Free Standing Shelving Unit

Abstract

A shelving unit containing two vertical members. Each vertical member is adapted to receive a plurality of support brackets, and each vertical member has a bottom portion which is angled forward. Angling the bottom portion of the legs moves the center of gravity forward and thus stabilizes the unit when it is leaned either (1) against a wall, or (2) back-to-back with another unit. The vertical members may also each contain a continuous slot that allows movement of the shelf brackets so that they can be fixed in place at any position on the vertical members.

1 . A shelving unit containing two vertical members, wherein each vertical member is adapted to receive a plurality of support brackets, and each vertical member has a rear-facing surface and a forward-facing surface, and each vertical member further comprising a substantially straight top portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion angled outwardly in the direction of the forward-facing surface., 
   
   
       2 . The shelving unit of  claim 1 , wherein each vertical member is substantially straight from the top of the vertical member to a point at least 75% down the total length of the vertical member, and the angled bottom portion comprises at most 25% of the total length of the vertical member. 
   
   
       3 . The shelving unit of  claim 1 , wherein each vertical member includes a continuous T-shaped recess through the center, said recess being open on one end, and said recess extending continuously along each vertical member for no less than 75% of the total length of the vertical member, and said shelf-unit further comprising a plurality of support brackets, each support bracket including a T-shaped end and a support screw, wherein said T-shaped end is slightly smaller than the T-shaped recess of the vertical member, and whereby, when said support screw is not engaged, the T-shaped end can slide freely within the T-shaped recess, and when said supports crew is engaged, the T-shaped end is fixed in place in the T-support bracket in a fixed position.