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US 9,290,288 B1Granted
System and method for storing items
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsHirotoshi Ikeno, Shigeo Eikawa, Shigeo Ochida
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for storage containers that may be used with a storage assembly. The storage containers may include tabs that can be inserted into slots of adjacent storage containers to stack the storage containers. In some embodiments, the storage containers may be stored on shelves of a shelving system. The shelves may further include holes through which the tabs of the storage containers may be inserts into the slots of adjacent storage containers.
Claims20
A storage container, comprising:
- a first container comprising:
- a plurality of tabs extending from an edge of a back panel of the first container, the plurality of tabs being adapted to be inserted into a corresponding plurality of slots of a second container;
- a plurality of slots positioned along an opposing edge of the back panel and being adapted to receive a plurality of tabs extending from a third container;
- a plurality of back panel flaps extending from the opposing edge of the back panel, at least one of the plurality of back panel flaps comprising a rear projection;
- a bottom panel between the back panel and a front panel of the first container;
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- a plurality of front panel flaps extending from an edge of the front panel, at least one of the plurality of front panel flaps comprising a front projection;
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- a divider being adapted to be inserted into the first container and comprising:
- a plurality of front slots positioned along a front edge of a central partition floor of the divider, at least one of the plurality of front slots being adapted to receive the front projection of the at least one of the plurality of front panel flaps of the first container;
- a plurality of rear slots positioned along a rear edge of the central partition floor, at least one of the plurality of rear slots being positioned to receive the rear projection of the at least one of the plurality of back panel flaps of the first container;
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- a central partition panel connected to the central partition floor and positioned to divide an interior of the first container into a plurality of chambers when the divider is inserted into the first container.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first storage container comprising:
- a first plurality of tabs and a first plurality of slots, wherein the first plurality of tabs are adapted to be inserted into a second plurality of slots of a second storage container and the first plurality of slots are adapted to receive a second plurality of tabs of a third storage container;
- a first plurality of quarter-circle tabs and a first plurality of quarter-circle slots, wherein the first plurality of quarter-circle tabs are adapted to be inserted into a second plurality of quarter-circle slots of the second storage container and a second plurality of quarter-circle tabs of the third storage container are adapted to be inserted into the first plurality of quarter-circle slots;
- a flap connected to a panel and comprising a projection inserted into an aperture in the first storage container, wherein the flap is folded over an insert of a divider, securing the divider between the panel and the flap;
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- a front panel, a back panel, and two side panels, the front panel being shorter than the back panel and the two side panels sloping to connect the back panel to the front panel;
- and
- the divider being adapted to be inserted into the first storage container, wherein the divider subdivides the first storage container into a plurality of chambers.
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A storage-assembly, comprising:
- a first storage container comprising:
- a first plurality of tabs and a first plurality of slots, wherein the first plurality of tabs are adapted to be inserted into a second plurality of slots of a second storage container and the first plurality of slots are adapted to receive a second plurality of tabs of a third storage container;
- a first plurality of quarter-circle tabs and a first plurality of quarter-circle slots, wherein the first plurality of quarter-circle tabs are adapted to be inserted into a second plurality of quarter-circle slots of the second storage container and a second plurality of quarter-circle tabs of the third storage container are adapted to be inserted into the first plurality of quarter-circle slots;
- a flap connected to a panel and comprising a projection inserted into an aperture in the first storage container, wherein the flap is folded over an insert of a divider, securing the divider between the panel and the flap;
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- a front panel, a back panel, and two side panels, the front panel being shorter than the back panel and the two side panels sloping to connect the back panel to the front panel;
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- the divider being adapted to be inserted into the first storage container, wherein the divider subdivides the first storage container into a plurality of chambers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.