US 10,441,077 B2Granted

Compartment divider assembly

AssigneeSizable Enterprises Incorporated

InventorsDaniel Warren Stefan, Timothy Daniel Stefan

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Abstract

A compartment divider assembly. The compartment divider assembly may comprise: one or more dividers and at least one coupler. The one or more dividers may comprise a first divider and a second divider. The at least one coupler may comprise at least one support coupler and at least one set of prongs. The one or more dividers may further comprise at least one dovetail groove traversing along a longitudinal axis. The one or more dividers may be positioned substantially horizontally. The first divider may be positioned substantially perpendicular to the second divider. The at least one set of prongs may further comprise at least one planar face and at least one non-planar face. The at least one non-planar face of the at least one set of prongs may be adapted to engage with at least one dovetail groove of the one or more dividers.

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Dependent claims

A compartment divider assembly, comprising:

two or more dividers, comprising at least a first divider and a second divider;
and
a corner coupler, comprising a support coupler, a first prong set, and a second prong set;
wherein said first prong set comprises a first top prong and a first bottom prong, wherein said first top prong comprises a first top base and a first top protrusion, and wherein said first bottom prong comprises a first bottom base and a first bottom protrusion;
wherein said second prong set comprises a second top prong and a second bottom prong, wherein said second top prong comprises a second top base and a second top protrusion, and wherein said second bottom prong comprises a second bottom base and a second bottom protrusion;
wherein each of said two dividers further comprises a dovetail groove traversing along a longitudinal axis;
wherein said first top protrusion and said first bottom protrusion of said first prong set are configured to engage with said dovetail groove of said first divider, such that said corner coupler is held substantially in place by tension or friction relative to said first divider;
and
wherein said second top protrusion and said second bottom protrusion of said second prong set are configured to engage with said dovetail groove of said second divider, such that said corner coupler is held substantially in place by tension or friction relative to said second divider;
wherein said first top prong and said first bottom prong deform toward each other and then spring back into their original positions when said first prong set engages with said dovetail groove of said first divider;
wherein said second top prong and said second bottom prong deform toward each other and then spring back into their original positions when said second prong set engages with said dovetail groove of said second divider.

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A compartment divider assembly, comprising:

at least two dividers, comprising at least a first divider and a second divider;
and
two couplers, comprising a first coupler and a second coupler;
wherein each of said two couplers comprise at least one support coupler and a prong;
wherein said first divider comprises a dovetail groove traversing along a longitudinal axis;
wherein each of said prongs comprises a top protrusion and a bottom protrusion;
wherein said top protrusion and said bottom protrusion of said first coupler engage with said dovetail groove of said first divider when said top protrusion and said bottom protrusion deform towards each other and then spring back into their original positions, such that said first coupler is held substantially in place by tension or friction relative to said first divider;
wherein said top protrusion and said bottom protrusion of said second coupler engage with said dovetail groove of said first divider when said top protrusion and said bottom protrusion deform towards each other and then spring back into their original positions, such that said second coupler is held substantially in place by tension or friction relative to said first divider;
and
wherein said first and second couplers are positioned along said dovetail groove of said first divider such that a gap is created, wherein said gap is configured to engage with an end of said second divider.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/802,188Filed 2 Nov 2017 · continuation in part
Priority: 14 Dec 2016
Published: US 2018/0160809 A114 Jun 2018
Granted: 15 Oct 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

A47B 88/975
Drawers having means for organising or sorting the content: in the form of repositionable partition walls
A47B 88/994
Drawers having means for organising or sorting the content: in the form of trays or inserts
A47B 57/58
Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions: with means for adjusting partitions horizontally
A47B 2088/902
Constructional details of drawers: corner connectors for drawers

Family

Application15/379,021Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 14 Dec 2016
US 2018/0160809 A1Pre-grant publication · published 14 Jun 2018
US 9,839,289 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 10,441,077 B2This patent

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