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US 5,311,993 AGranted
Multi-media tray having uni-directional partition members
AssigneeFellowes Manufacturing Company
InventorRichard C. Koch
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Abstract
A multi-media storage tray with at least one uni-directional partition member provided to store and organize different combinations of media. The bottom of the try is provided with a plurality of positioning slots each surrounded by detents having substantially the same shape as the partition members. The partition members will fit in the detents only when the partitions are oriented in a single direction.
Claims14
A multi-media tray comprising:
- a. a bottom with four upwardly extending walls including a front wall, a rear wall spaced from and substantially parallel to the front wall, a first side wall at a substantially right angle to the front wall, and a second side wall spaced from and substantially parallel to the first side wall;
- b. a plurality of partition member positioning slots provided on the bottom with each positioning slot surrounded by a detent;
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- c. at least one removable uni-directional partition member comprising a substantially flat top surface with a front end and a rear end, the top surface having the same shape as the detent, a longitudinal wall extending substantially vertically upward from the top surface, and a depending tab provided on the underside of the partition member such that the detent and positioning slot removably receive the partition member and the tab, respectively, only when the front end of the partition member is oriented in a distinct direction with respect to the detent.
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A multi-media tray comprising:
- a. a bottom with four upwardly extending walls including a front wall, a rear wall spaced from and substantially parallel to the front wall, a first side wall at a substantially right angle to the front wall, and a second side wall spaced from and substantially parallel to the first side wall;
- b. a plurality of partition member positioning slots provided on the bottom with each positioning slot surrounded by a detent wherein the positioning slots comprise two rows of slots lying in a plane parallel to the front wall, the rows comprising a first row of three slots located near the rear wall and a second row of three slots located near the front wall with the slots in the second row lying in the same plane as the slots in the first row;
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- c. at least one removable uni-directional partition member comprising a substantially flat top surface with a front end and a rear end, the top surface having the same shape as the detent and including, a longitudinal wall extending substantially vertically upward from the top surface and along the longitudinal length of the top surface such that the length of the wall extending beyond the rear end is greater than the length of the wall extending beyond the front end and a depending tab provided on the underside of the partition member such that the detent and positioning slot removably receive the partition member and the tab, respectively, only when the front end of the partition member is oriented in a single distinct direction with respect to the detent so that when one partition removably engages a slot in the first row the front end points toward the rear wall and when another partition removably engages a corresponding slot in the second row the front end points toward the front wall and the portion of the longitudinal wall extending beyond the rear end of each partition substantially adjoin.
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A multi-media tray comprising:
- a. a bottom with four upwardly extending walls including a front wall, a rear wall spaced from and substantially parallel to the front wall, a first side wall at a substantially right angle to the front wall, and a second side wall spaced from and substantially parallel to the first side wall;
- b. a plurality of partition member positioning slots provided on the bottom with each positioning slot surrounded by a detent wherein the positioning slots comprise three rows of slots lying in a plane parallel to the front wall, the rows comprising a first row of three slots located near the rear wall, a second row of three slots located near the front wall with the slots in the second row lying in the same plane as the slots in the first row, and a third row of three slots located along the approximate center longitudinal line of the bottom;
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- c. at least one removable uni-directional partition member comprising a substantially flat top surface with a front end and a rear end, the top surface having the same shape as the detent and including, a longitudinal wall extending substantially vertically upward from the top surface and along the longitudinal length of the top surface such that the length of the wall extending beyond the rear end is greater than the length of the wall extending beyond the front end and a depending tab provided on the underside of the partition member such that the detent and positioning slot removably receive the partition member and the tab, respectively, only when the front end of the partition member is oriented in a single distinct direction with respect to the detent.
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