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A storage and management assembly for a plurality of portable electronic devices is provided. The assembly includes a tower assembly to define a vertical channel along a first side of the tower assembly. A plurality of shelves are removably coupled to a second side of the tower assembly, wherein the

A storage and management assembly for a plurality of portable electronic devices is provided. The assembly includes a tower assembly to define a vertical channel along a first side of the tower assembly. A plurality of shelves are removably coupled to a second side of the tower assembly, wherein the second side is opposite the first side, each of the shelves includes a storage bay defined by a bottom portion provided perpendicular to the first member, opposing raised edge portions provided about a portion of the perimeter of the bottom portion, and raised back tabs provided about a portion of the perimeter of the bottom portion, the plurality of shelves provided in a stacked vertical arrangement along the tower assembly. Alternatively, at least one modular portable carrier assembly for storing and charging a plurality of portable electronic devices may be removably coupled to the tower assembly.

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1. A storage and management assembly for multiple portable electronic devices comprising: a tower assembly having a first member coupled to a second member, and the first member coupled to a third member, the second and third members extending away from the first member to define a vertical channel

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A storage and management assembly for multiple portable electronic devices comprising: a tower assembly having a first member coupled to a second member, and the first member coupled to a third member, the second and third members extending away from the first member to define a vertical channel along a first side of the tower assembly; anda plurality of shelves removably attachable to a second side of the tower assembly, wherein the second side is opposite the first side, each said shelf defining a storage bay including a generally planar bottom portion having a front margin and a back margin and opposing raised edge portions extending upwardly along opposed sides of the bottom portion for supporting and retaining a portable electronic device on the shelf for storage and charging with bottom portion retaining tabs being received by tower assembly first member first shelf receiving slots, and raised edge portion retaining hooks being received by tower assembly first member second shelf receiving slots, and said retaining hooks being engaged with the tower assembly first member to retain the shelf on said second side of the tower assembly, the raised edge portions having a generally lower height at the front margin of the bottom portion of the shelf than at the back margin thereof near the tower assembly to provide enhanced user visibility of one or more devices received by a plurality of said shelves retained on the tower assembly, wherein the plurality of shelves are provided in a stacked, spaced vertical arrangement along the first member of the tower assembly, andthe tower assembly and the shelves further defining a plurality of first cable support apertures for support of and entry and exit of electronic cables to and from the channel and the shelves and between the channel and each shelf, the cable support apertures each providing managed electronic cable access for at least one electronic device supported by each shelf at spaced locations along the tower assembly. 2. The storage and management assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of shelves includes at least one said retaining tab provided about a portion of the perimeter of the bottom portion, the at least one retaining tab being engageable in at least one of said first shelf receiving slots provided in the first member to couple to and vertically support each of the plurality of shelves on the tower assembly. 3. The storage and management assembly of claim 2, wherein a back tab extends from a back end of each raised edge portion at a substantially right angle to approximately parallel a proximate back margin of the perimeter of the bottom portion, and wherein the raised edge portions have a vertical bias such that they can be deflected inwardly toward the bottom portion to enable a said retaining hook extending rearwardly from each back tab and generally parallel to the bottom portion to each respectively engage a one of a said second shelf receiving slots provided in said first member, said raised edge portions then being biased to return to a vertical position and retain the said retaining hooks in engagement with said second shelf receiving slots and further engage end margins of said second shelf receiving slots in a channel of a hook portion of each said retaining hook to additionally retain the shelves on the first member of the tower assembly. 4. The storage and management assembly of claim 1, wherein the tower assembly is coupled to a support base to provide for free standing support of the tower assembly. 5. The storage and management assembly of claim 1, wherein the tower assembly is coupled to a wheeled support base to provide for free standing support and movement of the tower assembly to one or more locations. 6. The storage and management assembly of claim 1, further comprising a first wall engaging tab coupled to the second member and a second wall engaging tab coupled to the third member, the first and second wall engaging tabs are provided in the same plane and parallel to the first member. 7. The storage and management assembly of claim 6, wherein the first and second wall engaging tabs each include at least one mounting aperture, the mounting aperture adapted to receive a mounting member to attach the tower assembly to a substantially vertical flat surface. 8. The storage and management assembly of claim 1, wherein the channel is adapted to support a power distribution assembly. 9. The storage and management assembly of claim 8, wherein the power distribution assembly is a power strip having a plurality of electrical outlets, and wherein the first side of the tower assembly is adapted to support the power strip within the confines of the channel. 10. The storage and management assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of shelves includes a first slot provided between a first one of the opposing raised edge portions and the bottom portion, and a second slot provided between a second one of the opposing raised edge portions and the bottom portion, and further comprising a locking assembly having a first sidewall received by the first slots of each of the plurality of shelves, a second sidewall received by the second slots of each of the plurality of shelves, a top wall connected to the first and second sidewalls and overlapping a majority of a top most shelf of the plurality of shelves, and a door pivotably connected to one of the first or second sidewall, the door selectively engages a locking member provided on one of the shelves of the plurality of shelves. 11. The storage and management assembly of claim 2, wherein a support flange extends downward from the back margin of the bottom portion of at least one of said shelves for engagement with the second side of the tower assembly when the shelves are coupled thereto to provide additional support and resistance to downward bending of the at least one shelf. 12. A storage and management tower assembly for a plurality of portable electronic devices comprising: a tower support;a cable management system defined by the tower support, the cable management system includes a central channel provided on a first side of the tower support;a plurality of shelves adapted to be individually attachable to a second side of the tower support in removable relation, the second side being opposite the first side, the plurality of shelves being attachable in vertical alignment along the tower support, each of the plurality of shelves includes a storage bay defined by a bottom portion engaged with and extending generally perpendicular to the second side of the tower support and having at least one bottom portion retaining tab extending outwardly from said bottom portion and received by a tower support first shelf receiving slot in supporting relation, opposing raised edge portions provided about a portion of the perimeter of the bottom portion, and back tabs provided about a portion of the perimeter and having retaining hooks extending outwardly from said back tabs each received by a tower support second shelf receiving slot and engaged with the tower support to retain the shelves on the tower support;a plurality of first cable support apertures provided through the tower support, wherein at least one said first cable support aperture through the tower support is provided for each of the plurality of shelves; anda plurality of second cable support apertures is provided in the plurality of shelves, wherein at least one second cable support aperture provided in each of the plurality of shelves is provided in at least one of the opposing back tabs, wherein the cable management system facilitates storage and protection of one or more cables by allowing each of the one or more cables to extend from the central channel, through a one of the plurality of first cable support apertures provided through the tower support, and through at least one of the plurality of second cable support apertures provided in the plurality of shelves, to the storage bay of each of the shelves. 13. The storage and management tower assembly of claim 12, wherein a power strip is provided in the central channel. 14. The storage and management tower assembly of claim 13, wherein the power strip includes a plurality of electrical outlets. 15. An expandable storage assembly for storing and charging a plurality of portable electronic devices comprising: a tower support portion defining a vertical channel provided on a first side of the tower support portion; anda plurality of vertically stacked shelves removably attachable to a second side of the tower support portion, the second side being opposite the first side, each of the shelves include a storage bay defined by opposing first and second edge portions which extend upwardly from a bottom portion, the first and second edge portions have a generally decreasing height as the first and second edge portions extend away from the tower support to provide visibility into each of the stacked shelves;at least one retaining tab projecting rearwardly from the shelf bottom portion is adapted to be received by at least one associated first shelf receiving slot provided in the second side to provide vertical support for the bottom portion;a pair of opposing first and second back tabs provided on each of the shelves, the first back tab being coupled to the first edge portion, the second back tab being coupled to the second edge portion, the first and second back tabs being provided at an approximately perpendicular angle to the respective first and second edge portions, wherein the first and second back tabs each include a retaining hook coupled thereto and projecting rearwardly therefrom and approximately parallel to the plane of the shelf bottom portion, each said retaining hook further having a laterally projecting hook portion to define a channel between the hook portion and the rear surface of the back tab from which the retaining hook projects, said hook portion of each back tab being adapted to be received by an associated one of a pair of second shelf receiving slots in the second side, wherein the first and second back tabs have a bias to facilitate coupling of each said hook portion of the first and second back tabs with a margin of a respective associated one of the pair of second shelf receiving slots to retain the shelf in engagement with the second side;a plurality of cable apertures provided through the tower support, wherein at least one cable aperture is provided for each of the plurality of shelves;a plurality of shelf apertures, wherein at least one shelf aperture is provided in each of the plurality of shelves, the at least one shelf aperture is provided in at least one of the opposing raised edge portions and back tabs, wherein the cable management system facilitates storage and protection of one or more electronic cables by allowing each of the one or more cables to extend from the tower support vertical channel through a one of the plurality of cable apertures, and through at least one of the plurality of shelf apertures, to each of the shelves. 16. The storage and management system assembly of claim 15, wherein a support flange extends downward from a back margin of the bottom portion of at least one of said shelves to engage the second side of the tower support portion and provide additional resistance to downward bending of the said at least one of said shelves.