Storage bin and lid assembly
AssigneeRubbermaid Incorporated
InventorsChristopher J. Claypool, Jason E. Begin
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Abstract
A storage bin assembly has a container base with a front, a back, a bottom, a perimeter side wall extending up from the bottom, and a storage space above the bottom within the side wall. A base lid is positioned over a top of the storage space. An access opening into the storage space is positioned near the front of the container base. A cover is selectively movable relative to the lid between a closed position closing off the access opening and two optional open positions. One of the positions is a rear position rearward of the access opening and the other of the positions is a front position forward of the access opening. Each optional open position exposes the storage space through the access opening.
Claims21
A storage bin assembly comprising:
- a container base having a front, a back, a bottom, a perimeter side wall extending up from the bottom, and a storage space above the bottom within the side wall;
- a base lid positioned over a top of the storage space;
- an access opening into the storage space positioned near the front of the container base;
- and
- a cover selectively movable relative to the lid between a closed position closing off the access opening and two optional open positions including a rear position rearward of the access opening and a front position forward of the access opening, wherein each optional open position exposes the storage space through the access opening,
- wherein the cover is generally horizontally oriented in the rear open position over a part of the base lid, and wherein the cover is generally vertically suspended below the access opening in the front open position.
A storage bin assembly according to claim l, wherein the base lid is removable from and replaceable on the container base.
A storage bin assembly comprising:
- a container base having a front, a back, a bottom, a perimeter side wall extending up from the bottom, and a storage space above the bottom within the side wall;
- a base lid positioned over a top of the storage space;
- an access opening into the storage space positioned near the front of the container base;
- and
- a cover selectively movable relative to the lid between a closed position closing off the access opening and two optional open positions including a rear position rearward of the access opening and a front position forward of the access opening, wherein each optional open position exposes the storage space through the access opening,
- wherein another like storage bin assembly can be stacked on top of the base lid of the storage bin assembly while the cover can be moved between the closed position and the forward open position exposing the access opening.
A stackable storage bin comprising:
- a container base having a front, a back, a bottom, a perimeter side wall extending up from the bottom, and a storage space above the bottom within the side wall;
- a lid positioned over a top of the storage space;
- an access opening into the storage space positioned near the front of the container base;
- and
- a cover selectively movable relative to the lid between a closed position closing off the access opening and an open position forward of the access opening,
- wherein the lid of the container base is configured to accept a bottom of an adjacent like storage bin stacked on top of the container base while leaving the access opening and the cover exposed, and
- wherein the cover is suspended downward over the front of the container base when in the open position.
A storage bin assembly comprising:
- a container base having a front side, a rear side, a bottom, a perimeter side wall extending up from the bottom, and a storage space above the bottom within the side wall of the container base;
- a lid positioned over a top of the storage space;
- an access opening into the storage space positioned near the front of the container base;
- a cover selectively movable relative to the lid between a closed position closing off the access opening and an open position exposing the access opening;
- and
- a scoop having a handle and a receptacle, the scoop removably suspended within the storage space with the handle presented near the access opening for grasping,
- wherein the cover is selectively movable between two optional open positions including a rear position rearward of the access opening and a front position forward and downward of the access opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.