Extra large tote with wheels and lid combination
AssigneeCreative Plastic Concepts, LLC
InventorsNickolas Reinhart, Jacob H. Whitta
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Abstract
A tote has a hollow main body, a plurality of wheels, and an axle. The hollow main body has a plurality of side walls and a base wall. The base wall defines an open top and a cavity. The open top is circumscribed by a rim. The open top is configured to be covered by a lid. The base wall is bounded by the plurality of side walls. The base wall also includes a pair of outer wheel wells and a central wheel well. The central wheel well is disposed between the outer wheel wells and separated from the outer wheel wells by axle supports. Each of the plurality of wheels is disposed in one of the outer wheel wells and the central wheel well. The axle is connected to each of the wheels. The axle is rotatably supported by the axle supports of the hollow main body.
Claims18
A tote, comprising:
- a hollow main body having a plurality of side walls and a base wall defining an open top and a cavity, the open top circumscribed by a rim and configured to be covered by a lid, the base wall bounded by the plurality of side walls and having a pair of outer wheel wells and a central wheel well, the central wheel well disposed between the outer wheel wells and separated from the outer wheel wells by axle supports;
- a plurality of wheels, each of the wheels disposed in one of the outer wheel wells and the central wheel well;
- and
- an axle connected to each of the wheels and rotatably supported by the axle supports of the hollow main body;
- wherein:
- the plurality of side walls includes a right side wall, a left side wall, a rear side wall, and a front side wall, and the pair of outer wheel wells, the central wheel well, and the axle supports are disposed in the base wall adjacent to the rear side wall, and
- each of the axle supports has a first axle side wall, a second axle side wall, and an angled rear wall that connects the first axle side wall and the second axle side wall, the angled rear wall disposed intermediate the rear side wall and the base wall.
A stacked combination of totes, comprising:
- a first tote and a second tote, each of the first tote and the second tote having a hollow main body, a plurality of wheels, and an axle, the hollow main body including a plurality of side walls and a base wall defining an open top and a cavity, the open top circumscribed by a rim and configured to be covered by a lid, the base wall bounded by the plurality of side walls and having a pair of outer wheel wells and a central wheel well, the central wheel well disposed between the outer wheel wells and separated from the outer wheel wells by axle supports, and the plurality of wheels includes a pair of outer wheels and a central wheel, each of the pair of outer wheels disposed in one of the pair of outer wheel wells, the central wheel is disposed in the central wheel well, and an axle connected to each of the wheels and rotatably supported by the axle supports of the hollow main body, and
- wherein:
- the plurality of side walls includes a right side wall, a left side wall, a rear side wall, and a front side wall, and the pair of outer wheel wells, the central wheel well, and the axle supports are disposed in the base wall adjacent to the rear side wall,
- each of the axle supports has a first axle side wall, a second axle side wall, and an angled rear wall that connects the first axle side wall and the second axle side wall, the angled rear wall disposed intermediate the rear side wall and the base wall, and
- the first tote is disposed inside the cavity of the second tote, each of the pair of outer wheels of the first tote contacts and rests on one of the pair of outer wheel wells of the second tote, and the central wheel of the first tote contacts and rests on the central wheel well of the second tote.
A tote and lid combination, comprising:
- a tote having a hollow main body, a plurality of wheels, and an axle, the hollow main body including a plurality of side walls and a base wall defining an open top and a cavity, the open top circumscribed by a rim and configured to be covered by a lid, the base wall bounded by the plurality of side walls and having a pair of outer wheel wells and a central wheel well, the central wheel well disposed between the outer wheel wells and separated from the outer wheel wells by axle supports, and the plurality of wheels includes a pair of outer wheels and a central wheel, each of the pair of outer wheels disposed in one of the pair of outer wheel wells, the central wheel is disposed in the central wheel well, and the axle connected to each of the wheels and rotatably supported by the axle supports of the hollow main body;
- and
- a lid with a main body selectively disposed over the open top of the tote;
- wherein:
- the plurality of side walls includes a right side wall, a left side wall, a rear side wall, and a front side wall, and the pair of outer wheel wells, the central wheel well, and the axle supports are disposed in the base wall adjacent to the rear side wall,
- each of the axle supports has a first axle side wall, a second axle side wall, and an angled rear wall that connects the first axle side wall and the second axle side wall, the angled rear wall disposed intermediate the rear side wall and the base wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.