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US 9,981,677 B1Granted
Disposable cart
AssigneeTrippNT, Inc.
InventorsJason T. Gross, Jay B. Hall, Susan I. Tripp
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Abstract
The present invention provides disposable mobile storage units and supply carts, their methods of assembly and use. More particularly, the invention relates to carts that are lightweight, reusable, collapsible, recyclable, and suitable for use in a wide variety of industries.
Claims14
A storage unit comprising
- a) a back having a first horizontal slot, a first tab extending upward from a top edge, a second tab extending downward from a bottom edge, and a vertical notch extending from each lateral surface;
- b) a first side and a second side, wherein each side includes
- i) a top groove extending from an anterior surface into an anterior portion of a side,
- ii) a first groove below the top groove, wherein the first groove extends from an anterior surface into an anterior portion of a side,
- iii) a first anterior vertical slot adjacent to a second anterior vertical slot, wherein both first and second anterior slots are near a top of a side,
- iv) a first posterior vertical slot adjacent to a second posterior vertical slot, wherein both the first and second posterior slots are near a top of a side, and
- v) an anterior tab with a horizontal slot and a posterior tab with a horizontal slot, wherein the anterior and posterior tabs are near a bottom of a side;
- c) a top having
- i) a horizontal notch extending from each lateral surface of the top, wherein each horizontal notch inserts into a top groove of a side, and
- ii) a tenon in a ventral surface such that the first tab of the back inserts into the tenon of the top;
- d) a bottom having
- i) a posterior opening such that the second tab of the back inserts into the posterior opening,
- ii) first and second anterior side openings, wherein an anterior tab of each side inserts into the first and second anterior side openings, and
- iii) first and second posterior side openings, wherein a posterior tab of each side inserts into the first and second posterior side openings;
- e) a first shelf having
- i) a first horizontal notch extending from each lateral surface of the first shelf, wherein each first horizontal notch inserts into a first groove of a side, and
- ii) a first rear tab extending from a posterior surface such that the first rear tab inserts into the first horizontal slot of the back;
- f) a first trim piece having a first and second foldable tab, wherein each foldable tab extends from a lateral side of the first trim piece such that each foldable tab inserts into the first anterior vertical slot of a side, folds over, and inserts into the second anterior vertical slot of a side,
- g) a second trim piece having a first and second foldable tab, wherein each foldable tab extends from a lateral side of a second trim piece such that each foldable tab inserts into the first posterior vertical slot of a side, folds over, and inserts into the second posterior vertical slot of a side;
- and
- h) a first and a second bridge, wherein the first bridge inserts through the horizontal slots of the anterior tabs of the first and second side and the second bridge inserts through the horizontal slots of a posterior tabs of the first and second side.
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