Modular shelving unit

Abstract

A modular shelving unit and system are provided. A modular shelving unit includes a first shelf having a top surface, a plurality of sides surrounding the top surface, each side having a side surface perpendicular to the top surface. The modular shelving unit includes a plurality of frame members coupled to the first shelf. The first shelf includes at least one first mount interface on one of the plurality of sides, wherein the first mount interface is recessed from the side surface.

What is claim is: 
     
         1 . A modular shelving unit comprising:
 a first shelf comprising a top surface, a plurality of sides surrounding the top surface, each side having a side surface perpendicular to the top surface, and   a plurality of frame members coupled to the first shelf,   the first shelf comprising at least one first mount interface on one of the plurality of sides, wherein the first mount interface is recessed from the side surface.   
     
     
         2 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one second mount interface on one of the plurality of sides, wherein the second mount interface is formed on a protrusion that protrudes outward from the side surface. 
     
     
         3 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 2 , wherein each protrusion comprises an outer surface on either side of the second mount interface, wherein the second mount interface is formed by a second mount surface parallel to the side surface and first and second angled surfaces recessed inward from the outer surface of the protrusion. 
     
     
         4 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 1 , further comprising a second shelf coupled to the plurality of frame members, wherein the modular shelving unit comprises at least two tiers of shelves. 
     
     
         5 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 1 , further comprising a bracket configured to couple with the first mounting interface. 
     
     
         6 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 5 , wherein the bracket comprises a body having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the third portion is removably coupled between the first portion and the second portion. 
     
     
         7 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 5 , wherein the bracket is configured to mount the modular shelving unit to a vertical support surface. 
     
     
         8 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 7 , wherein the vertical support surface is a wall, wherein the bracket comprises an aperture configured to receive a fastener to secure the bracket to the wall. 
     
     
         9 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 7 , wherein the vertical support surface includes a storage rail comprising a plurality of cleats, wherein the bracket is configured to couple with a mounting surface of the storage rail defined between two of the cleats. 
     
     
         10 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 5 , wherein the bracket is configured to mount the first shelf to an adjacent shelf having a top surface parallel to the top surface of the first shelf. 
     
     
         11 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 10 , wherein the adjacent shelf is identical to the first shelf. 
     
     
         12 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one projection extending upward in a vertical direction relative to the top surface and comprising a tab configured to engage a bottom of a secondary storage item to hold the secondary storage item in place on the top surface of the first shelf. 
     
     
         13 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one projection comprises a polygonal shaped profile. 
     
     
         14 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 12 , wherein the projection is a puck configured to be removably coupled with the top surface of the first shelf, wherein each puck comprises at least one tab configured to be received within a pocket recessed from the top surface of the first shelf and at least one overhanging portion. 
     
     
         15 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 1 , wherein the first shelf further comprises a recessed storage feature beneath the top surface and configured to removably receive one or more removable storage containers. 
     
     
         16 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 1 , wherein the first shelf further comprises an underside opposite the top surface, wherein the underside comprises at least one recess configured to receive and hold a frame member of the plurality of frame members in a storage configuration. 
     
     
         17 . The modular shelving unit of  claim 1  further comprising a cabinet formed between the first shelf and a second shelf, the cabinet comprising at least one door and a plurality of side walls, wherein each of the side walls of the cabinet extends between two of the frame members. 
     
     
         18 . A modular shelving system comprising:
 a modular shelving unit comprising:
 a first shelf comprising a top surface, a plurality of sides surrounding the top surface, each side having a side surface perpendicular to the top surface, and 
 a plurality of frame members coupled to the first shelf, 
   the first shelf comprising at least one first mount interface on one of the plurality of sides, wherein the first mount interface is recessed from the side surface;   a bracket configured to be received at the first mount interface; and   a storage rail comprising a plurality of cleats, wherein the bracket is configured to couple with a mounting surface of the storage rail defined between two of the cleats.   
     
     
         19 . The modular shelving system of  claim 18 , further comprising at least one puck removably coupled with the modular shelving unit, the at least one puck configured to secure a storage item to the modular shelving unit. 
     
     
         20 . A mobile storage system comprising:
 a vehicle or trailer, and   the modular shelving unit of  claim 1 , wherein the modular shelving unit of  claim 1  is anchored within the vehicle or trailer by a bracket received in the at least one first mount interface, the bracket being secured to the vehicle or trailer by a fastener or a complementary wall rail.