Configurable shelf assembly

Abstract

A shelf assembly is provided. The shelf assembly includes at least one board. Each board has at least on connector on the bottom surface. Legs are configured to mate with the connector during assembly. In addition, the shelf assembly includes a shoe with a magnet in the shoe to position the legs on top of the board using positioning elements disposed on the board. A board and shoe are also provided.

1 . A shelf assembly comprising:
 a board configured to support an item on a first surface;   a plurality of connectors disposed on a second surface of the board, the second surface opposite the first surface;   a plurality of legs, wherein each leg includes a first end and a second end, the first end configured to mate with a connector from the plurality of connectors using a friction fit;   a shoe configured to be attached to the second end of a first leg from the plurality of legs;   a positioning element for positioning the shoe; and   a shoe magnet disposed in the shoe, the shoe magnet configured to couple with a positioning element for positioning the shoe.   
     
     
         2 . The shelf assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising an additional shoe magnet disposed in the shoe proximate to the shoe magnet, wherein the additional shoe magnet is configured to couple with the positioning element for positioning the shoe in an alternate position. 
     
     
         3 . The shelf assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the connector from the plurality of connectors is disposed near an edge of the board. 
     
     
         4 . The shelf assembly of  claim 3 , further comprising an additional board having an additional connector, wherein the leg is configured to partially mate with the connector and the additional connector, and wherein the leg connects the board to the additional board. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The shelf assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shoe comprises a non-slip surface. 
     
     
         7 . The shelf assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the non-slip surface is a silicone surface. 
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . The shelf assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the board comprises an additional positioning element to couple with a second leg from the plurality of legs. 
     
     
         10 . The shelf assembly of  claim 1 , herein the positioning element is a ferromagnetic material. 
     
     
         11 - 13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . A board configured to magnetically couple with a first leg and a second leg, the second leg having a shoe having a ferromagnetic element, the board comprising:
 a rigid material configured to support an item on a first surface;   a plurality of connectors configured to mate with the first leg, the plurality of connectors disposed on a second surface opposite the first surface; and   a plurality of positioning elements distributed across the rigid material, each positioning element from the plurality of positioning elements configured to couple with the ferromagnetic element in the shoe of the second leg, wherein each of the positioning elements from the plurality of positioning elements is secured to the second surface with a friction fit mechanism.   
     
     
         15 - 16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The board of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of positioning elements is disposed within each of the connectors in the plurality of connectors for aligning the first leg connected to the second surface with the second leg placed on the first surface. 
     
     
         18 . The board of  claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of connectors is configured to mate with the first leg using a friction fit. 
     
     
         19 . The board of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of positioning elements is embedded within the rigid material. 
     
     
         20 . The board of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of positioning elements is a plurality of magnets.