The present invention provides a modular system for at least one of displaying and storing at least one article. The modular system includes at least a pair of elongated support brackets having magnetic protrusions; at least one elongated cross member having downwardly facing end stops and means for
The present invention provides a modular system for at least one of displaying and storing at least one article. The modular system includes at least a pair of elongated support brackets having magnetic protrusions; at least one elongated cross member having downwardly facing end stops and means for positioning each of the at least one elongated cross member and the at least said pair of elongated support brackets in a generally horizontal plane during use of the modular system. The at least a pair of elongated support brackets are disposed in a spaced apart parallel relationship with each other. The at least one elongated cross member is sized to at least span a distance between the at least pair of elongated support brackets. Additionally, the at least one elongated cross member may at least rest on a top edge of each of the at least the pair of elongated support brackets during use of said modular system.
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1. A modular system for at least one of displaying and storing at least one article, said modular system comprising: (a) at least a pair of elongated support brackets disposed in a spaced apart parallel relationship with each other, each support bracket comprising: i. a body;ii. a first end of said
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A modular system for at least one of displaying and storing at least one article, said modular system comprising: (a) at least a pair of elongated support brackets disposed in a spaced apart parallel relationship with each other, each support bracket comprising: i. a body;ii. a first end of said body configured for attachment to a mounting member employed within said modular system; andiii. at least one magnetic protrusion extending from a top edge of said elongated support bracket;(b) at least one elongated cross member being sized to at least span a distance between said at least pair of elongated support brackets, said at least one elongated cross member at least resting on the top edge of each of said at least said pair of elongated support brackets during use of said modular system, wherein said at least one magnetic protrusion on each of said elongated support bracket magnetically connects with an outer edge and/or surface of said at least one elongated cross member such that said at least one elongated cross member is restrained from movement along a longitudinal axis of said each elongated support bracket; and(c) means for positioning each of said at least one elongated cross member and said at least said pair of elongated support brackets in a generally horizontal plane during use of said modular system. 2. The modular system of claim 1, wherein said at least one elongated cross member includes a pair of downwardly facing end stops disposed, during use of said modular system, on a bottom surface of said at least one elongated cross member and spaced apart so as to be positioned on or adjacent outer surfaces of said elongated support brackets, whereby said at least one elongated cross member is restrained from movement normal to the longitudinal axis of said each support bracket. 3. The modular system of claim 1, wherein said at least one elongated cross member includes a cavity defined on one surface thereof throughout the length of said at least one elongated cross member, whereby said cavity has a concave shape in a direction normal to a length of said cross member, whereby said concave shape being sized such that said at least one article is at least partially disposed within said cavity and thereby restrained from a movement past longitudinal edges of said elongated cross member. 4. The modular system of claim 1, wherein said at least one elongated cross member is at least a pair of elongated cross members and said at least one magnetic protrusion is at least a pair of magnetic protrusions spaced apart in relationship with each other, wherein said at least a pair of magnetic protrusions fixes said pair of elongated cross members in a spaced apart parallel relationship with each other, whereby said pair of elongated cross members position a length of said at least one article generally normal to said pair of elongated cross members, whereby one end of said at least one article is supported on one of said elongated cross members and another end of said at least one article is supported on another one of said pair of elongated cross members, whereby said pair of elongated cross members positioned by said pair of magnetic protrusions orient the length of said at least one article along lengths of said pair of elongated cross members, wherein one longitudinal edge of each of said pair of elongated cross members abuts a surface of said at least one article. 5. A bracket for supporting a pair of elongated cross members of a modular system for at least one of displaying and storing at least one article, said bracket comprising: (a) a body;(b) a first end of said body configured for attachment to a mounting member employed within said modular system;(c) a first magnetic protrusion disposed, during use of said bracket, above a top surface of said body at said first end thereof, said first magnetic protrusion magnetically connects with an outer surface of one of the pair of elongated cross members and restrains the one of the pair of elongated cross members from a movement along a longitudinal axis of said bracket; and(d) a second magnetic protrusion disposed above said top surface of said body at a second end thereof, said second magnetic protrusion magnetically connects with an outer surface of another one of the pair of elongated cross members and restrains the another one of the pair of elongated cross members from a movement along said longitudinal axis of said bracket. 6. The bracket of claim 5, wherein each of said first and second magnetic protrusions is formed integral to said body of said bracket. 7. The bracket of claim 5, wherein each of said first and second magnetic protrusions is affixed to said body of said bracket. 8. The bracket of claim 5, wherein said bracket includes a pair of tabs extending outwardly from said top surface of said body and wherein each of said first and second magnetic protrusions is affixed to a respective one of said pair of tabs. 9. The bracket of claim 5, further including a third magnetic projection disposed on said top surface of said body mediate said first and second magnetic projections. 10. A modular system for at least one of displaying and storing at least one article, said modular system comprising: (a) a pair of support brackets spaced apart in a horizontal plane during use of said modular system, each of said pair of support brackets including: i. a body, andii. a first end of said body configured for attachment to a mounting member employed within said modular system;(b) a pair of elongated cross members supported on said pair of support brackets during use of said modular system;(c) a pair of first magnetic protrusions, each first magnetic protrusion disposed, during use of said modular system, above a top surface of said body at said first end thereof, said each first magnetic protrusion magnetically connects with an outer edge of one of said pair of elongated cross members and restrains said one of said pair of elongated cross members from a movement along longitudinal axes of said pair of brackets; and(d) a pair of second magnetic protrusions, each second magnetic protrusion disposed, during use of said modular system, above said top edge of said respective body at a second end thereof, said each second magnetic protrusion magnetically connects with an outer edge of another one of said pair of elongated cross members and restrains said another one of said pair of elongated cross members from said movement along said longitudinal axes of said pair of brackets. 11. The modular system of claim 10, wherein each of said pair of elongated cross members includes a cavity defined in one surface thereof throughout a length of said each elongated cross member, whereby said cavity has a concave shape in a direction normal to said length of said each elongated cross member, whereby said concave shape is sized such that said at least one article is at least partially disposed within said cavity and thereby restrained from a movement past longitudinal edges of said each elongated cross member. 12. The modular system of claim 11, wherein said cavity defines a generally U-shaped cross-section of said each elongated cross member in said direction normal to said length thereof. 13. The modular system of claim 10, wherein each of said pair of elongated cross members includes a pair of end stops upstanding on one surface of said each of said pair of elongated cross members and facing downwardly during use of said modular system. 14. The modular system of claim 10, wherein said each of said pair of brackets includes a pair of tabs extending outwardly from said top surface of said body and wherein each of said pairs of first and second magnetic protrusions is affixed to a respective one of said pair of tabs. 15. The modular system of claim 10, wherein each of said pairs of first and second magnetic protrusions is affixed to a surface of a respective elongated cross member.
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Brockway Ronald L. (2523 N. Poinsettia Santa Ana CA 92706), Article support apparatus.
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