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US 12,473,004 B2Granted
Technologies for caddy assemblies
AssigneeDeflecto, LLC
InventorsChristopher Stuart, Danielle N. Rodgers, James DeChant, Patrick Foley, Cyril Bennett, Robin Wang
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Abstract
A container system including a storage base that includes a frame and a partition wall dividing the frame into first and second compartments, where each of the first and second compartments includes a cavity formed therein and the partition wall is formed to include a handle, and the handle is configured to removably couple a first and second storage base to form a storage unit.
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A storage system comprising
- a first storage base comprising a frame and a handle, the frame including a pair of horizontal side walls that face each other, a pair of horizontal end walls that face each other and extend transversely between the pair of horizontal side walls, and a partition wall that extends transversely between the pair of horizontal end walls to divide the frame into a first compartment and a second compartment, and the handle extending from the partition wall of the frame,
- a plurality of removable receptacles each configured to be received within one of the first compartment and the second compartment of the frame, each receptacle comprising a planar bottom with side walls coupled to a plurality of outward peripheral edges of the planar bottom to form a rectangular shape and a cap in substantially a same shape as the planar bottom configured to be received by top edges of the side walls to create an enclosed receptacle,
- wherein the partition wall has a first side that faces the first compartment and a second side opposite the first side that faces the second compartment, each of the first side and the second side of the partition wall is formed to include a plurality of partition slots, and one side wall of each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles includes a tab that extends horizontally across a portion of the one side wall, downward from the one side wall, and outward from the one side wall, and
- wherein the tab of each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles is configured to be inserted into one partition slot of the plurality of partition slots when each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles is located in one of the first compartment and the second compartment of the frame,
- wherein each partition slot of the plurality of partition slots is defined by a first slot end wall that extends outwardly away from one of the first side and the second side of the partition wall, a second slot end wall spaced apart horizontally from the first slot end wall that extends outwardly away from one of the first side and the second side of the partition wall, and a horizontal side wall that extends horizontally between and interconnects the first slot end wall and the second slot end wall, and
- wherein the horizontal side wall is spaced apart from one of the first side and the second side of the partition wall so that the tab is located between the horizontal side wall and one of the first side and the second side of the partition wall when each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles is located in one of the first compartment and the second compartment of the frame.
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A storage system comprising
- a first storage base comprising a frame and a handle, the frame including a pair of horizontal side walls that face each other, a pair of horizontal end walls that face each other and extend transversely between the pair of horizontal side walls, and a partition wall that extends transversely between the pair of horizontal end walls to divide the frame into a first compartment and a second compartment, and the handle extending from the partition wall of the frame,
- at least one removable receptacle configured to be received within at least a portion of one of the first compartment and the second compartment of the frame, the at least one receptacle comprising a planar bottom with side walls coupled to a plurality of outward peripheral edges of the planar bottom to form a rectangular shape and a cap in substantially a same shape as the planar bottom configured to be received by top edges of the side walls to create an enclosed receptacle,
- wherein the partition wall is formed to include at least one partition slot, wherein one side wall of the at least one receptacle includes a tab that extends downward and outward from the one side wall, and wherein the tab of the at least one receptacle is configured to be inserted into the at least one partition slot when the at least one receptacle is located in one of the first compartment and the second compartment of the frame,
- wherein the at least one partition slot is defined by a first slot end wall that extends outwardly away from a side of the partition wall, a second slot end wall spaced apart horizontally from the first slot end wall that extends outwardly away from the side of the partition wall, and a horizontal side wall that extends horizontally between and interconnects the first slot end wall and the second slot end wall, and
- wherein the horizontal side wall is spaced apart from the side of the partition wall so that the tab is located between the horizontal side wall and the partition wall when the at least one receptacle is located in the portion of one of the first compartment and the second compartment of the frame.
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A storage system comprising:
- a first storage base comprising a frame and a handle coupled to the frame, the handle including a handle base that extends from the frame and a pair of handle portions each pivotally coupled to the handle on opposite sides of the handle, and
- wherein the handle base is shaped to include a groove formed to receive the pair of handle portions, the pair of handle portions are configured to lie flush with upper edges of the handle base when received within the groove, and each handle portion of the pair of handle portions is configured to couple with a frame of a second storage base to removeably couple the first and second storage bases together to create a storage unit that is transportable using the handle of the second storage base.
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