Lockable fabric-drawers for inventory holder
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsArianne Etta Spaulding, John Mark Waldron, Mary J Hester, Victoria Joy Asman
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Abstract
An inventory holder assembly can include a fabric sleeve and a drawer bin assembly. The fabric sleeve can be installed on a frame. The fabric sleeve can include multiple compartments, where each compartment includes a set of mounts couplable with interchangeable bin structures. The drawer bin assembly can coupled to a subset of mounts of a compartment of the fabric sleeve. The drawer bin assembly can include a drawer bin biased, via a biaser, to extend more than halfway (or fully) out from the compartment of the fabric sleeve to achieve an open state. Also, the drawer bin can be pushed against the biaser to stow away and lock in place within the compartment.
Claims14
An inventory holder assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a fabric sleeve installed on the frame, the fabric sleeve comprising a plurality of compartments that can be reconfigured to interchangeably receive different types of bins, each compartment comprising set of mounts, wherein the set of mounts comprises a first type of mounts and a second type of mounts structurally different from the first type of mounts;
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- a drawer bin assembly configured to couple with the first type of mounts of a first compartment of the plurality of compartments of the fabric sleeve, the drawer bin assembly comprising a drawer bin biased, via a biaser, to extend more than halfway out from the compartment to an open state, wherein the drawer bin is configured to be pushed against the biaser to stow away and lock in place within the compartment;
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- a second bin configured to couple with the second type of mounts of a second compartment of the plurality of compartments of the fabric sleeve.
A method of assembling an inventory holder including a fabric sleeve with a plurality of compartments that can be reconfigured to interchangeably receive different types of bins, each compartment comprising a set of mounts, wherein the set of mounts comprises a first type of mounts and a second type of mounts structurally different from the first type of mounts, the method comprising:
- securely coupling a shelf to the first type of mounts within a first compartment of the plurality of compartments of the fabric sleeve, the shelf comprising a lock opening;
- positioning a drawer bin over the shelf, the drawer bin comprising a locking projection configured to couple with the lock opening of the shelf and lock the drawer bin to the shelf;
- coupling a biaser to the drawer bin and the shelf such that the drawer bin is biased to extend more than halfway out with respect to the shelf when the drawer bin is unlocked from the shelf;
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- securely coupling a second bin with the second type of mounts of a second compartment of the plurality of compartments of the fabric sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.