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US 2013/0221630 A1Published application
Storage system
OwnerMark Tavolinoinventor
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Abstract
A storage assembly is provided that includes plural bins having registering vertical dovetail slots. Connecting rods having reverse expanding dovetail formations are used to slide into the registering vertical dovetail slots of the side-by-side bins to fix the side-by-side bins together. The same dovetail slots on the bins can be used to mount accessories such as golf bag retainers, baseball bat racks, storage bins or other components.
Claims20
A storage assembly comprising:
- a fixing rod;
- a first storage bin for containing articles;
- a second storage bin for containing articles, wherein the first storage bin comprises a first slot and the second storage bin comprises-a second slot such that, when the first and second storage bin are arranged side-by-side, the first and second slots are in registry, and the first and second slots receive the fixing rod to prevent separation of the first and second storage bins.
A storage bin comprising:
- a compartment defined by four walls;
- a first vertical slot formed in a first wall and a second vertical slot formed in a second wall the first slot having a first interior shape and the second slot having a second interior shape being uniform with the shape of the second slot;
- a fixing rod having a first side and a second side, a shape of the first side being symmetric to a shape of the second side, the first side of the fixing rod mounted within the first vertical slot and the second side of the fixing rod protruding beyond the first wall and capable of mating with a slot having the first interior shape in order to secure one other component to the storage bin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.