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US 11,008,136 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.
Claims20
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 and a rib, the two sidewalls project from a depressed surface of the first face, the rib extends from at least one of the two sidewalls;
- and
- 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 comprises a tongue that is offset from the second face, the tongue of the second container is engageable with the rib of the first container, the second coupler defines a first planar surface generally parallel to the second face and that faces away from the second face, and wherein the second coupler defines a second planar surface generally parallel to the second face and that faces towards the second face;
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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 first face;
- a second face;
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- a first coupler that extends from the first face, wherein the first coupler comprises two sidewalls and a rib, the two sidewalls project from a depressed surface of the first face, the rib extends from at least one of the two sidewalls;
- a second coupler that extends from the second face, wherein the second coupler comprises a tongue that is offset from the second face, wherein the second coupler defines a first planar surface generally parallel to the second face and that faces away from the second face, and wherein the second coupler defines a second planar surface generally parallel to the second face and that faces towards 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 and a rib, the two sidewalls project from a depressed surface of the first face, the rib extends from at least one of the two sidewalls, and the rib extends in a first direction that is parallel to the first face of the first container;
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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 comprises a tongue that is offset from the second face, the tongue extends in a second direction opposite the first direction, the tongue of the second container is engageable with the rib of the first container, the second coupler defines a first planar surface generally parallel to the second face and that faces away from the second face, and wherein the second coupler defines a second planar surface generally parallel to the second face and that faces towards the second face;
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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.