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US 6,557,955 B2Granted
Snap together modular storage
OwnerDarren Saravisinventor
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Abstract
An modular storage rack, display or cube system formed by snap together panels with alignment guides, which may also support wheels, shelves, drawers and doors. The system is assemble-in-place and may shipped and displayed for sale in a flat pack.
Claims38
A snap together construction system comprising:
- a plurality of interchangeable panels each with four edges, four corners, a front side and a back side;
- alternating plastic latches and catches, each catch with deformable slot walls and each latch with a projecting enlarged head extending near each corneron the front side of each panel to engage a corresponding latch of an interchangeable panel, whereby panels are attached when the enlarged head of one panel snaps into a catch of another panel by displacing the slot walls;
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- at least one alignment stop at each cornerto align the panels by prohibiting sliding movement of an attached panel along the length of the slot walls.
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A snap together construction system comprising:
- a plurality of interchangeable panels each with four edges, four corners, a front side and a back side;
- a plastic corner cover mounted over each of the cornerof each panel, with alternating latches and catches supported thereon extending towards the front side of each panel, each catch with a deformable slot wall and each latch with a projecting enlarged head, whereby panels are attached when the enlarged head of a latch on panel snaps into a catch of another panel by displacing the slot walls;
- and,
- at least one alignment stop formed as part of each cornerto align the panels by inhibiting sliding movement along the length of the slot walls.
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A snap together storage system comprising:
- a plurality of substantially square interchangeable plastic panels each with four edges, four corners, a front side and a back side;
- alternating plastic latches and catches, each catch with deformable slot walls and each latch with a projecting enlarged head formed near the corners on the front side of each panel, whereby an enlarged head on one panel can snap into a catch of another panel by displacing the slot walls;
- at least one alignment stop formed substantially at each corner, whereby sliding movement of attached panels along the length of the slot walls is inhibited;
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- a corner buttress with a support edge formed at each corner, whereby connection of any two or more panels places the support edges of adjacent cornerbuttresses in contact with each other to form a larger corner support.
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A method of constructing a snap together storage box comprising the steps of:
- snapping the latches and catches of a first side panel, with alternating latches and catches extending from its edges, into the latches or catches of an intechangeable second side panel;
- snapping the latches and catches of a third interchangeable side panel, with alternating latches and catches extending from its edges, into the latches or catches of an intechangeable second side panel opposite the first panel;
- snapping the latches and catches of a fourth interchangeable side panel, with alternating latches and catches extending from its edges, into the latches or catches of the third and the first side panels forming a box open at the top and bottom and adding a bottom or top to the box by snapping the latches and catches of a fifth interchangeable side panel with alternating latches and catches extending from its edges into the latches and catches of the first, second, third and fourth side panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.