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US 2022/0041329 A1Published application
Deck storage box
AssigneePlastic Development Group
InventorsYixiang JIANG, Richard GILBERT, Ed WU
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Abstract
A deck box includes individual panels and a lid that are able to be assembled to one another without the need for external hardware. A bottom panel is connected to a pair of side panels. The side panels are provided with guides or rails that extend toward the bottom panel. Front and rear panels are provided with guides or rails so that each of the front and rear panel can assemble to and between the side panels, sliding into engagement in a direction toward the bottom panel. A lid has an integrally-molded hinge member that engages with an integrally-molded hinge member of the rear panel.
Claims18
A deck box comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- first and second side panels attached to the bottom panel, each of the first and second side panels having opposing side edge regions that each have a rail protruding outwardly therefrom;
- a front panel having a pair of opposing side edge regions, each side edge region having a guide configured to engage with one of the rails of each side panel;
- a back panel having a pair of opposing side edge regions, each side edge region having a guide configured to engage with one of the rails of each side panel, the back panel further having a top edge region with a first hinge member;
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- a lid having a second hinge member integrally formed therewith, the second hinge member being configured to engage with the first hinge member to define a hinged connection between the lid and the back panel.
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A deck box comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a pair of side panels attached to the bottom panel;
- a front panel that slidably connects to the side panels;
- a back panel that slidably connects to the side panels, the back panel having a plurality of first hinge members integrally formed with the back panel;
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- a lid having a plurality of second hinge members integrally formed with the lid that engage with the first hinge members to define a hinged connection between the lid and the back panel;
- wherein the second hinge members include a plurality of spaced-apart protrusions extending therefrom, each protrusion defining a rounded receptacle, and wherein the first hinge members include a plurality of rod portions for snapingly engaging with the receptacles, wherein each rod portion includes a flat region providing a region of reduced diameter.
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A deck box comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a first side panel attached to the bottom panel, the first side panel having:
- a first guide or rail extending along a first edge of the first side panel, and
- a second guide or rail extending along a second edge of the first side panel;
- a second side panel attached to the bottom panel, the second side panel having:
- a first guide or rail extending along a first edge of the second side panel, and
- a second guide or rail extending along a second edge of the second side panel;
- a front panel that slidably connects to the side panels, the front panel having:
- a first guide or rail configured to engage with the first guide or rail of the first side panel, and
- a second guide or rail configured to engage with the first guide or rail of the second side panel to enable the front panel to slidably connect to the first and second side panels;
- a back panel that slidably connects to the side panels, the back panel having:
- a first guide or rail configured to engage with the second guide or rail of the first side panel,
- a second guide or rail configured to engage with the second guide or rail of the second side panel to enable the back panel to slidably connect to the first and second side panels, and
- a plurality of first hinge members integrally formed with the back panel;
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- a lid having a plurality of second hinge members integrally formed with the lid that are configured to engage with the first hinge members to define a hinged connection between the lid and the back panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.