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A complete container includes a container frame, plus one or more modular insert structures which are removably attached to the frame to serve either as shelves, or as wall sections, as may be selected in a particular instance. The container frame includes a vertical rear wall and a pair of vertical

A complete container includes a container frame, plus one or more modular insert structures which are removably attached to the frame to serve either as shelves, or as wall sections, as may be selected in a particular instance. The container frame includes a vertical rear wall and a pair of vertical side walls which are perpendicular to the rear wall. Each modular insert is of rectangular configuration and of such a length as to fit between the side walls of the container frame. The modular insert may be placed in a vertical plane between the front edges of the side walls in which case it serves as a wall section; or it may be placed in a horizontal plane between the side walls, in which event it acts as a shelf. Each modular insert is removably attached at its ends to the respective side walls. The attachment means are arranged in such a way as to be conveniently operated by hand, whenever the modular structure is to be inserted between the side walls or removed from them.

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A container having a variable configuration, comprising: a vertical rear wall; vertical side walls disposed parallel to each other and perpendicular to said rear wall; said side walls having vertically extending, parallel front edges, and having a plurality of vertically spaced pairs of transverse o

A container having a variable configuration, comprising: a vertical rear wall; vertical side walls disposed parallel to each other and perpendicular to said rear wall; said side walls having vertically extending, parallel front edges, and having a plurality of vertically spaced pairs of transverse openings near said front edges, each pair of openings defining a single horizontal axis; said side walls also having a plurality of pairs of horizontally extending stringers on the inner surface thereof, each of said stringers also having at least one transverse opening therein, said openings being in matched pairs each of which defines a horizontal axis extending through said container; and a modular shelf or wall structure having a rectangular frame with two ends, a separate latch extending longitudinally from each of said ends, said latches having a single axis, handle means for retracting said latches, and tab means projecting from each of said ends for engaging either said front edges of said side walls or the upper surfaces of a pair of said stringers; whereby said modular structure may either be placed between said front edges to form a wall section, or upon a pair of said stringers to form a shelf, and is then secured in place by said tab means as well as by the engagement of said latches with the corresponding pair of openings.