IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0073336
(2005-03-04)
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등록번호 |
US-7823728
(2010-11-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
49 |
초록
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A storage container includes a base and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base. At least one of the walls includes a plurality of projections on its exterior at different heights. The interior of the wall includes a plurality of channels into which the projections of a like container
A storage container includes a base and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base. At least one of the walls includes a plurality of projections on its exterior at different heights. The interior of the wall includes a plurality of channels into which the projections of a like container would be slidably received when the empty containers are nested. A plurality of supports are pivotably connected to the container and can be selectably pivoted to block selected ones of the plurality of channels such that the projections are supported on the supports and do not enter the channels, thereby supporting the upper container at a selected height.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A storage container comprising: a generally horizontal base; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall; a first support pivotably connected to the container proximate an upper edge of the first wall and pivotable betw
What is claimed is: 1. A storage container comprising: a generally horizontal base; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall; a first support pivotably connected to the container proximate an upper edge of the first wall and pivotable between a support position and an open position, the first support including a first support surface; and a second support pivotable relative to the container and relative to the first support between a support position and an open position, the second support proximate the upper edge of the first wall, the second support including a second support surface; wherein an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls of the container when the first support and the second support are in the open position, and wherein the identical container would contact the first support at a first height above the base when the first support is in the support position, and wherein the identical container would contact the second support at a second height above the base when the second support is in the support position, the first height different from the second height; and wherein the first wall is at one end of a first half of the container, the first support and the second support disposed completely in the first half of the container. 2. The storage container of claim 1 wherein the second support surface is offset laterally from the first support surface in a direction parallel to the base. 3. The storage container of claim 2 further including a first projection, the first projection being vertically aligned with the first support surface when the first support is pivoted to the support position and not vertically aligned with the first support surface when the first support is pivoted to the open position. 4. The storage container of claim 3 further including a second projection, the second projection being vertically aligned with the second support surface when the second support is pivoted to the support position and not vertically aligned with the second support surface when the second support is pivoted to the open position. 5. The storage container of claim 4 wherein the first support is pivotably connected to the first wall, the first projection extending outwardly from an exterior of the first wall. 6. The storage container of claim 4 wherein the first support and the first projection are a first color and wherein the second support and the second projection are a second color different from the first color. 7. The storage container of claim 5 wherein the second support is pivotably connected to the first wall, the second projection extending outwardly from an exterior of the first wall. 8. The storage container of claim 7 wherein the first projection is at a height above the base different from a height above the base of the second projection. 9. The storage container of claim 1 wherein the first support and the second support are each pivotably connected to the first wall. 10. The storage container of claim 1 wherein the first support and the second support are each pivotable about the same axis. 11. The storage container of claim 1 wherein the first support is pivotable about a first axis not inward of the first wall and the second support is pivotable about a second axis not inward of the first wall. 12. The storage container of claim 1 wherein the first support and the second support are vertically aligned completely outward of the base when the first support and the second support are pivoted to inward positions. 13. The storage container of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the first support is a first color and at least a portion of the second support is a second color different from the first color. 14. The storage container of claim 1 wherein the plurality of walls includes a second wall opposite the first wall, the container further including: a third support pivotably connected to the container proximate an upper edge of the second wall and pivotable between a support position and an open position, the third support including a third support surface; and a fourth support pivotable relative to the container and relative to the third support between a support position and an open position, the fourth support proximate the upper edge of the second wall, the fourth support including a fourth support surface; wherein the identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls of the container when the third support and the fourth support are in the open position, and wherein the identical container would contact the third support at the first height above the base when the third support is in the support position, and wherein the identical container would contact the fourth support at the second height above the base when the fourth support is in the support position. 15. A storage container comprising: a generally horizontal base; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall; a first support pivotably connected to the container proximate an upper edge of the first wall and pivotable between a support position and an open position, the first support including a first support surface; and a second support pivotable relative to the container and relative to the first support between a support position and an open position, the second support proximate the upper edge of the first wall, the second support including a second support surface; wherein an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls of the container when the first support and the second support are in the open position, and wherein the identical container would contact the first support at a first height above the base when the first support is in the support position, and wherein the identical container would contact the second support at a second height above the base when the second support is in the support position, the first height different from the second height; and further including a third support pivotable relative the first support and the second support, the third support having a third support surface offset laterally from the first support surface and the second support surface when the first, second and third supports are in the support position. 16. A storage container comprising: a generally horizontal base; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall; a first support pivotably connected to the container proximate an upper edge of the first wall and pivotable between a support position and an open position, the first support including a first support surface; and a second support pivotable relative to the container and relative to the first support between a support position and an open position, the second support proximate the upper edge of the first wall, the second support including a second support surface; wherein an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls of the container when the first support and the second support are in the open position, and wherein the identical container would contact the first support at a first height above the base when the first support is in the support position, and wherein the identical container would contact the second support at a second height above the base when the second support is in the support position, the first height different from the second height; and wherein the plurality of walls includes a second wall opposite the first wall, wherein the first support and the second support comprise a first support system, and wherein the second wall includes a second support system like the first support system. 17. A storage container comprising: a base; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall having a first projection and a second projection; and a support system reconfigurable between an open configuration, a first support configuration and a second support configuration, such that the first projection of an identical container stacked on the storage container would contact the support system to support the identical container at a first height above the base when the support system is in the first support configuration, and such that the second projection of the identical container stacked on the storage container would contact the support system to support the identical container at a second height above the base when the support system is in the second support configuration, the second height different from the first height; and wherein the first projection is vertically offset from the second projection. 18. The storage container of claim 17 wherein the first projection and the second projection form corresponding first and second channels on an interior of the container, such that the first projection and the second projection of the identical container stacked on the storage container are received in the first and second channels, respectively, of the storage container when the support system is in the open configuration. 19. The storage container of claim 18 wherein the support system selectively blocks the first channel but not the second channel in the first support configuration and blocks the second channel in the second support configuration. 20. The storage container of claim 19 wherein the support system includes a first support proximate the first wall that blocks the first channel in the first support configuration and a second support proximate the first wall that blocks the second channel in the second support configuration, the first support pivotable relative to the second support. 21. The storage container of claim 20 wherein the first projection is laterally offset from the second projection in a direction parallel to the first wall. 22. The storage container of claim 17 wherein the support system includes a plurality of supports proximate an upper edge of the first wall, each pivotable relative to the container between an open position and a support position. 23. The storage container of claim 17 wherein the support system includes a support, the support movable relative to the walls to a position vertically aligned with the first projection when the support system is in the first support configuration. 24. The storage container of claim 23 wherein the support is movable to a position vertically aligned with the second projection when the support system is in the second support configuration. 25. The container of claim 17 wherein a base of the identical container would be parallel to the base of the storage container when the identical container is stacked on the storage container and the support system is in the first support configuration and when the identical container is stacked on the storage container and the support system is in the second support configuration. 26. A storage container comprising: a base; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall having a first projection and a second projection; and a support system reconfigurable between an open configuration, a first support configuration and a second support configuration, such that the first projection of a like container stacked on the storage container would contact the support system to support the like container at a first height above the base when the support system is in the first support configuration, and such that the second projection of a like container stacked on the storage container would contact the support system to support the like container at a second height above the base when the support system is in the second support configuration, the second height different from the first height; wherein the support system includes a plurality of supports proximate an upper edge of the first wall, each pivotable relative to the container between an open position and a support position, wherein the plurality of supports are all pivotable about the same axis. 27. A storage container comprising: a base; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall having a first projection and a second projection, the plurality of walls further including a first channel and a second channel formed on a surface of the first wall of the container, the first projection vertically aligned with the first channel, the second projection vertically aligned with the second channel; and a support system proximate the first wall, the support system reconfigurable between an open configuration, a first support configuration and a second support configuration, such that the first channel is blocked from receiving the first projection of an identical container stacked thereon in the first support configuration, the second channel not being blocked from receiving the first projection of the identical container stacked thereon in the first support configuration, and such that the second channel is blocked from receiving the second projection of the identical container stacked thereon in the second support configuration, wherein the base of the identical container would be supported parallel to and at a first height above the base of the container in the first support configuration, and wherein the base of the identical container would be supported parallel to and at a second height above the base of the container in the second support configuration, the second height different from the first height. 28. The storage container of claim 27 wherein the surface is an exterior of the container. 29. The storage container of claim 27 wherein the surface is an interior of the container. 30. The storage container of claim 27 wherein the first projection of the identical container can be received within the first channel when the support system is in the open configuration. 31. The storage container of claim 27 wherein the plurality of walls further include a third projection vertically aligned with a third channel, the support system further reconfigurable to a third support configuration in which the third channel is blocked from receiving the third projection of the identical container stacked thereon. 32. The storage container of claim 27 wherein the support system includes a support, the support movable relative to the walls to a position blocking the first channel when the support system is in the first support configuration. 33. The storage container of claim 32 wherein the support is movable to a position blocking the second channel when the support system is in the second support configuration. 34. A storage system comprising: first and second containers each including a base and a plurality of walls; the plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall having a first projection and a second projection, the plurality of walls further including a first channel and a second channel formed on a surface of first wall of the container, the first projection vertically aligned with the first channel, the second projection vertically aligned with the second channel; and the first container including a support system proximate the first wall, the support system reconfigurable between an open configuration, a first support configuration and a second support configuration, such that the first channel of the first container is blocked from receiving the first projection of the second container stacked thereon in the first support configuration, and such that the second channel of the first container is blocked from receiving the second projection of the second container stacked thereon in the second support configuration, wherein the base of the second container is supported parallel to and at a first height above the base of the first container in the first support configuration, and wherein the base of the second container is supported parallel to and at a second height above the base of the first container in the second support configuration, the second height different from the first height; wherein the second projection of the second container can be received within the second channel of the first container when the support system is in the first stack configuration.
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