Compartmented assembly and method for making a compartmented assembly
AssigneeDucktronix LLC
InventorHarold Wayne Qualkinbush
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Abstract
Compartmented assemblies related to customizable storage compartments. A bottom panel, side panels, and divider panels may be configured in any combination to form a compartmented assembly with a primary compartment comprising at least two sub-compartments. A method of designing and constructing compartmented assemblies is described. A graphical user interface may be used to format a design which may be transmitted to associated machinery for automated cutting of the component panels. Series of notches, tabs, and apertures are used for mating adjacent panels to one another. Adhesive may be inserted into joints for securing the panels.
Claims20
A compartmented assembly, comprising:
- a bottom panel comprising a bottom panel floor bounded by at least three bottom panel edges, the bottom panel edges comprising a plurality of bottom panel edge attachment notches disposed along each of the bottom panel edges, the bottom panel edge attachment notches defining bottom panel edge attachment tabs therebetween;
- at least three side panels, each of the at least three side panels comprising a side panel wall bounded by a side panel top edge, a side panel bottom edge and two side panel end edges, wherein each side panel bottom edge comprises side panel bottom edge attachment notches defining side panel bottom edge attachment tabs therebetween, and at least two of the side panels comprising at least a first side panel wall attachment aperture disposed in the side panel wall of the at least two side panels;
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- at least a first divider panel comprising a divider panel wall bounded by a divider panel top edge, a divider panel bottom edge and two divider panel side edges, wherein the divider panel bottom edge comprises divider panel bottom edge attachment notches defining at least one divider panel bottom edge attachment tab therebetween, and wherein the divider panel side edges comprise at least two divider panel side edge attachment notches defining at least one divider panel side edge attachment tab therebetween;
- wherein the at least three side panels are attached to the bottom panel by mating the side panel bottom edge attachment tabs to the bottom panel edge attachment notches, such that the at least three side panels are disposed substantially orthogonally from the bottom panel floor to define a primary compartment bounded by the bottom panel floor and the at least three side panel walls,
- wherein the at least first divider panel is attached to the assembly by mating the at least one divider panel side edge attachment tab to the first side panel wall attachment aperture, wherein the divider panel divides the primary compartment into at least first and second sub-compartments, and
- wherein at least one of the side panels and the divider panel(s) are secured to the bottom panel using an adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.