Storage system

A storage device comprising:

• a framework comprising upper members and lower members connected together in a spaced-apart relationship by a plurality of struts, wherein upper surfaces of at least some of the struts of the framework include upper formations configured to cooperate with corresponding lower formations located on another storage device, thereby assisting with securely stacking the storage device and the another storage device;
• a container support including a loading end slidably mounted within the framework;
• means for reducing friction between the framework and the container support;
• a box-shaped container including at least one formation for attaching to the container support;
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• a device associated with the loading end of the container support, said device configured to releasably secure the box-shaped container, wherein said device includes a moveable clasp configured to engage with the formation on the container;
• wherein the container support is moveable between a retracted position configured to store the container within the framework, and an extended position configured to position at least part of the box-shaped container outside the framework.

A storage device including:

• a framework comprising upper members and lower members connected together in a spaced-apart relationship by a plurality of struts,
• a container-supporting arrangement comprising a first base frame including a first pair of parallel elongate side members and an elongate rear member extending between the side members, and a second base frame including a second pair of elongate side members, the first base frame configured to support a container, and said first base frame being slidably mounted on the second base frame that is slidably mounted within the framework, in use, the container-supporting arrangement being moveable between a retracted position configured to store the container within the framework, and an extended position configured to position at least part of the container outside the framework;
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• at least one projection associated with at least one side member of the first base frame, said projection configured to cooperate with at least one slot associated with at least one side member of the second base frame;
• wherein the second base frame is configured to extend partly out of the framework and the first base frame is configured to extend partly out of the second base frame, thereby assisting with preventing the storage device from de-stabilizing when the container-supporting arrangement is moved to the extended position;
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• wherein upper surfaces of at least some of the struts of the framework include upper formations configured to cooperate with corresponding lower formations located on another storage device, thereby assisting with securely stacking the storage device and the another storage device, and further including means for reducing friction provided on at least one of the upper and lower members of the framework.

A storage device including:

• a framework comprising upper members and lower members connected together in a spaced-apart relationship by a plurality of struts, and
• a container-supporting arrangement comprising a first base frame including a loading end, said first base frame configured to support a box-shaped container, and further comprising a second base frame, wherein the first base frame is slidably mounted on the second base frame and the second base frame is slidably mounted within the framework, and
• a device associated with the loading end of the first base frame configured to releasably secure the box-shaped container, said device including a moveable clasp configured to engage with a corresponding formation on the container;
• wherein the container-supporting arrangement is moveable between a retracted position configured to store the container within the framework, and an extended position wherein the second base frame extends partly out of the framework and the first base frame extends partly out of the second base frame, such that the container is fully extendable out of the framework;
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• wherein upper surfaces of at least some of the struts of the framework include upper formations configured to cooperate with corresponding lower formations located on another storage device, thereby assisting with securely stacking the storage device and the another storage device, and further including means for reducing friction provided on at least one of the upper and lower members of the framework.