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Kitting parts carousel system (10) as a plurality of carousels (12, 14) each having parts bins (50) therein. Each of the carousels is made of static safe injection moldable synthetic polymer composition material with the bins having a sloping bottom to self-feed parts toward the outer wall (26) and

Kitting parts carousel system (10) as a plurality of carousels (12, 14) each having parts bins (50) therein. Each of the carousels is made of static safe injection moldable synthetic polymer composition material with the bins having a sloping bottom to self-feed parts toward the outer wall (26) and the tops of the bin walls (42, 44) are configured to closely adjoin the bottom of the next above adjacent carousel so that when the carousels are stacked the bins in the lower carousels are closed.

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1. A parts carousel comprising: a body having a bottom which is frustoconical about an axis and which slopes downwardly in the radially outward direction, a curved junction portion contiguous with said bottom, said curved junction being a portion of a toroid about said axis, said body having an o

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A parts carousel comprising: a body having a bottom which is frustoconical about an axis and which slopes downwardly in the radially outward direction, a curved junction portion contiguous with said bottom, said curved junction being a portion of a toroid about said axis, said body having an outer wall which is a geometric surface about said axis, said outer wall being contiguous with said curved junction, an inner wall contiguous with said bottom, said inner wall having a surface which is substantially cylindrical about said axis; a plurality of bin walls permanently molded within said body, said bin walls being substantially radial and each lying in a plane substantially passing through said axis, said bin walls adjoining said bottom, said curved junction, said outer wall and said inner wall and being formed therewith to form bins therebetween, said bin walls being of substantially constant height above said bottom whereby the downward slope of the tops of said bin walls matches the slope of the bottom of another said body which can rest upon the tops of said bin walls and completely close said bins; and a boss attached to said inner wall and a bearing within said boss, said bearing having a bearing surface about said axis of said body, said body and said bin walls being made of injection molded synthetic polymer composition material. 2. The carousel of claim 1 wherein said carousel is an injection molding of a static safe material. 3. The carousel of claim 2 wherein there are pairs of flanges in at least some of said bins and there are removable bin walls embraced by at least some of said pairs of flanges so that said bins are subdivided into smaller bins, said removable bins walls adjoining said frustoconical bottom and curved junction adjacent said bottom and being of substantially uniform dimension in the axial dimension. 4. The carousel of claim 3 wherein said boss is joined to said inner wall by means of substantially radial flange so that said boss is spaced from said inner wall. 5. The carousel of claim 4 wherein there is a plurality of radially extending webs formed with and extending between said inner wall and said boss to rigidly secure said boss with respect to said inner wall. 6. The carousel of claim 1 wherein there is a plurality of radially extending webs formed with and extending between said inner wall and said boss to rigidly secure said boss with respect to said inner wall. 7. The carousel of claim 1 wherein said boss is joined to said inner wall by means of substantially radial flanges so that said boss is spaced from said inner wall. 8. The carousel of claim 1 wherein there is a rim integrally formed on said outer wall away from said curved junction, said rim extending outward from said outer wall to serve as a connection point for a top for said carousel. 9. The carousel of claim 8 wherein said rim lies substantially on the same plane normal to said axis as the top of said boss. 10. A kitting parts carousel system comprising: a plurality of carousels including first and second carousels and one cover for said plurality of carousels, each of said carousels having an axis and comprising: a bearing boss having a central opening on said axis, a bottom which is frustoconical about said axis, said bottom being attached to said boss and said bottom being directed downwardly in the radially outward direction, a curved junction tangent with said bottom, said curved junction being a portion of a torus, an outer wall tangent to said curved junction, said outer wall being a surface of revolution around said axis, a plurality of bin walls permanently molded within with said bottom, said curved section and said outer wall to divide said carousel into separate bins, said bin walls being of uniform height so that each of said bin walls has a top edge which is a fixed distance above said bottom and above said curved junction; said first of said carousels being positioned on top of said second of said carousels so that the bottom of said first carousel completely encloses the bins of said second carousel; said cover engaged over said first carousel to close completely said bins in said first carousel; and said first and second carousel and said cover each being an injection molding made of synthetic polymer composition material. 11. The carousel of claim 10 wherein said carousel is an injection molding of a static safe material. 12. The system of claim 11 wherein the injection molding synthetic polymer composition material of said carousels comprises a static electricity dissipating material mixed in a synthetic polymer composition material resin selected from the group consisting of: low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylchloride, acrylic, polycarbonate, crystalline styrene, high impact styrene, ABS and Noryl. 13. The system of claim 11 wherein said cover has webs thereunder and said webs embrace said bin walls so that when said cover is on said first carousel, said cover closes the bins therein. 14. The system of claim 11 wherein each of said carousels has a rim thereon and said cover has a lip thereon which engages over said rim and a tooth on said lip to releasably retains said cover on said first carousel. 15. The system of claim 10 wherein there is a bearing surface in said boss and there is an upright post, said plurality of carousels being mounted on said post, one above the other so that said carousels can be rotated on said post. 16. The system of claim 15 wherein there is a retractable finger in said post so that when said first and second carousels are positioned on said post and parts in said first carousel are no longer needed, said first carousel can be raised above said finger to expose the bins in said second carousel. 17. The system of claim 15 wherein there is a spacer positioned between said carousels and embracing said post so that upon removal of said top from said first carousel, the bins in both of said carousels are accessible for the selective removal of parts therefrom. 18. The system of claim 17 wherein there is a key on said spacer and there is a key slot in each of said first and second carousels so that when said key is engaged in both of said key slots, said first and second carousels rotate together on said post. 19. The system of claim 10 further including a retention post engaged through the central axial bearing opening in both of said first and second carousel, said retention post having a head and a cap thereon respectively engaging below said second carousel and above said first carousel to retain said carousels together to hold closed the bins in said second carousel.