Ceiling mounted hanging shelving system

Abstract

A shelving system having a plurality of shelving support units spanned from each other in a parallel fashion and hanging from a ceiling, each support unit being suspended and supported by a pair of vertical hanging rods and a pair of mounting plates. Each shelving support unit having an aperture panel configured with a plurality of apertures or shelving holes wherein a plurality of cylindrical pipes are coupled between the shelving support units, the pipes being inserted through the apertures in the aperture panels of the shelving support units.

1 . A shelving system comprising:
 at least two pairs of vertical hanging rods designed to extend downward from a ceiling;   a first shelving support unit suspended by and coupled between one pair of the vertical hanging rods; and   a second shelving support unit suspended by and coupled between the other pair of vertical hanging rods, said second shelving support unit being arranged a distance from but in parallel with said first shelving support unit such that both units are positioned along a common horizontal plane.   
   
   
       2 . The shelving system of  claim 1  further comprising at least two pairs of mounting plates, wherein said mounting plates in each pair are coupled to parallel ceiling beams and further wherein the two pairs of vertical hanging rods are coupled to the mounting plates, extending downward therefrom, away from the ceiling beams. 
   
   
       3 . The shelving system of  claim 1  wherein said first and second shelving support units are each configured with an aperture panel having a plurality of shelving holes positioned therein. 
   
   
       4 . The shelving system of  claim 3  wherein a plurality of cylindrical pipes are coupled between the first and second shelving support units, thereby forming a shelving platform which spans the distance between said first and second shelving support units. 
   
   
       5 . The shelving system of  claim 4  wherein the length of the shelving platform may be selectively adjusted by using longer cylindrical pipes and increasing the distance between the first and second shelving support units. 
   
   
       6 . The shelving system of  claim 4  wherein the width of the shelving platform may be selectively adjusted by increasing or decreasing the actual number of cylindrical pipes in the plurality that are coupled between the first and second shelving support units. 
   
   
       7 . A shelving system comprising:
 at least one pair of shelving support units arranged in a parallel fashion along a common horizontal plane but spaced apart from each other by a lateral span, each support unit being supported and suspended from a ceiling via a pair of vertical hanging rods; and   a plurality of cylindrical pipes coupled between the shelving support units, traversing the span, thereby providing a shelf platform that is positioned between the support units and suspended from said ceiling.   
   
   
       8 . The shelving system of  claim 7  further comprising at least two pairs of mounting plates, wherein said mounting plates in each pair are coupled to a ceiling beam and further wherein the vertical hanging rods in each pair are coupled to a respective pair of mounting plates, extending downward therefrom, away from the ceiling. 
   
   
       9 . The shelving system of  claim 7  wherein said shelving support units are each configured with an aperture panel having a plurality of shelving holes positioned therein. 
   
   
       10 . The shelving system of  claim 9  wherein the plurality of cylindrical pipes are coupled between the shelving support units via the shelving holes such that the cylindrical pipes are inserted through the parallel shelving holes in both of the shelving support units. 
   
   
       11 . The shelving system of  claim 7  wherein the length of the shelving platform may be varied by using longer cylindrical pipes thereby increasing the span between the pair of shelving support units. 
   
   
       12 . The shelving system of  claim 6  wherein the number of cylindrical pipes coupled between the shelving support units may be selectively adjusted and varied, thereby altering the width of the shelving platform. 
   
   
       13 . A shelving system comprising:
 a first set of shelving support units suspended by and coupled between a first pair of the vertical hanging rods, the shelving units being coupled in a vertically parallel fashion such that they share a common vertical plane;   a second set of shelving support unit suspended by and coupled between a second pair of vertical hanging rods, said second set shelving support unit being coupled in a vertically parallel fashion such that they share a common vertical plane;   wherein first shelving support units in said first and second sets are arranged a distance from but in parallel with each other that both units are positioned along a first common horizontal plane; and   further wherein second shelving support units in the first and second sets are arranged a distance from but in parallel with each other that both units are positioned along a second common horizontal plane.   
   
   
       14 . The shelving system of  claim 13  wherein the shelving support units in the first and second sets are each configured with an aperture panel having a plurality of shelving holes positioned therein. 
   
   
       15 . The shelving system of  claim 13  wherein a plurality of cylindrical pipes are coupled between the first shelving support units in the first and second sets, thereby forming a first shelving platform which spans the distance between said first shelving support units. 
   
   
       16 . The shelving system of  claim 15  wherein a plurality of cylindrical pipes are coupled between the second shelving support units in the first and second sets, thereby forming a second shelving platform which spans the distance between said second shelving support units. 
   
   
       17 . The shelving system of  claim 15  wherein the length of the first shelving platform may be selectively adjusted by using longer cylindrical pipes and increasing the distance between the first shelving support units in the first and second sets. 
   
   
       18 . The shelving system of  claim 16  wherein the length of the second shelving platform may be selectively adjusted by using longer cylindrical pipes and increasing the distance between the second shelving support units in the first and second sets. 
   
   
       19 . The shelving system of  claim 15  wherein the width of the first shelving platform may be selectively adjusted by increasing or decreasing the actual number of cylindrical pipes in the plurality that are coupled between the first shelving support units in the first and second sets. 
   
   
       20 . The shelving system of  claim 16  wherein the width of the second shelving platform may be selectively adjusted by increasing or decreasing the actual number of cylindrical pipes in the plurality that are coupled between the second shelving support units in the first and second sets.