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A U-shaped adjustable shelving system comprised of a plurality of interconnecting shelf sections including a back shelf section, a right side shelf section and a left side shelf section. The right and left side shelf sections are coupled to the back shelf section with a sliding dovetail arrangement

A U-shaped adjustable shelving system comprised of a plurality of interconnecting shelf sections including a back shelf section, a right side shelf section and a left side shelf section. The right and left side shelf sections are coupled to the back shelf section with a sliding dovetail arrangement so as to allow adjustment of the right and left side shelf sections relative to the back shelf section in order to change the width of the adjustable shelving system. The back shelf section is adjustable in length to substantially match the width of the space in which the shelving system is to be installed. The adjustable shelving system includes support risers for self-supporting the shelving system above a surface. The adjustable shelf can be easily installed into a variety of cabinets, and allows access to small containers, such as those for herbs and spices.

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1. An adjustable shelf system, comprising: a first elongate shelf forming a back shelf surface, the first shelf comprised of a plurality of interlocking shelf sections, the plurality of interlocking shelf sections being selectively attachable and removable from one another and being of at least two

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An adjustable shelf system, comprising: a first elongate shelf forming a back shelf surface, the first shelf comprised of a plurality of interlocking shelf sections, the plurality of interlocking shelf sections being selectively attachable and removable from one another and being of at least two different widths for adjusting an overall width of the first shelf;a second elongate shelf oriented perpendicularly to the first shelf, a distal end portion of the second shelf coupled to a first end of the first shelf with the second shelf forming a left side shelf surface extending from the first shelf;a third elongate shelf oriented perpendicularly to the first shelf and parallel to the second shelf, a distal end portion of the third shelf coupled to a second end of the first shelf with the third shelf forming a right side shelf surface from the first shelf, the first, second and third elongate shelves forming a generally U-shaped shelf with each of the back, left and right shelf surfaces being substantially contiguous and in substantial planar alignment;wherein the plurality of interlocking shelf sections comprise a center section and a plurality of interconnecting side sections configured for joining to the center section and to one another and each of the plurality of side sections include a dovetail protrusion depending from a first end and a dovetail recess formed in a second end for coupling to an adjacent shelf section of the plurality of interlocking shelf sections and wherein the protrusion and the recess have a similar size and shape; anda pair of end caps, each end cap comprising an end wall having a width approximately equal to a width of the first shelf and a dovetail protrusion configured to attach to a corresponding dovetail recess of an adjacent section of the plurality of interlocking shelf sections. 2. The adjustable shelf system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of interlocking shelf sections comprise at least one of a protrusion and a recess for coupling to an adjacent shelf section of the plurality of interlocking shelf sections. 3. The adjustable shelf system of claim 2, wherein the protrusion comprises a dovetail-shaped protrusion extending from a first end of an interlocking shelf section and wherein the recess comprises a dovetail-shaped recess formed in a second end of the interlocking shelf section, wherein the protrusion and the recess have a similar size and shape. 4. The adjustable shelf system of claim 3, wherein a first combined thickness of the first shelf and the second shelf along a first channel is approximately equal to a thickness of the second shelf at a proximal end thereof and wherein a second combined thickness of the first shelf and the third shelf along the second channel is approximately equal to a thickness of the third shelf at a proximal end thereof. 5. The adjustable shelf system of claim 1, wherein at least some of the plurality of side sections have different lengths. 6. The adjustable shelf system of claim 1, further comprising at least one tab downwardly depending from each of the plurality of interlocking shelf sections proximate the second end and proximate the dovetail recess. 7. The adjustable shelf system of claim 6, wherein the at least one tab further comprising a protrusion outwardly extending from the at least one tab and a recess formed in an abutting end of an adjacent section of the plurality of sections for engaging with the protrusion to impart a bias between the tab and the adjacent section. 8. The adjustable shelf system of claim 1, further comprising at least one securement tab formed in each of the second and third shelves having a projection formed thereon for engaging with and retaining an adjacent shelf section of the first shelf to temporarily secure the first shelf to each of the second and third shelves. 9. The adjustable shelf system of claim 1, wherein the first shelf has a generally trapezoidally shaped cross-section, said second shelf defines a first transversely extending, trapezoidal channel for slideably receiving the first end of the first shelf, and said third shelf defines a second transversely extending, trapezoidal channel for slideably receiving the second end of the first shelf. 10. The adjustable shelf system of claim 1, wherein a width of the first shelf is adjusted to substantially match a desired width by one of adding or removing at least one section of the plurality of interlocking shelf sections of the back shelf. 11. The adjustable shelf of claim 1, further comprising a first upwardly extending side wall along at least a portion of an outer edge of the second shelf and a second upwardly extending side wall along at least a portion of an outer edge of the third shelf. 12. The adjustable shelf of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of legs, each removably coupled to a bottom side of one of the second and third shelves. 13. The adjustable shelf of claim 12, further comprising a cross-member removably coupled to and between a pair of legs of the plurality of legs attached to each of the second and third shelves. 14. The adjustable shelf of claim 12, wherein at least some of the plurality of legs are of a different length to change a resting height of the adjustable shelf. 15. A U-shaped adjustable shelf system, consisting essentially of: a back shelf section defining an upper back shelf surface, having a generally trapezoidal cross-section along substantially an entire width of the back shelf section and comprised of a plurality of interlocking shelf sections, the plurality of interlocking shelf sections being selectively attachable and removable from one another and being of at least two different widths for adjusting an overall width of the first shelf;a right side shelf section having a connecting portion defining a generally trapezoidal groove oriented transverse to the right side shelf section, the groove being proximate a distal end thereof for receiving a first end of the back shelf section and defining an upper right side shelf surface extending perpendicularly from the back shelf section and being substantially planar to the upper back shelf surface; anda left side shelf section having a connecting portion defining a generally trapezoidal groove oriented transverse to the right side shelf section, the groove being proximate a distal end thereof for receiving a second end of the back shelf section and defining an upper left side shelf surface extending perpendicularly from the back shelf section and being substantially planar to the upper back shelf surface, the right and left side shelf section being slideably adjustable with a friction fit relative to the back shelf section and the back, right and left shelf sections forming a generally U-shaped shelf with each of the upper back, left and right shelf surfaces being substantially continuous. 16. The adjustable shelf system of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of interlocking shelf sections comprise at least one of a protrusion and a recess for coupling to an adjacent shelf section of the plurality of interlocking shelf sections, wherein the protrusion comprises a dovetail-shaped protrusion extending from a first end of an interlocking shelf section and wherein the recess comprises a dovetail-shaped recess formed in a second end of the interlocking shelf section, wherein the protrusion and the recess have a similar size and shape. 17. The adjustable shelf system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of interlocking shelf sections comprise a center section and a plurality of interconnecting side sections configured for joining to the center section and to one another, wherein at least some of the plurality of side sections have different widths.