Storage unit for stacking multiple containers with lids
a storage unit and container technology, applied in the field of storage system for maintaining plastic containers, can solve the problems of wasting valuable storage space, consuming substantial space, and re-inventing the problem of randomly stored containers and lids
Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-14
SAP AG
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The invention is a housing that can hold multiple plastic storage containers and lids in a compact, stacked configuration. The housing has a lid storage compartment and a container holding area that are separate from each other. The lids and containers can be stacked separately, allowing for easy handling and storage. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a convenient and efficient way to organize and manage plastic storage containers and lids.
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This configuration consumes substantial space, however, because the volume within the container takes up most of the storage space.
This nuisance factor leads to spreading the various containers over a larger storage area and wasting valuable storage space.
Before long, the lids become disassociated from their containers, and the age-old problem of randomly stored containers and lids returns.
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[0016] Reference will now be made to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein, and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
[0017] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a housing 10 is provided for holding a plurality of different sized, plastic storage containers 12, 30, 31 and 34 in aligned proximity with associated lids 14, 15 and 32. The housing enables a combined compact, stacked configuration, wherein each of the containers of common size includes a top opening having a common width W and length L dimension, and a height dimension ...
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A housing for holding a plurality of plastic storage containers in aligned proximity with associated lids in a combined compact, stacked configuration, wherein each of the containers includes a top opening having a common width and length dimension, and a height dimension extending from the opening to a bottom portion of the storage container. Corresponding lids have common width and length dimensions configured for use with the containers for positioning over the container openings. This housing more specifically comprises (i) a lid storage compartment having a bottom wall, side walls and a back wall joined together to define a holding area for a stack of the lids, the lid storage compartment having width and length dimensions slightly larger than the width and length dimensions of the stack of lids, and a height dimension extending along a common axis of the stack of lids that is longer than the stack of the lids to be held therein. A second portion of the housing includes (ii) a container holding area for storing a nested stack of the plastic storage containers along the common axis adjacent to, but separate from the lids.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This application claims priority to Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 531,356, filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Dec. 18, 2003. [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to a storage system for maintaining plastic containers and associated lids in close relationship to facilitate quick access of the correct lid with a desired container. More particularly, the present invention pertains to maintaining correct size relationships among a group of plastic containers of different size with appropriate lids of correct size. [0004] 2. Related Art [0005] The variety of plastic storage containers that can be sealed by positioning a lid over an opening of the container has proliferated into virtually every type of application. Perhaps the dominant use of such storage containers is the common food container suited for storing left-over food items in a refrigerator. Because of the variety of siz...
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IPC IPC(8): A47B81/00A47B97/00
CPCA47B81/00
Inventor NORTH, VAUGHN W.
Owner SAP AG