Adjustable shelving and storage system for vehicles

Abstract

An adjustable storage system includes one or more adjustable storage units. The storage units generally comprise opposing panels comprising a polymer material and one or more shelf supports means that are integral with the panels. Shelves and/or drawers, also made from polymer materials, may then be disposed between the panels. Storage units may be added to the storage system by adding additional panels. In some embodiments, adjacent storage units of a storage unit may share a panel.

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         55 . A modular storage system for a vehicle, the storage system comprising:
 a first panel having a top, a bottom, a front edge, a rear edge, a first surface, and a second surface, the first surface including a drawer support channel horizontally disposed between the front and rear edges of the first panel;   a second panel generally parallel to and spaced from the first panel, the second panel having a top, a bottom, a front edge, a rear edge, a first surface, and a second surface, the second surface of the second panel being in facing relationship to the first surface of the first panel, the second surface of the second panel including a drawer support channel horizontally disposed between the front and rear edges of the second panel;   a first shelf extending between and coupled to each of the first and second panels;   a second shelf extending between and coupled to each of the first and second panels, the second shelf being beneath the first shelf;   a vertical support post coupled at an upper end to the first shelf and coupled at a lower end to the second shelf, the support post having a first surface in facing relationship with the second surface of the second panel, the first surface of the support post including a horizontally extending drawer support channel, and the support post having a second surface in facing relationship with the first surface of the first panel, the second surface of the support post including a horizontally extending drawer support channel;   a first drawer slidably supported in the drawer support channel in the first panel and in the drawer support channel in the second surface of the support post; and   a second drawer slidably supported in the drawer support channel in the second panel and in the drawer support channel in the first surface of the support post;   wherein each of the panels, the support post, and the drawers are made of a polymer material.   
     
     
         56 . The modular storage system of  claim 55 , wherein the first shelf is supported in a first shelf support channel in the first panel and in a first shelf support channel in the second panel. 
     
     
         57 . The modular storage system of  claim 56 , wherein the second shelf is supported in a second shelf support channel in the first panel and in a second shelf support channel in the second panel. 
     
     
         58 . The modular storage system of  claim 55 , wherein the first shelf includes a bottom surface having a recess therein, and wherein the upper end of the vertical support post includes a protrusion received in the recess of the first shelf. 
     
     
         59 . The modular storage system of  claim 58 , wherein the protrusion is received in the recess with a snap-fit engagement. 
     
     
         60 . The modular storage system of  claim 55 , wherein the second shelf includes an upper surface having a recess therein, and wherein the lower end of the vertical support post includes a protrusion received in the recess of the second shelf. 
     
     
         61 . The modular storage system of  claim 60 , wherein the protrusion is received in the recess with a snap-fit engagement. 
     
     
         62 . The modular storage system of  claim 55 , wherein each of the drawers includes flanges slidably received in the respective drawer support channels. 
     
     
         63 . The modular storage system of  claim 62 , wherein at least one of the drawer support channels includes a drawer stop that cooperates with the flanges to limit travel of the drawers. 
     
     
         64 . The modular storage system of  claim 63 , wherein the drawer stop includes a stop wall formed in the drawer support channel. 
     
     
         65 . The modular storage system of  claim 64 , wherein the stop wall engages a projection on the drawer. 
     
     
         66 . The modular storage system of  claim 65 , wherein the projection on the drawer is integrally formed with a flange of the drawer. 
     
     
         67 . The modular storage system of  claim 55 , wherein the first surface of the first panel includes a second drawer support channel, the second surface of the second panel includes a second drawer support channel, and the first and second surfaces of the vertical support post each include a respective second drawer support channel, and wherein the modular storage system further includes
 a third drawer slidably supported in the second drawer support channel in the first panel and in the second drawer support channel in the second surface of the support post; and   a fourth drawer slidably supported in the second drawer support channel in the second panel and in the second drawer support channel in the first surface of the support post.   
     
     
         68 . The modular storage system of  claim 55 , wherein the vertical support post is positioned about midway between the first and second panels.