Container method and apparatus
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1. A container comprisinga base member having opposed walls and an interior that is capable of storing items;
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said top member extending into grooves of said opposed walls and being slidable with respect to said base member, without disturbance to any objects supported thereon, to expose the interior thereof and allow access to said interior;
wherein said base member is proportioned to slidably receive said top member with a support adjoining each of said grooves for supporting the top member, and said support includes rollers for promoting the slidable movement of said top member.
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Apparatus and a method forming a container having a base member with opposed walls and an interior that is capable of storing items below a top plate member for supporting objects exterior to the container; with the top plate member extending into grooves of the opposed walls and being slidable on rollers, with respect to the base member without disturbance to any objects supported thereon, to expose and allow access to the interior. The top plate member can form a plurality of separate sections that are moveable away from each other.
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1. A container comprising
a base member having opposed walls and an interior that is capable of storing items; - and
a top plate member that is capable of supporting objects that are exterior to said container;
said top member extending into grooves of said opposed walls and being slidable with respect to said base member, without disturbance to any objects supported thereon, to expose the interior thereof and allow access to said interior;
wherein said base member is proportioned to slidably receive said top member with a support adjoining each of said grooves for supporting the top member, and said support includes rollers for promoting the slidable movement of said top member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A container comprising
a base member having opposed walls and an interior that is capable of storing items; - and
a top plate member that is capable of supporting objects that are exterior to said container;
said top member extending into grooves of said opposed walls and being slidable with respect to said base member, without disturbances to any objects supported thereon, to expose the interior thereof and allow access to said interior;
wherein said top member comprises a plurality of separate sections movable away from each other. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. The method of fabricating a container having an exterior and interior storage capability, which comprises the steps of:
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(a) providing a base for the interior storage of items; and
(b) slidably affixing to said base a support member that extends into said base for the exterior storage of items;
whereby access to interior storage can be made by slidably moving said support member without disturbing any items supported thereby;
wherein said base member is a quadrilateral with pairs of opposing walls, and said support member is a planar plate slidably receivable by said quadrilateral; and
said quadrilateral includes wall-mounted rollers to facilitate the slidable movement of said support member.
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10. The method of storing items interiorly and exteriorly, which comprises the steps of
(a) placing items for storage within a container; - and
(b) placing other items upon a slidable cover plate that extends into said container;
whereby there can be access to the interior of said container without disturbance to said other items by the slidable movement of said cover.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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