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A modular rack and kit of parts for constructing a modular rack may be dimensioned to vary width and depth for different applications in different rooms. Retention accessories, including article hooks, extension cross members and shelves, each have attachment portions with mating cross-sectional pro

A modular rack and kit of parts for constructing a modular rack may be dimensioned to vary width and depth for different applications in different rooms. Retention accessories, including article hooks, extension cross members and shelves, each have attachment portions with mating cross-sectional profiles corresponding to the rack members engage the rack members circumferentially. The retention accessories are selectively reconfigurable for evolving storage needs.

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1. A modular rack system for stemware having a base with a first dimensional width and a stem having a second dimensional width less than the first dimensional width, comprising: a mounting structural member, for affixation to a surface, having opposed first and second coupling members;first and sec

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A modular rack system for stemware having a base with a first dimensional width and a stem having a second dimensional width less than the first dimensional width, comprising: a mounting structural member, for affixation to a surface, having opposed first and second coupling members;first and second return structural members, respectively having: elongated opposed first and second legs that are oriented in mutually spaced relationship spanning a third dimensional width less than the first dimensional width and greater than the second dimensional width;each respective first leg coupled to a corresponding one of the first or second coupling members and projecting outwardly therefrom a desired distance, for selectively varying assembled rack system fourth dimensional width;an extension cross structural member, having: opposed third and fourth coupling members for receiving a corresponding one of the second legs of the first or second returns, so that the assembled structural members form a closed loop with opposed sides spanning the third dimensional width; anda bulbous projection extending outwardly from the closed loop along a common plane, spanning with an opposed side of the loop a fifth dimensional width that is greater than the first dimensional width, for receipt, circumscribed passage and capture of stemware bases therein, so that the stemware bases are suspended within and peripherally supported by the closed loop; andretention mechanisms for rigidly affixing respective coupling members and corresponding received legs. 2. The rack system of claim 1, further comprising at least one retention accessory selected from the group consisting of article hooks and shelves, each accessory having an attachment portion with a mating cross-sectional profile corresponding to at least one of the structural members, for circumferential snap fit engagement thereabout. 3. The rack system of claim 2, wherein the retention accessory further comprises an accessory hook that projects outwardly from the closed loop. 4. The rack system of claim 2, wherein the retention accessory further comprises: a shelf spanning the first and second legs of at least one of the return structural members; anda pair of opposed attachment portions on opposite ends of the shelf having attachment hooks that clip around a portion of a respective leg outer circumference. 5. The rack system of claim 4, wherein the shelf defines apertures for receipt of articles therein. 6. The rack system of claim 4, wherein the shelf is oriented on a plane parallel to and offset from a plane defined by the closed loop formed by the structural members. 7. The rack system of claim 1, wherein the coupling members and the legs have a tubular profile and are coupled to each other by sliding telescopic engagement. 8. The rack system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the legs defines internal structural reinforcement ribs. 9. A kit of parts including the parts which are to be assembled into the rack system of claim 1, and further comprising a plurality of extension cross structural members respectively having differently dimensioned bulbous projections for selectively varying the fifth dimensional width when assembled with other structural members to form the closed loop. 10. A modular rack system for constructing shelving, comprising: a mounting structural member, for affixation to a surface, having opposed first and second coupling members;first and second return structural members, respectively having elongated opposed first and second legs, each respective first leg coupled to a corresponding one of the first or second coupling members and projecting outwardly therefrom a desired distance, for selectively varying assembled rack system first dimensional width;a cross structural member, having opposed third and fourth coupling members for receiving a corresponding one of the second legs of the first or second returns, so that the assembled structural members form a closed loop with the opposed first and second legs spanning a second dimensional width;retention mechanisms for rigidly affixing respective coupling members and corresponding received legs;a shelf suspended on a plane parallel to and below a plane defined by the first and second legs of at least one of the return structural members, the shelf having a periphery that is circumscribed by said at least one return structural member; anda pair of opposed attachment portions coupled to opposite ends of the shelf having a central planar portion on opposite ends of which are coupled attachment hooks that clip around a portion of a respective leg outer circumference, so that the shelf is supported by the central planar portions, suspended within and peripherally bounded by the at least one return structural member. 11. The rack system of claim 10, further comprising at least one retention accessory selected from the group consisting of article hooks and shelves, each accessory having an attachment portion with a mating cross-sectional profile corresponding to at least one of the structural members, for circumferential snap fit engagement thereabout. 12. The rack system of claim 11, wherein the retention accessory further comprises an accessory hook that projects outwardly from the closed loop. 13. The rack system of claim 10, wherein the shelf defines apertures for receipt of articles therein. 14. The kit of claim 10, wherein at least one of the legs defines internal structural reinforcement ribs. 15. A kit of parts including the parts which are to be assembled into the rack system of claim 10, and further comprising: a plurality of shelves respectively having differently dimensioned peripheries; anda plurality of first and second return structural members respectively having differently dimensioned opposed first and second legs for selectively varying the first or second dimensional widths when assembled with other structural members to form the closed loop.