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US 2016/0106207 A1Published application
A storage unit
OwnerGeoffrey Malcolm WICKETTinventor
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Abstract
A storage unit (1) has a first end panel (10a) and a second end panel (10b) arranged in spaced relation to one another and at least one elongate rod (20) connecting the first end panel (10a) to the second end panel (10b). Each of the first end panel (10a) and the second end panel (10b) includes at least one rod receiving element (30, 32) in the internal side thereof in which a rod (20) is receivable. The rod receiving elements (30, 32) each include a first seat portion (42) and a second seat portion (44) in which the end of the rod (20) is receivable in first and second configurations respectively.
Claims23
A storage unit comprising:
- a first end panel and a second end panel arranged in spaced relation with and parallel to one another, each of the first and second end panels having an external side and an internal side;
- at least one elongate rod arranged for connecting the first end panel to the second end panel;
- wherein
- the first end panel and the second end panel each include at least one rod receiving element in the internal side thereof in which an end of the at least one elongate rod is receivable therein, wherein the at least one rod receiving element includes a first seat portion in which the end of the at least one rod is receivable in a first configuration;
- a second seat portion in which the end of the rod is receivable in a second configuration, and a channel section extending between the first seat portion and the second seat portion, the channel section being shaped such that the end of the rod is elevatable out of one of the first seat portion and the second seat portion and movable within the channel and into the other of the first seat portion and the second seat portion.
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