Storage tray system
First Claim
1. An improvement in a storage tray system in which a plurality of storage trays each include a receptacle bounded at least partially by a generally vertical wall having a generally vertical inner surface along the receptacle, an opposite outer surface and an upper peripheral edge, for enabling the mounting of a selected number of such trays in selected positions adjacent one another on an essentially vertical mounting plate, the improvement comprising:
- a lip extending generally horizontally along at least a portion of the upper peripheral edge of the generally vertical wall and projecting vertically upwardly from the upper peripheral edge;
the mounting plate including an upper plate portion having an upper front surface and an upper rear surface located rearward of the upper front surface, a lower plate portion having a lower front surface and a lower rear surface located rearward of the lower front surface, and a generally horizontal slot between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion;
the lower plate portion being staggered rearwardly relative to the upper plate portion, and the lip being spaced horizontally from the inner surface of the wall of the receptacle such that upon insertion of the lip into the slot with the lip juxtaposed with the upper rear surface of the upper plate portion, the inner surface of the wall of the receptacle is essentially flush with the upper front surface of the upper plate portion while the outer surface of the wall of the receptacle abuts the lower front surface of the lower plate portion to support the storage tray on the mounting plate.
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Abstract
A storage tray system includes a plurality of storage trays each of which has a receptacle bounded by vertical walls, each having an inner surface, and a lip extending along at least one of the walls of the receptacle and projecting upwardly to be engaged within a horizontal slot between two mounting plate portions of a mounting plate such that the lip is juxtaposed with one mounting plate portion, above the slot and behind the one mounting plate portion, and a wall of the receptacle abuts the other mounting plate portion, below the slot and in front of the other mounting plate portion, with the inner surface of the abutting wall essentially flush with the corresponding outer surface of the one mounting plate portion for unrestricted access to the receptacle and for an integrated, aesthetically pleasing appearance.
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1. An improvement in a storage tray system in which a plurality of storage trays each include a receptacle bounded at least partially by a generally vertical wall having a generally vertical inner surface along the receptacle, an opposite outer surface and an upper peripheral edge, for enabling the mounting of a selected number of such trays in selected positions adjacent one another on an essentially vertical mounting plate, the improvement comprising:
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a lip extending generally horizontally along at least a portion of the upper peripheral edge of the generally vertical wall and projecting vertically upwardly from the upper peripheral edge; the mounting plate including an upper plate portion having an upper front surface and an upper rear surface located rearward of the upper front surface, a lower plate portion having a lower front surface and a lower rear surface located rearward of the lower front surface, and a generally horizontal slot between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion; the lower plate portion being staggered rearwardly relative to the upper plate portion, and the lip being spaced horizontally from the inner surface of the wall of the receptacle such that upon insertion of the lip into the slot with the lip juxtaposed with the upper rear surface of the upper plate portion, the inner surface of the wall of the receptacle is essentially flush with the upper front surface of the upper plate portion while the outer surface of the wall of the receptacle abuts the lower front surface of the lower plate portion to support the storage tray on the mounting plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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