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US 11,844,430 B2Granted
Configurable literature organizer
AssigneeAdvantus, Corp.
InventorsDavid A. Schenker, Chris Pitzo
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Abstract
A configurable literature organizer includes a first tray having a plurality of first connectors, a plurality of second connectors, a top, a bottom, and a pair of opposing sides and a second tray with a plurality of first connectors and a plurality of second connectors. One of the first connector of the plurality of first connectors of the second tray is mated with one second connector of the plurality of the second connectors of the first tray and one second connector of the plurality of second connectors of the second tray is mated with one first connector of the plurality of the first connectors of the first tray to thereby couple the second tray to one of the top, the bottom, or one side of the opposing sides.
Claims17
An organizer comprising:
- a first tray having a plurality of first connectors, a plurality of second connectors, a top, a bottom, and a pair of opposing sides, wherein the opposing sides are defined by a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, wherein two first connectors of the plurality of first connectors are spaced apart along the first sidewall and extend away from a top surface of the first sidewall and two second connectors of the plurality of second connectors are spaced apart along the second sidewall and extend away from a top surface of the second sidewall,
- wherein two first connectors of the plurality of first connectors are spaced apart along a bottom of the first sidewall and extend away from an exterior surface of the first sidewall;
- wherein two second connectors of the plurality of second connectors are spaced apart along a top of the first sidewall and extend away from the exterior surface of the first sidewall;
- wherein two first connectors of the plurality of first connectors are spaced apart along a top of the second sidewall and extend away from an exterior surface of the second sidewall;
- wherein two second connectors of the plurality of second connectors are spaced apart along a bottom of the second sidewall and extend away from the exterior surface of the second sidewall;
- a second tray with a plurality of first connectors and a plurality of second connectors;
- wherein one first connector of the plurality of first connectors of the second tray is mated with one second connector of the plurality of the second connectors of the first tray and one second connector of the plurality of second connectors of the second tray is mated with one first connector of the plurality of the first connectors of the first tray to thereby couple the second tray to one of the top, the bottom, or one side of the opposing sides.
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An organizer comprising:
- a first tray having a plurality of first connectors, a plurality of second connectors, a top, a bottom, and a pair of opposing sides, wherein the opposing sides are defined by a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, wherein two first connectors of the plurality of first connectors are spaced apart along the first sidewall and extend away from a top surface of the first sidewall and two second connectors of the plurality of second connectors are spaced apart along the second sidewall and extend away from a top surface of the second sidewall;
- a second tray with a plurality of first connectors and a plurality of second connectors;
- wherein one first connector of the plurality of first connectors of the second tray is mated with one second connector of the plurality of the second connectors of the first tray and one second connector of the plurality of second connectors of the second tray is mated with one first connector of the plurality of the first connectors of the first tray to thereby couple the second tray to one of the top, the bottom, or one side of the opposing sides;
- wherein the bottom of the first tray is defined by a base panel;
- wherein two first connectors of the plurality of first connectors are spaced apart along the base panel near the second side of the tray;
- and
- wherein the two second connectors of the plurality of second connectors are spaced apart along the base panel near the first side of the tray.
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An organizer comprising:
- a first tray having:
- a first sidewall that defines a first side of the tray and has a pair of first connectors extending from a top surface, wherein the first sidewall of the first tray has a pair of first connectors and a pair of second connectors extending from an exterior surface of the first sidewall;
- a second sidewall that defines a second side of the tray and has a pair of second connectors extending from a top surface;
- a base panel extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the base panel has a pair of second connectors near the first side of the first tray and a pair of first connectors near the second side of the first tray that extend from an exterior surface;
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- a second tray having:
- a first sidewall that defines a first side of the second tray and has a pair of first connectors extending from a top surface, wherein the first sidewall of the second tray has a pair of first connectors and a pair of second connectors extending from an exterior surface of the first sidewall;
- a second sidewall that defines a second side of the second tray and has a pair of second connectors extending from a top surface;
- a base panel extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the base panel has a pair of second connectors near the first side of the second tray and a pair of first connectors near the second side of the second tray that extend from an exterior surface;
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- a third tray having:
- a first sidewall that defines a first side of the third tray and has a pair of first connectors extending from a top surface;
- and
- a second sidewall that defines a second side of the third tray and has a pair of second connectors extending from a top surface;
- wherein the first connectors of the base panel of the second tray engage the second connectors of the second sidewall of the first tray and the second connectors of the base panel of the second tray engage the first connectors of the first sidewall of the first tray to thereby couple the second tray to the first tray in a stacked orientation;
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- wherein the first connectors along the first sidewall of the third tray engage with the second connectors along the first sidewall of the second tray and wherein the second connectors along the second sidewall of the third tray engage the first connectors along the first sidewall of the first tray to thereby couple the third tray to the first tray and to the second tray such that the third tray is vertically oriented.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.