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A modular corner shelving system has a plurality of panels arranged vertically stacked and spaced apart. Each panel has an upper surface, a pair of back edges, a back corner, at least one front edge, and a plurality of sockets. One of the sockets is a rear socket positioned near the back corner. Eac

A modular corner shelving system has a plurality of panels arranged vertically stacked and spaced apart. Each panel has an upper surface, a pair of back edges, a back corner, at least one front edge, and a plurality of sockets. One of the sockets is a rear socket positioned near the back corner. Each socket defines a top receptacle accessible from the upper surface and a bottom receptacle accessible from beneath the panel. A plurality of elongate risers each have a lower end received in a top receptacle of one of the sockets of one panel and an upper end received in a bottom receptacle of a corresponding one of the sockets of an adjacently upward panel. The system can also have at least one turntable assembly positioned on one of the plurality of panels that is rotatable about a generally vertically oriented axis relative to the panel. Each rear socket can also be adapted to absorb forces applied thereat by permitting relative movement between a riser received therein and the respective panel.

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1. A corner shelving system comprising:a plurality of panels arranged vertically stacked and spaced apart, each panel having an upper surface, an underside, a perimeter including a pair of back edges, a back corner and at least one front edge, and having a plurality of sockets, one of which is a rea

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A corner shelving system comprising:a plurality of panels arranged vertically stacked and spaced apart, each panel having an upper surface, an underside, a perimeter including a pair of back edges, a back corner and at least one front edge, and having a plurality of sockets, one of which is a rear socket positioned near the back corner, and wherein each socket defines a top receptacle accessible from the upper surface and a bottom receptacle accessible from the underside of the panel; a plurality of elongate risers each having a lower end received in a toy receptacle of a socket of one panel and an upper end received in a bottom receptacle of a corresponding socket of an adjacently upward panel; and at least one turntable assembly removably supported on the upper surface of one panel of the plurality of panels and rotatable about a generally vertically oriented axis, the at least one turntable having a toy storage surface, wherein each of the plurality of panels defines a heptagonal upper surface. 2. The shelving system of claim 1, wherein each rear socket is adapted to absorb forces applied thereat by permitting relative movement between a riser received therein and the respective panel.3. The shelving system of claim 1, wherein the risers are fabricated from a material selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene.4. The shelving system of claim 1, wherein the upper surface of each of the plurality of panels is non-perforated.5. The shelving system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of panels has structural ribs.6. The shelving system of claim 1, wherein the upper surface of each of the plurality of panels forms an open grid pattern.7. A corner shelving system comprising:a plurality of panels arranged vertically stacked and spaced apart, each panel having an upper surface, an underside, a perimeter including a pair of back edges, a back corner and at least one front edge, and having a plurality of sockets, one of which is a rear socket positioned near the back corner, and wherein each socket defines a top receptacle accessible from the upper surface and a bottom receptacle accessible from the underside of the panel; a plurality of elongate risers each having a lower end received in a top receptacle of a socket of one panel and an upper end received in a bottom receptacle of a corresponding socket of an adjacently upward panel; at least one turntable assembly removably supported on the upper surface of one panel of the plurality of panels and rotatable about a generally vertically oriented axis, the at least one turntable having a top storage surface; an interior socket positioned interior to the perimeter of each of the plurality of panels, each interior socket having a top receptacle accessible from the upper surface and a bottom receptacle accessible from the underside of the respective panel; and an interior riser having a lower end received in the top receptacle of an interior socket of the one panel and an upper end received in the bottom receptacle of a corresponding interior socket of an adjacently upward panel, wherein the at least one turntable assembly is mounted for rotation about the interior riser. 8. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein the pair of back edges of each panel are generally perpendicular to one another.9. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein the upper and lower ends of the risers are circular cylinders.10. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein the top and bottom receptacles of the plurality of sockets are circular cylinders.11. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of panels is essentially identically shaped.12. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of panels defines a substantially triangular upper surface.13. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of panels defines an upper surface in the shape of a quarter segment of a circle.14. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein the risers are fabricated from a material selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene.15. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein the upper surface of each of the plurality of panels is non-perforated.16. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of panels has structural ribs.17. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein the upper surface of each of the plurality of panels forms an open grid pattern.18. The shelving system of claim 7, further comprising:two or more of the turntable assemblies, each of the two or more turntable assemblies disposed on a separate one of the plurality of panels. 19. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein the at least one turntable assembly is positioned between the one panel and an adjacently upward panel.20. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein the at least one turntable assembly is mounted for rotation about the interior riser.21. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein the at least one turntable assembly is a circular panel and has a center opening through which the interior riser passes.22. The shelving system of claim 21, further comprising:a bearing surface provided on a bottom surface of the at least one turntable assembly and surrounding the center opening; and a washer positioned between the upper surface of the one panel and the bearing surface whereby the bearing surface rests on the washer. 23. The shelving system of claim 7, wherein each rear socket is adapted to absorb forces applied thereat by permitting relative movement between a riser received therein and the respective panel.24. A corner shelving system comprising:a plurality of panels arranged vertically stacked and spaced apart, each panel having an upper surface, an underside, a perimeter including a pair of back edges, a back corner and at least one front edge, and having a plurality of sockets, one of which is a rear socket positioned near the back corner, and wherein each socket defines a top receptacle accessible from the upper surface and a bottom receptacle accessible from the underside of the panel; a plurality of elongate risers each having a lower end received in a top receptacle of a socket of one panel and an upper end received in a bottom receptacle of a corresponding socket of an adjacently upward panel; at least one turntable assembly removably supported on the upper surface of one panel of the plurality of panels and rotatable about a generally vertically oriented axis, the at least one turntable having a top storage surface, wherein the at least one turntable assembly is a circular panel and has a center opening through which one of the plurality of risers passes; and a plurality of bearings received in the upper surface of the one panel whereby a bottom surface of the at least one turntable assembly bears against the plurality of bearings. 25. The shelving system of claim 24, further comprising:one or more depressions formed in the upper surface of the one panel and in which the ball bearings are received. 26. The shelving system of claim 24, further comprising:a bearing track formed in the upper surface of the one panel and in which the plurality of bearings are received. 27. The shelving system of claim 24, wherein each rear socket is adapted to absorb forces applied thereat by permitting relative movement between a riser received therein and the respective panel.28. The shelving system of claim 24, wherein the risers are fabricated from a material selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene.29. The shelving system of claim 24, wherein the upper surface of each of the plurality of panels is non-perforated.30. The shelving system of claim 24, wherein each of the plurality of panels has structural ribs.31. The shelving system of claim 24, wherein the upper surface of each of the plurality of panels forms an open grid pattern.