Substrate mounted container
OwnerRocco Salviola, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A container is described herein that is configured to be mounted between joists in a substrate of a structure, such as a floor, wall, or ceiling. The container includes a body portion sized to be disposed between the joists and a lid to cover an opening to the body. The lid can further be configured to be coplanar with a covering material of the substrate so that the container does not project outwardly from the substrate.
Claims17
A container configured to be mounted within an opening in a substrate of a building that includes joists and a covering material extending over extending over the joists, the container comprising:
- a body including at least one wall portion defining an interior, the at least one wall portion having an edge defining an open top providing access to the interior;
- flanges projecting outwardly from opposite sides of the body, the flanges configured to abut the joists in the substrate with the body in an installed position within the substrate between the joists;
- a lid pivotably coupled to the body to engage the edge of the at least one wall portion and cover the open top of the body in a closed position, the lid sized to extend to an edge of the opening in the substrate around a perimeter thereof and configured such that with the body in the installed position within the substrate and the lid in the closed position, an outer surface of the lid is configured to be coplanar with an outer surface of the covering material.
A container configured to be mounted within an opening in a substrate of a building, the container comprising:
- a body including at least one wall portion defining an interior, the at least one wall portion having an edge defining an open top providing access to the interior, wherein the body includes two chambers, each chamber configured to be positioned between joists in the substrate, the body including a bridge portion extending between the chambers configured to extend over a joist between the chambers;
- flanges projecting outwardly from opposite sides of the body, the flanges configured to abut the joists in the substrate with the body in an installed position within the substrate between the joists;
- a lid pivotably coupled to the body to engage the edge of the at least one wall portion and cover the open top of the body in a closed position, the lid sized to extend to an edge of the opening in the substrate around a perimeter thereof and configured such that with the body in the installed position within the substrate and the lid in the closed position, an outer surface of the lid is substantially coplanar with an outer surface of the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.