Container storage apparatus and system

A storage apparatus for storing an object below one or more area supports, the object having one or more sidewalls, said apparatus comprising:

• a mounting section comprising an elongated support rail structured and arranged to attach said apparatus to at least one of the one or more area supports, said support rail having an upper wall defining an upper mounting surface configured to be attached to at least one of the one or more area supports so as to position said support rail below the area supports, said support rail having a track associated therewith;
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• a container engaging section attached to or integral with said mounting section, said container engaging section structured and arranged to engage the object so as to position the object in a container space of said container engaging section, said container engaging section comprising a static container support assembly and a dynamic container support assembly, said static container support assembly attached to or integral with said support rail so as to be fixed relative to said support rail, said dynamic container storage assembly having a dynamic support moveably engaged with said support rail in spaced apart relation to said static support member so as to define said container space therebetween, said static container support assembly having a static support member structured and arranged to engage a sidewall of the one or more sidewalls of the object, said dynamic support comprising:
• a dynamic support member disposed in spaced apart relation to said static support member and structured and arranged to engage a sidewall of the one or more sidewalls of the object;
• a moving mechanism connected to said dynamic support member, said moving mechanism structured and arranged to engage said track while moving along said track of said support rail;
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• a biasing mechanism interconnecting said dynamic support member and one of said support rail and said static container support assembly so as to bias said dynamic support member toward said static support member,
• wherein each of said static support member and said dynamic support member have outwardly extending areas thereof that extend outward from opposite disposed sidewalls of said support rail so as to securely support the object in said container space below said support rail, said dynamic support member moveably supported on said support rail by said moving mechanism so as to be biased by said biasing mechanism toward said static support member to engage and support the object therebetween.

A container storage system, comprising:

• one or more area supports;
• an object having one or more sidewalls;
• and
• a storage apparatus having a mounting section to mount said apparatus to said one or more area supports and a container engaging section attached to or integral with said mounting section to store said object below said one or more area supports, said mounting section comprising an elongated support rail structured and arranged to attach said apparatus to said one or more area supports, said support rail having an upper wall, one or more sidewalls and a track associated with said one or more sidewalls thereof, said upper wall configured to be attached to said one or more area supports so as to position said support rail below said area supports, said container engaging section structured and arranged to engage said container body so as to position said object in a container space of said container engaging section, said container engaging section having a static container support assembly and a dynamic container support assembly, said static container support assembly attached to or integral with said support rail so as to be fixed relative to said support rail, said dynamic container storage assembly having a dynamic support moveably engaged with said track of said support rail and disposed in spaced apart relation to said static support member so as to define said container space therebetween, said static container support assembly having a static support member structured and arranged to engage a sidewall of said one or more sidewalls of said object, said dynamic support having:
• a dynamic support member disposed in spaced apart relation to said static support member and structured and arranged to engage a sidewall of said one or more sidewalls of said object;
• a moving mechanism connected to said dynamic support member, said moving mechanism structured and arranged to engage said track while moving along said track of said support rail;
• and
• a biasing mechanism interconnecting said dynamic support member and one of said support rail and said static container support assembly so as to bias said dynamic support member toward said static support member,
• wherein each of said static support member and said dynamic support member have outwardly extending areas thereof that extend outward from opposite disposed sidewalls of said support rail so as to securely support said object in said container space below said support rail, said dynamic support member moveably supported on said support rail by said moving mechanism so as to be biased by said biasing mechanism toward said static support member to engage and support said object therebetween.