Flexible resilient clamp device and a container comprising the flexible resilient clamp device
OwnerJoost Van Berne, Dennis Vervoorninventors
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Abstract
A container system which comprises at least one flexible resilient clamp device detachably fixable to a container. The clamp device comprises at least two substantially opposite clamp halves which are at least interconnected at a top part of the clamp device, are adapted to be moved towards each other, and which exert an outward pressure when compressed. The clamp device further comprises in at least one fixation structure adapted to hold the clamp device in a fixed position. The container comprises a bottom plate, at least two substantially parallel side walls, and at least one complementary fixation structure on each opposing side wall for engaging the clamp device fixation structure.
Claims34
A flexible resilient clamp device detachably fixable to a container, comprising:
- two substantially opposite clamp halves interconnected at a top part, movable towards each other, and which exert an outward pressure when compressed;
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- at a portion of a bottom part in a region of one end of at least one of the clamp halves, a fixation structure for holding the clamp device in a fixed position by engaging the container.
A container, comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- at least two opposing side walls connected to said bottom plate;
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- a fixation structure on each of the opposing side walls engaging a clamp device having a fixation structure complementary to said side wall fixation structure for holding said clamp device in at least one substantially fixed position.
A container system for storage of flat disc-like items, comprising:
- at least one detachable flexible resilient clamp device having a fixation structure;
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- a container which comprises a bottom plate, two opposing side walls being connected to said bottom plate, on each opposing side wall of the container a fixation structure which is substantially complementary to the clamp device fixation structure so that when both complementary fixation structures are engaged the clamp device is in a substantially fixed position.
A method for utilizing a container system, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one detachable flexible resilient clamp device having two substantially opposite clamp halves each having an associated fixation structure;
- providing a container comprising a bottom plate, two opposing sidewalls connected to the bottom plate, and on each opposing side wall a fixation structure which is substantially complementary to the clamp device fixation structure on each clamp half so that when both complementary fixation structures are engaged, the clamp device can be fixed in at least first and second different fixed positions;
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- orienting the clamp device in the first position for a first storage use of the system and orienting the clamp device in the second fixed position for a second different storage use of the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.