ends of the plastic plate. Each of the connection bars is disposed on the respective end of the plastic plate and enclosed by the respective set of the spaced linear grooves. Each of the connection bars has a threaded hole.

Abstract: A modular shelving assembly includes at least two U-shaped base units. Each base unit includes a base plate having side walls extending transversely from opposite ends thereof. Fittings are provided at free ends of the side walls and at opposite ends of the base plates. The two base units are capable of being assembled in a laterally staggered and overlapped orientation with a portion of one base unit fitting in the other base unit. A distance holder is engageable with a free end of one side wall of the one base unit that is laterally spaced from the other base unit.

Abstract: A modular shelving system has modular members in which upper and lower links along corresponding sides of the rectangle are joined by uprights in the form of pairs of columns whose pins engage in holes of the links. The holes are provided in pairs at each corner so that four equivalent holes are disposed in a row when two modular members lie in the same plane and adjoin at the respective corners. The columns can interconnect the modular members.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly bracket with a number of individual main frame bodies assembled together, each having two side frames, two lower connecting shafts, two holding shafts and a plate piece all of which are secured to be in a cube-shaped form. The two side frames include at least one curved side frame and the holding shafts can hold a metal, glass, or wooden plate piece. The assembled main frame body has at least one concave or convex side for a different assembly arrangement.

Abstract: Shelf assembly system for the rapid assembly of planar shelf boards, desks, tables, audio racks and the like, having opposing interchangeable connector assemblies located at the ends of a leg where each connector assembly frictionally engages a bore in a planar shelf board or other flat horizontal surfaces. The interchangeable connector assemblies include tapered and split male and female connectors which mutually engage and compress inwardly toward each other and outwardly against the planar shelf board bore to secure the leg to each planar shelf board. In a variation, a shelf assembly system is constructed of planar shelf boards and tubular legs having tapered ends connected together with one-piece flexible flanged connectors each composed of right and left mirror-image structures joined by living hinges.

Abstract: A stackable wall shelving module adapted to fit between wall studs and sit on a soleplate. Modules may be stacked one upon the other, from the floor to the ceiling if desired. The module has side walls, a horizontal support at a right angle to the side walls and a back wall attached to a rear edge of the side walls and the horizontal support. A horizontal member is attached to the side walls at a front edge of the horizontal support to serve as a railing.

Abstract: A system for producing three-dimensional structures, especially shelving with preferably vertical uprights to which structural components, especially shelves, are releasably attachable, in which the uprights pass through drillings or recesses in the structural components. There are connecting inserts which can be arranged in the region of a drilling or recess in a structural component and secured to the latter via the uprights.

Abstract: A modular storage system utilizes pluralities of mutually orthogonal members removably coupled to one another through cooperative male and female connectors to form a lattice structure with a plurality of receptacles for storing articles such as compact disc (CD) jewel boxes and the like. First members include female connectors having at least one aperture through which are coupled a pair of coaxially-oriented second members extending orthogonal thereto. One of the second members includes a pin which is hollowed out to define an aperture suited for receiving the pin of the other second member such that both second members are coupled to one another as well as to the first member. In addition, the female connectors in the first members include a pair of apertures, with male connectors of the second members including pairs of pins suitable for engaging the apertures in the first members.

Abstract: An all-plastic shelf unit module has a sliding drawer supported below its underside. The module has four pieces: a drawer, a shelf piece, and two slide supports that support the drawer beneath the shelf piece. The slide supports have intromittent plugs that plug into sockets located on the bottom surface of the shelf piece. The plugs have a "lock in place" feature that locks them in place once they have been fully inserted, and such insertion is accomplished by horizontal motion.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a display stand which generally includes a series of stacked platforms with a means to attach figurines to the top of each platform. Each platform also includes a back surface composed of display columns and scenic cards which may contain appropriate scenery to the figurines. The platforms are stacked upon these display columns and support columns with each platform having attachment means on both upper and lower surfaces. The figurines can therefore be displayed on multiple levels with appropriate scenery.

Abstract: A rack for office machines comprised of a bottom plate, an intermediate plate, a plurality of feet, seals and rods, wherein, the bottom plate and the intermediate plate are provided thereon with a plurality of holes. Each foot is provided on one end thereof with an internal thread. Each seal has a flanged top and an opposite end with an external thread. Each rod is provided on one end thereof with an internal thread and on the other end thereof with an external thread. Each end with an internal thread of the foot is inserted into one hole on the bottom plate, while the end with an internal thread of the foot is threadedly engaged with the end of the rod with an external thread. The other end of the rod with an internal thread is inserted into a hole on the intermediate plate. The end with an external thread of a seal is threadedly inserted into the end with an internal thread of the first mentioned rod.

Abstract: A shelving system adapted for compact packaging has a number of shelves of molded polymer material. Each shelf has at least two hollow support ribs of height h extending parallel to a width of the shelf, and at least one intermediate platform portion connecting between the support ribs. The intermediate platform portion has a height significantly less than h such that a first and a second of the shelves can be positioned in an interlocking storage configuration with at least one of the support ribs of the first shelf adjacent to the intermediate platform portion of the second shelf so as to form a compact shelf-pair package.

Abstract: A shelving system features two spaced apart pairs of support rods deployed roughly vertically with a number of shelf assemblies supported thereby. Each shelf assembly is constructed from an open ended, molded polymer shelf having two openings in the upper surface adjacent to each of the open ends, and two suspension inserts engageable within the open ends. Each suspension insert has a pair of vertical bores, aligned with the openings when assembled, which are configured for forming suspension joints with the support rods. Since the precision vertical bores are contained within the separate suspension inserts, the main body of the shelf can be molded by techniques employing primarily longitudinal movement of mold parts, i.e., along the longest dimension of the shelves. In a preferred embodiment, each shelf is formed with support elements of closed cross-section extending along most or all of its length. Also disclosed is a snap-on drawer assembly for attachment to the underside of one of the shelves.

Abstract: A support tube for use with a support tube surface area assembly such as a shelf, a portion of a furniture article, or other structure, comprises a first end, a body section, and a second end. The first end and second end of the support tube are outwardly flared to provide a tapered interior area into which a first and a second accessory element, such as a nut and bolt, may be inserted. The accessory elements are enclosed in the tapered interior area by a crimping and flattening of the lips of the first and second end such that they form an interiorly extending flange partially encapturing the accessory elements. A method for making the support tube is disclosed as well a shelf structure or furniture article assembled with the support tube.