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US 10,583,962 B2Granted
Utility assembly and coupling mechanism
AssigneesMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Keter Plastic Ltd.
InventorsYaron Brunner, Grant T. Squiers, Christopher S. Hoppe, Steven W. Hyma
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Abstract
The present disclosure concerns a coupling mechanism for detachably attaching two or more utility modules to one another, utility assembles, mobile carriers and other attachable modules and articles.
Claims12
A container assembly comprising:
- a first container comprising:
- a first coupler extending from a first face of the first container, the first coupler comprises two sidewalls, a back wall, and a rib, the back wall extends between the two sidewalls, the two sidewalls and the back wall project from a depressed surface of the first face, and the rib extends from the back wall in a first direction above the depressed surface;
- and
- a latch recess;
- and
- a second container comprising:
- a second coupler extending from a second face of the second container, the second coupler includes a tongue that is offset from the second face and extends in a second direction opposite the first direction, the tongue of the second container is engageable with the rib of the first container;
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- a latch coupled to the second container, the latch positionable in a locked position in which the latch prevents disengagement of the first container and the second container when the tongue and rib are engaged.
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A first container configured to be removably coupled to a second container, the first container comprising:
- a top face;
- a bottom face;
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- a first coupler extending from a first face of the first container that is one of the top face and the bottom face, the first coupler comprises a tongue that is offset from the first face and extends in a first direction;
- a second coupler extending from a second face of the first container that is the other of the top face and the bottom face, the second face comprising a plurality of depressed surfaces, the second coupler comprises a back wall, two sidewalls, and a rib, the back wall and the two sidewalls project from one of the plurality of depressed surfaces of the second face, the rib offset from the second face and extends above the one of the plurality of depressed surfaces in a second direction opposing the first direction, the rib engageable with a second tongue coupled to a second container, the first container enters an engaged position with the second container by the first and second containers sliding with respect to each other, wherein the plurality of depressed surfaces of the second face cover at least 50% of the second face;
- a latch recess;
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- a latch, the latch positionable in a locked position in which the latch interlocks with a second latch recess in the second container restricting displacement between the first container and the second container.
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A container assembly comprising:
- a first container comprising:
- a first coupler extending from a first face of the first container, the first coupler comprises two sidewalls, a back wall, and a rib, the back wall extends between the two sidewalls, the first face comprises a plurality of depressed surfaces, the back wall and the two sidewalls project from one of the plurality of depressed surfaces, the rib extends from the back wall in a first direction above the one of the plurality of depressed surfaces, the plurality of depressed surfaces of the first face cover at least 50% of the first face;
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- a latch recess;
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- a second container comprising:
- a second coupler extending from a second face of the second container, the second coupler includes a tongue that is offset from the second face and extends in a second direction opposite the first direction, the tongue of the second container is engageable with the rib of the first container;
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- a latch coupled to the second container, the latch positionable in a locked position in which the latch prevents disengagement of the first container and the second container when the tongue and rib are engaged.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.