An arranging shelf

Claim 1

An improved shelf which may be easily assembled and disassembled and wherein a plurality of units may be vertically and horizontally arranged as shelf space is required and which presents a pleasing appearance, comprising: at least one bottom board, a plurality of pillars upwardly extending from each corner of said bottom board and formed integrally therewith, each said pillar having a downwardly curved side extending toward a downwardly curved side of another of said pillars, said bottom board having a hollow region therein adjacent the curved side of each pillar, the portion of the bottom board forming the hollow region having an aperture therein, said bottom board further having an indented region in the bottom thereof and integrally formed therewith, said indented region adapted for vertical stacking of shelf units; a plurality of side boards having a first set of vertically extending grooves integrally formed therein along the vertical sides thereof, a first set of internally threaded sleeves positioned within said first set of grooves and integrally formed with each side board, a first set of downwardly extending curved members integrally formed with said side boards, one of said members extending from each groove of said first set of grooves, said curved members corresponding in shape tO said downwardly curved side of said pillars and having a leg portion at the free ends thereof, said leg portion adapted to fit within the hollow region adjacent each said pillar and having an aperture therein adapted to overlay the aperture in the hollow region of said bottom board through which a fastening member may be inserted, a first set of integrally formed support members extending upwardly from the top of each side board coaxially of each groove, and having an aperture therein on the same side as each groove, and a first plurality of cover members adapted to fit over each of said grooves and having apertures therein corresponding to said internally threaded sleeves, each said cover member having a hook member extending from an end thereof and adapted to be positioned within one of said support members, said hook member extending from the said first set of support members through the apertures; and at least one top board having regions in the bottom portion thereof adapted to receive said first set of upwardly extending members, said region further having an indented section adapted to receive said hook member therein.