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US 12,448,206 B2Granted
Stackable rack system
AssigneeCryoport, Inc.
InventorsBobby Onel, Bret Bollinger, Ben Lee
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Abstract
In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification is embodied in a rack system. The rack system includes a first stackable rack and a second stackable rack. The first stackable rack includes a top ceiling, a bottom surface, a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The second stackable rack includes a top ceiling, a bottom surface, a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a shelf. The top ceiling, the bottom surface, the first sidewall, the second sidewall and the shelf of the second stackable rack define a first compartment and a second compartment. The bottom surface of the first stackable rack is slidably coupled with the top ceiling of the second stackable rack.
Claims13
A rack system, comprising:
- a first stackable rack including a top ceiling, a bottom surface, a first sidewall and a second sidewall;
- and
- a second stackable rack including a top ceiling, a bottom surface, a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a shelf,
- wherein the top ceiling, the bottom surface, the first sidewall, the second sidewall and the shelf of the second stackable rack define a first compartment and a second compartment,
- wherein the bottom surface of the first stackable rack comprises a first portion extending laterally outward past the first sidewall, and a second portion laterally outward past the second sidewall, and a portion between the first portion and second portion that is opposite the top ceiling to form an inner enclosure, provides a floor wherein the bottom surface, including the first portion and the second portion, is a single planar and continuous piece,
- wherein a first rail comprises a first pair of tabs that extends downwardly from the first portion in a first direction,
- wherein a second rail comprises a second pair of tabs that extends downwardly from the second portion in a second direction,
- wherein the second stackable rack comprises a first rail extending from the top ceiling adjacent to a first sidewall of the second stackable rack and a second rail extending from the top ceiling adjacent to the second sidewall of the second stackable rack, and
- wherein the first rail and the second rail are received into a space defined between the first pair of tabs and the second pair of tabs to couple the bottom surface of the first stackable rack with the top ceiling of the second stackable rack so that the bottom surface of the first stackable rack is coupled with the top ceiling of the second stackable rack.
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A rack system, comprising:
- a first stackable rack including a top ceiling, a bottom surface, a first sidewall and a second sidewall;
- and
- a second stackable rack including a top ceiling, a bottom surface, a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a shelf,
- wherein the top ceiling, the bottom surface, the first sidewall, the second sidewall and the shelf of the second stackable rack define a first compartment and a second compartment,
- wherein the bottom surface of the first stackable rack comprises a first portion extending laterally outward past the first sidewall, and a second portion laterally outward past the second sidewall, and a portion between the first portion and second portion that is opposite the top ceiling to form an inner enclosure, provides a floor wherein the bottom surface, including the first portion and the second portion, is a single planar and continuous piece,
- wherein a first rail comprises a first pair of tabs that extends downwardly from the first portion in a first direction,
- wherein a second rail comprises a second pair of tabs that extends downwardly from the second portion in a second direction,
- wherein the second stackable rack comprises a first rail extending from the top ceiling adjacent to a first sidewall of the second stackable rack and a second rail extending from the top ceiling adjacent to the second sidewall of the second stackable rack, and
- wherein the first rail and the second rail are received into a space defined between the first pair of tabs and the second pair of tabs to couple the bottom surface of the first stackable rack with the top ceiling of the second stackable rack so that the bottom surface of the first stackable rack is coupled with the top ceiling of the second stackable rack,
- wherein the first or second compartment of the second stackable rack is capable of receiving a storage container through an opening of the first or second compartment to be placed flatly and horizontally on the shelf,
- wherein the bottom surface including the first portion and the second portion extends flat and horizontally.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.