Bendable partition for storage surface
OwnerMichael F. Sandinventor
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Abstract
A storage system is disclosed, and that may be in the form of a drawer, shelf, or the like. One or more customized, flexible partitions may be attached to a relevant storage surface. For instance, each partition may be cut to a desired length from a bulk source (e.g., a roll). Moreover, each partition may be flexed into a desired shape and then adhesively bonded to a relevant storage surface. A release liner may be removed from a bottom surface of the partition to adhesively bond the partition to the relevant storage surface. Double-sided adhesive tape could also be applied to the bottom surface of the partition to adhesively bond the partition to the relevant storage surface.
Claims21
A storage system comprising:
- a storage surface;
- and
- a partition that is attached to said storage surface by an adhesive bond between a bottom surface of said partition and said storage surface, wherein said partition comprises a base and an upper segment that extends upwardly from said base and terminates at a free end, wherein each of said base and said upper segment extend along at least substantially an entirety of a length dimension of said partition, wherein said partition is flexible along said length dimension of said partition prior to being adhesively bonded to said storage surface, wherein said base comprises said bottom surface, and wherein said base is wider than said upper segment and with a width dimension of said base and said upper segment being orthogonal to said length dimension of said partition.
16-20. (canceled)
A storage system comprising:
- a storage surface;
- a partition that is attached to said storage surface by an adhesive bond between a bottom surface of said partition and said storage surface, wherein said partition comprises a base and an upper segment that extends upwardly from said base, wherein each of said base and said upper segment extend along at least substantially an entirety of a length dimension of said partition, wherein said partition is flexible along said length dimension of said partition prior to being adhesively bonded to said storage surface, wherein said base comprises said bottom surface, and wherein said base is wider than said upper segment and with a width dimension of said base and said upper segment being orthogonal to said length dimension of said partition;
- wherein said partition is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, flexible PVC, EPDM rubber, and thermoplastic elastomers;
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- wherein said partition comprises a Shore Hardness within a range of about 70A to about 90A.
A storage system comprising:
- a storage surface;
- a drawer that in turn comprises a drawer bottom, wherein said storage surface defines said drawer bottom;
- a partition that is attached to said storage surface by an adhesive bond between a bottom surface of said partition and said storage surface, wherein said partition comprises a base and an upper segment that extends upwardly from said base, wherein each of said base and said upper segment extend along at least substantially an entirety of a length dimension of said partition, wherein said partition is flexible along said length dimension of said partition prior to being adhesively bonded to said storage surface, wherein said base comprises said bottom surface, and wherein said base is wider than said upper segment and with a width dimension of said base and said upper segment being orthogonal to said length dimension of said partition;
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- a tool disposed on said drawer bottom, wherein said partition extends along at least part of a first side of said tool, around an end of said tool, and along at least part of a second side of said tool opposite said first side, wherein said partition is an integral structure and comprises first and second curved sections proceeding around said end of said tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.