Repositionable Wire Deck Assemblies for a Storage Rack

Abstract

Storage systems are described comprising wire shelves and brackets, which are configured to increase the storage capacity of a storage rack by utilizing or converting the space between adjacent shelves into additional storage space is provided. In one embodiment, a storage system utilizes a full-width wire rack and a partial-width wire rack to convert a space between a first shelf panel and a second shelf panel on a storage rack into usable storage space. The full-width wire rack comprises a plurality of longitudinal rods, at least one transverse rod interconnected with at least some of the plurality of longitudinal rods, and a plurality of downwardly turned prongs configured to detachably engage a plurality of keyhole-shaped openings in at least one of the first and second vertical support members to detachably connect the full-width wire rack to the storage rack. The partial-width wire rack is suspended from the full-width wire rack by at least one S-shaped bracket.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system configured to convert a space between a first shelf panel and a second shelf panel on a storage rack into usable storage space, the storage rack comprising a first vertical support member and a second vertical support member, and wherein the storage rack has a width defined by the distance between the first vertical member and the second vertical member, the system comprising:
 a full-width wire rack comprising (i) a plurality of longitudinal rods, (ii) at least one transverse rod interconnected with at least one of the plurality of longitudinal rod, and (iii) a downwardly turned prong configured to detachably engage a of keyhole-shaped opening in at least one of the first and second vertical support members to detachably connect the full-width wire rack to the storage rack; and   a partial-width wire rack suspended from the full-width wire rack by at least one S-shaped bracket.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a crossbeam boltlessly coupled to the first vertical support member and a second vertical support member. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the crossbeam has a generally omega-shaped transverse cross-section. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the full-width wire rack is repositionable along the first and second vertical supports. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the partial-width wire rack has a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end is suspended from the full-width wire rack by at least one S-shaped bracket, and the second end of the partial-width wire rack is detachably connected to at least one of the first and second vertical support members of the storage rack. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the partial-width wire rack has at least one downwardly turned prong configured to detachably engage a plurality of keyhole-shaped openings in at least one of the first and second vertical support members to detachably connect the partial-width rack to the storage rack. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the S-shaped bracket comprises a vertical segment, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a first downwardly turned hook portion and the second end comprises an upwardly turned hook portion. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the downwardly turned hook portion is configured to be detachably coupled to at least one of the longitudinal rods on the full-width wire shelf. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the upwardly turned hook portion is configured to be detachably coupled to the longitudinal rods of the partial-width wire shelf 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the downwardly turned hook portion and the upwardly turned hook portion are configured to face oppositely. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the downwardly turned hook portion and the upwardly turned hook portion has a same dimension. 
     
     
         12 . A system configured to convert a space between a first shelf panel and a second shelf panel on a storage rack into usable storage space, wherein the storage rack comprises:
 (a) first and second vertical support members each having a plurality of key-hole shaped openings;   (b) a first wire rack having (i) a plurality of longitudinal rods, (ii) at least one transverse rod interconnected with at least some of the plurality of longitudinal rods, and (iii) at least one downwardly turned prong configured to detachably engage at least one of the plurality of keyhole-shaped openings in the vertical support member to detachably connect the wire rack to the storage rack; and   (c) a width defined by the distance between the first and second vertical support members,   
       the system comprising:
   a second wire rack having a plurality of interconnected longitudinal rods and transverse rods and at least one downwardly turned prong; and   at least one S-shaped bracket having a first S-shaped end and a second S-shaped end, sized and dimensioned to hook at least one of the longitudinal rods and transverse rods.   
 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the first wire rack is a full-width wire rack 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the second wire rack is a partial-width wire rack.