Storage system and method
AssigneeThe West Retail Group Limited
InventorDarren Watts
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Abstract
A storage system 1 for storing items 20, the storage system 1 comprising: a plurality of backing panels 9 spaced apart by a predetermined distance to define a slot 11 between adjacent backing panels; a front panel 3 having a projection (19, FIG. 4) from its rear surface, the projection (19) slidably receivable within the slot 11 and configured to engage a rear surface of each adjacent backing panel 9, the projection (19) thereby securing the front panel 3 relative to the slot 11. Methods (500, 600, FIGS. 5, 6) of manufacturing a storage system and interchanging items are also described.
Claims18
A storage system for storing items, the storage system comprising:
- a plurality of backing panels spaced apart by a predetermined distance to define a slot between adjacent backing panels;
- a front panel having a projection from its rear surface, the projection slidably receivable within the slot and configured to engage a rear surface of each adjacent backing panel defining the slot, the projection thereby securing the front panel relative to the slot,
- wherein the front panel is configured to engage a single slot and each slot is configured to receive a single front panel.
A method comprising:
- fixing a plurality of backing panels with a predetermined separation to define a slot between adjacent backing panels;
- providing a front panel for storing items and having a projection from its rear surface;
- sliding the projection along the slot to engage a rear surface of each adjacent backing panel defining the slot to thereby retain the front panel relative to the slot,
- wherein the front panel is configured to engage a single slot and the or each slot is configured to receive a single front panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.