Partitioned container with self-locking access portion
OwnerD. Rudolph Youell, D. Rudolph Youell, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
A partitioned container having a self-locking access portion and further having a plurality of individual compartments formed from mated slotted interior panels. One or more exterior panels surround the mated interior panels to form the outside of the partitioned container. The interior panels may include folding tab sections and partitioning sections, and the panels may be mated with one another. The exterior panel(s) may comprise a plurality of sub-panels configured to reinforce the container and interlock with one another. The various panels may be folded about fold lines to permit the assembly to be folded into a substantially flat state.
Claims20
A partitioned container comprising:
- one or more interior partitions configured to define a plurality of storage cells;
- a plurality of adjoining exterior wall panels, configurable to form a structure to receive said one or more interior partitions-therein;
- wherein a first panel of said exterior wall panels includes one or more apertures;
- and
- wherein the first panel is adapted to receive one or more portions of a second exterior wall panel within said one or more apertures, to form a locking portion of said structure.
A partitioned container comprising:
- a first number of interior partitions;
- a second number of interior partitions adapted to mate with the first number of interior partitions to define a plurality of storage cells;
- and
- at least one exterior panel adapted to close around the interior partitions, the at least one exterior panel comprising:
- a first number of exterior wall panels;
- and
- a second number of exterior wall panels adapted to be positioned substantially perpendicular to the first number of exterior wall panels,
- wherein the second number of exterior wall panels comprise:
- a first panel including one or more apertures;
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- a second panel including one or more portions adapted to be received by the one or more apertures of the first panel to form a locking region of the at least one exterior panel;
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A partitioned container comprising:
- one or more interior partitions configured to define a crate having a plurality of cells of an interior compartment;
- at least one exterior structure adapted to define the interior compartment, the exterior structure comprising:
- a plurality of walls;
- a first panel, adapted to contact the one or more interior partitions in a position substantially perpendicular thereto;
- a second panel, having an aperture;
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- a third panel, wherein the third panel includes an edge fold line located at an intersection of the third panel and the top or bottom edge of a wall adjacent thereto, and the third panel is configured to rotate about the edge fold line;
- wherein the first panel of the exterior structure is adapted to be secured between the one or more interior partitions and the second panel of the exterior structure;
- wherein the aperture of the second panel of the exterior structure is adapted to receive a portion of the third panel of the exterior structure, and is further adapted to maintain the portion of the third panel to restrict movement of each of the first, second and third panels of the exterior structure;
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- wherein the partitioned container is adapted to be folded substantially flat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.