Variably configurable stackable bins
First Claim
1. A stackable bin, comprising:
- a housing defining a receptacle and including two pair of opposed walls defining an opening at a front leading into said receptacle, at least one pair of said opposed walls having inner surfaces having an inward taper along substantially their entire length with respect to a central axis of said housing; and
a partitioning structure removably insertable into said receptacle through said opening and partitioning said receptacle into a plurality of storage compartments,said partitioning structure having outer edges having an inward taper along substantially their entire length in correspondence with the inward taper of said inner surfaces of said at least one pair of opposed walls and frictionally engaging said inner surfaces of said at least one pair of opposed walls.
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Abstract
Stackable bin includes a housing defining a receptacle and having two pair of opposed walls defining an opening at a front leading into the receptacle, at least one pair of which have an inward taper with respect to a central axis of the housing. A partitioning structure is removably insertable into the receptacle through the opening and partitions the receptacle into a plurality of storage compartments. The partitioning structure has an inward taper corresponding to the inward taper of the opposed walls and frictionally engages the opposed walls to hinder unintentional removal of the partitioning structure from the receptacle. The removability of the partitioning structure enables the receptacle to be selectively partitioned into smaller storage spaces than a storage space without the partitioning structure which would occupy the entire receptacle. Use of the partitioning structure would be dependent on the objects sought to be stored by the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A stackable bin, comprising:
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a housing defining a receptacle and including two pair of opposed walls defining an opening at a front leading into said receptacle, at least one pair of said opposed walls having inner surfaces having an inward taper along substantially their entire length with respect to a central axis of said housing; and a partitioning structure removably insertable into said receptacle through said opening and partitioning said receptacle into a plurality of storage compartments, said partitioning structure having outer edges having an inward taper along substantially their entire length in correspondence with the inward taper of said inner surfaces of said at least one pair of opposed walls and frictionally engaging said inner surfaces of said at least one pair of opposed walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A stackable bin, comprising:
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a housing defining a receptacle and including two pair of opposed walls defining an opening at a front leading into said receptacle, a first wall in each of said two pair of opposed walls having an outward facing stepped profile on an outer surface, and a second wall in each of said two pair of opposed walls having an inward facing stepped profile on an outer surface which mates with said outward facing stepped profile to thereby enable a plurality of the bins to be mated together vertically and horizontally via mating of said walls. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A stackable bin, comprising:
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a housing defining a receptacle and including a plurality of side walls, said side walls defining an opening at a front end of said side walls and a rear section at a rear end of said side walls opposite said opening, a first one of said side walls having an outward facing stepped profile on an outer surface, said outward facing stepped profile extending along the entire periphery of said first side wall inward from peripheral edges of said first side wall such that said outward facing stepped profile extends alongside said opening, alongside side walls adjacent to said first side wall and alongside said rear section, and a second one of said side walls having an inward facing stepped profile on an outer surface which mates with said outward facing stepped profile to thereby enable a plurality of the bins to be mated together vertically and horizontally via mating of said walls, said inward facing stepped profile extending along the entire periphery of said second side wall inward from peripheral edges of said second side wall such that said inward facing stepped profile extends alongside said opening, alongside side walls adjacent to said second side wall and alongside said rear section. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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