Universal storage and shelving system

1. A shelving system for installation upon a wall, comprising:

a hanger track mountable substantially horizontally upon a wall;

at least two main panels hangable vertically in mutually parallel relation upon the hanger track and substantially perpendicular to the wall, each of the at least two main panels having a formational plane of symmetry and being molded integrally to define on each of the main panels:

a panel left side, a panel right side, a panel front having a front edge, and a panel back;

a web;

a hook notch in the panel back, engageable with the hanger track whereby the main panel may hang by gravity upon the hanger track;

at least one wardrobe rod hook defined as a concave notch in the front edge and extending down and into the web;

at least four shelf ledges comprising at least one left side upper shelf ledge defined at a shelf separation distance above at least one left side lower shelf ledge, and at least one right side upper shelf ledge defined the shelf separation distance above at least one right side lower shelf ledge, said shelf ledges extending from the panel front to the panel back; wherein the panel right side and panel left side are substantially bilaterally symmetrical about the formational plane of symmetry;

a back frame flange projecting laterally from the sides of the main panel at the back of the main panel and extending a distance less than the shelf separation distance downward from the upper shelf ledges;

a front frame flange projecting laterally from the sides of the main panel at the front of the main panel and extending a distance less than the shelf separation distance downward from the upper shelf ledges;

at least one wardrobe rod having two opposite ends, each end engageable with respective wardrobe rod hooks of two adjacent panels of the at least two main panels; and

at least one shelf disposable between the two adjacent panels, each end of each shelf resting upon respective shelf ledges of the two adjacent panels;

wherein each frame flange descends on each main panel from one of the upper shelf ledges toward one of the lower shelf ledges, and is tapered downward to decrease progressively in lateral extent as the frame flange descends from the one upper shelf ledge to approach the one lower shelf ledge below the frame flange, there being a vertical gap between the bottom of the frame flange and the lower shelf ledge.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one wardrobe rod hook is molded integrally in the panel front below each shelf ledge.

3. A system according to claim 1 wherein the opposite ends of the wardrobe rod are hollow, and further comprising hook bodies insertable into each end of the wardrobe rod, the hook bodies engageable with respective wardrobe rod hooks of the two adjacent main panels.

4. A system according to claim 3 wherein each hook body comprises:

a central beam;

a plurality of mutually parallel planar support flanges fixed along the central beam, an exterior contour defined by the perimeter of each support flange corresponding to the interior contour of apertures in open ends of the wardrobe rod;

wherein the support flanges are firmly and snugly disposable into each open end of the wardrobe rod.

5. A system according to claim 4 wherein each of the at least one wardrobe rod hook comprises a vertical hook flange within the notch of the rod hook; and

each hook body further comprises:

an end flange on an end of the central beam; and

a clip hook extending from a top of the end flange;

wherein the clip hook is engaged with an associated vertical hook flange when the hook bodies are engaged with respective wardrobe rod hooks of the two adjacent main panels.

6. A system according to claim 4 further comprising a planar spacer removably insertable between selected adjacent support flanges of at least one of the hook bodies, wherein the spacer is co-operable with the at least one hook body to permit the hook body to protrude from an end of the wardrobe rod to extend an effective length of the wardrobe rod.

7. A system according to claim 1 wherein said at least one shelf comprises an adjustable shelf assembly comprising:

a shelf main body comprising a shelf front edge and a shelf back edge, each of the shelf front edge and the shelf back edge defining a curled-under C-shaped lip;

a shelf extender comprising an extender front edge and an extender back edge, each of the extender front edge and the extender back edge defining a curled-under C-shaped lip, and at least one of the extender edges defining a serrated segment thereon; wherein the shelf main body and the shelf extender are disposable in parallel sliding contact with their respective C-shaped lips in axial sliding engagement, thereby movably connecting the shelf main body to the shelf extender to permit an effective length of the shelf assembly to be selectively adjusted; and

a shelf set clip positionable around adjacent edges of the shelf main body and the shelf extender when the shelf main body and the shelf extender are disposable in parallel sliding contact, the shelf set clip engageable with the serrated edge thereby to temporarily lock the shelf extender against axial sliding movement relative to the shelf main body.

8. A shelving system for installation upon a wall, comprising:

a hanger track mountable substantially horizontally upon a wall;

at least two main panels hangable vertically in mutually parallel relation upon the hanger track, each of the at least two main panels having a formational plane of symmetry and each main panel being molded integrally to define on each of the main panels:

a panel left side, a panel right side, a panel front and a panel back;

a hook notch in the panel back, engageable with the hanger track whereby each main panel may hang by gravity upon the hanger track;

at least one wardrobe rod hook defined in the panel front;

at least four shelf ledges, comprising at least one left side upper shelf ledge defined a shelf separation distance above at least one left side lower shelf ledge, and at least one right side upper shelf ledge defined the shelf separation distance above at least one right side lower shelf ledge;

a back frame flange projecting laterally from the sides of each main panel at the back of the main panel and extending a distance less than the shelf separation distance downward from the upper shelf ledges;

a front frame flange projecting laterally from the sides of each main panel at the front of the main panel and extending a distance less than the shelf separation distance downward from the upper shelf ledges; and

a web extending between one of said upper shelf ledges and one of said lower shelf ledges; and

at least one wardrobe rod having two opposite ends, each end engageable with respective wardrobe rod hooks of two adjacent panels of the at least two main panels; wherein each said frame flange descends on one of the main panels from one of the upper shelf ledges toward one of the lower shelf ledges, and is tapered downward to decrease progressively in lateral extent as the frame flange descends from the one upper shelf ledge to approach the one lower shelf ledge below the frame flange, there being a vertical gap between the bottom of the frame flange and the lower shelf ledge.

9. A system according to claim 8 wherein the opposite ends of the wardrobe rod are hollow, and the at least one wardrobe rod hook is defined as a concave notch in a front edge of the panel front and extending down and into the web, and further comprising:

hook bodies insertable into each end of the wardrobe rod, the hook bodies engageable with respective wardrobe rod hooks of the two adjacent main panels; wherein each hook body comprises:

a central beam;

a plurality of mutually parallel planar support flanges fixed along the central beam, an exterior contour defined by the perimeter of each support flange corresponding to the interior contour of apertures in open ends of the wardrobe rod;

wherein the support flanges are firmly and snugly disposable into each open end of the wardrobe rod.

10. A system according to claim 9 wherein each of the at least one wardrobe rod hook comprises a vertical hook flange within the notch of the rod hook, and each hook body further comprises:

an end flange on an end of the central beam; and

a clip hook extending from a top of the end flange;

wherein the clip hook is engaged with an associated vertical hook flange when the hook bodies are engaged with respective wardrobe rod hooks of the two adjacent main panels.

11. A system according to claim 10 further comprising a planar spacer removably insertable between selected adjacent support flanges of one of the hook bodies, wherein the spacer is co-operable with the one hook body to permit the hook body to protrude from an end of the wardrobe rod to extend an effective length of the wardrobe rod.

12. A system according to claim 8 further comprising at least one adjustable shelf assembly comprising:

a shelf main body comprising a shelf front edge and a shelf back edge, each of the shelf front edge and the shelf back edge defining a curled-under C-shaped lip;

a shelf extender comprising an extender front edge and an extender back edge, each of the extender front edge and the extender back edge defining a curled-under C-shaped lip, and at least one of the extender edges defining a serrated segment thereon; wherein the shelf main body and the shelf extender are disposable in parallel sliding contact with their respective C-shaped lips in axial sliding engagement, thereby movably connecting the shelf main body to the shelf extender to permit an effective length of the shelf assembly to be selectively adjusted; and

a shelf set clip positionable around adjacent edges of the shelf main body and the shelf extender when the shelf main body and the shelf extender are disposable in parallel sliding contact, the shelf set clip engageable with the serrated edge thereby to temporarily lock the shelf extender against axial sliding movement relative to the shelf main body.