Storage container with lid dolly
AssigneeThe Merchant of Tennis, Inc.
InventorJeff Green
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Abstract
A storage device has a container and a lid dolly that is usable as a lid to close the container and as a dolly to transport the container, wherein the lid dolly has casters configured to fit within the interior of the container when the lid dolly is closed on the container. A storage device kit has a container, a lid, a template, casters and fasteners. A retrofit kit for a storage device with a container and a lid has a template, casters and fasteners. The template may be installed as a reinforcement plate to structurally reinforce the lid for supporting the weight load of the container and its contents.
Claims20
A storage device comprising:
- a container having an opening to an interior volume defined by a bottom, and side walls having upper edges that surround the opening of the interior volume;
- a lid dolly having a main portion, a raised peripheral portion, and a plurality of stabilizers;
- a plurality of casters fastened to the main portion of the lid dolly,
- wherein the casters are disposed inside of the upper edges when the lid dolly is on the container enclosing the interior volume with the peripheral portion releasable engaged with the upper edges of the container, and
- wherein the stabilizers are configured to releasably position the bottom of the container on the lid dolly when the container is positioned on the lid dolly.
A storage device kit, comprising:
- a container having an opening to an interior volume defined by a bottom, and side walls, the side walls having upper edges that surround the opening of the interior volume;
- a lid having a main portion and a raised peripheral portion;
- a plurality of casters configured for attachment to the main portion of the lid;
- a plurality of fasteners configured to attach the casters to the lid;
- and
- a template having markers to indicate attachment position of each caster on the lid,
- wherein the casters are configured to be disposed inside of the upper edges of the container when the lid dolly is on the container with the peripheral portion releasably engaged with the upper edges of the container.
A retrofit kit for a storage device with a lid and a container, comprising:
- a plurality of casters, each with a respective wheel and a respective top plate, the top plate configured for attachment to the lid;
- a template configured for placement against the lid, the template having markers for indicating attachment positions of the casters to the lid;
- and
- a plurality of fasteners configured to fasten together the lid and the respective top plate of each caster.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.