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Disclosed is a storage bin apparatus including a bin support, the bin support including a bottom panel and a front stop; and a mounting adapter, the mounting adapter attached to the bin support at a connection point and extending from the connection point away from the front stop, the mounting adapt

Disclosed is a storage bin apparatus including a bin support, the bin support including a bottom panel and a front stop; and a mounting adapter, the mounting adapter attached to the bin support at a connection point and extending from the connection point away from the front stop, the mounting adapter mountable to a mounting member. Also disclosed is a storage bin system including a bin support, the bin support including a bottom panel and a front stop; and a bin.

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1. A storage bin apparatus comprising: a bin support configured to store bins and items, the bin support including a bottom panel, a front stop, a rear wall, and side walls, wherein the sidewalls, the bottom panel, the rear wall and the front stop define cutouts at each corner of the bin support, wh

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A storage bin apparatus comprising: a bin support configured to store bins and items, the bin support including a bottom panel, a front stop, a rear wall, and side walls, wherein the sidewalls, the bottom panel, the rear wall and the front stop define cutouts at each corner of the bin support, wherein a handle cutout opening configured to receive a hand is formed within at least one of the sidewalls, and a handle insert is attached along the handle cutout opening, wherein the handle insert includes a first half insert and a second half insert, each of the first half insert and the second half insert comprising a frame, the frame of each of the first half insert and the second half insert comprising a plurality of pins protruding from the frame and defining a plurality of holes; the second half insert is fixably attached to the first half insert through the handle cutout opening, the plurality of pins of the first half insert received within the plurality of holes of the second half insert and the plurality of pins of the second half insert received within the plurality of holes of the first half insert; anda mounting adapter comprising a lower portion, a middle portion, and an upper portion; the mounting adapter defining a mounting surface and an internal cavity distal from the mounting surface, the internal cavity defining a horizontal surface and an engagement surface opposite from the horizontal surface; a ball detent mechanism assembled in a vertical bore defined in the horizontal surface, a ball of the ball detent mechanism protruding from the horizontal surface; the mounting surface of the mounting adapter removably attached to the rear wall of the bin support at a connection point and extending from the connection point away from the front stop, the mounting adapter mountable to a horizontal mounting member, the internal cavity configured to receive the horizontal mounting member, wherein the horizontal mounting member is configured to be wedged between the ball of the ball detent mechanism and the engagement surface of the mounting adapter in order to suspend the bin support from a wall. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bottom panel is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane when the rear wall is aligned with a vertical plane. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting adapter is a rail adapter and the horizontal mounting member is a horizontal rail member. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the front stop is a front wall. 5. A storage bin system comprising: a bin support configured to store bins and items, the bin support including a bottom panel, a front stop, a rear wall, and side walls; wherein a handle cutout opening configured to receive a hand is formed within at least one of the sidewalls, and a handle insert is attached along the handle cutout opening, wherein the handle insert includes a first half insert and a second half insert, each of the first half insert and the second half insert comprising a frame, the frame of each of the first half insert and the second half insert comprising a plurality of pins protruding from the frame and defining a plurality of holes; the second half insert is fixably attached to the first half insert through the handle cutout opening, the plurality of pins of the first half insert received within the plurality of holes of the second half insert and the plurality of pins of the second half insert received within the plurality of holes of the first half insert;a rail adapter comprising a lower portion, a middle portion, and an upper portion; the rail adapter defining a mounting surface and an internal cavity distal from the mounting surface, the internal cavity defining a horizontal surface and an engagement surface opposite from the horizontal surface, the horizontal surface defined in the lower portion of the rail adapter and the engagement surface defined in the upper portion of the rail adapter, a ball detent mechanism protruding from a vertical bore defined in the horizontal surface; the mounting surface of the rail adapter attached to the rear wall of the bin support at a connection point and extending from the connection point away from the front stop;a horizontal rail member inserted within internal cavity of the rail adapter so that the horizontal rail member is wedged between the engagement surface and the ball detent mechanism of the rail adapter in order to suspend the storage bin from a wall; anda bin positioned on the bottom panel of the bin support. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the bin is formed by folding a blank into a three-dimensional shape. 7. The system of claim 5, wherein the bin is made from a polymeric material. 8. The system of claim 5, wherein the bin support and the bin include only MRI-safe materials. 9. The system of claim 5 further comprising a label holder, the label holder adapted to receive a label. 10. The system of claim 5, wherein the side walls, bottom panel, and front stop define cutouts at front corners of the bin support. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the side walls comprise a first side wall and a second side wall, a second transition portion between the bottom panel and the first side wall defining a second radius, a third transition portion between the bottom panel and the second side wall defining a third radius, and a fourth transition portion between the bottom panel and the rear wall defining a fourth radius. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising the horizontal mounting member, wherein the horizontal mounting member is a rail member and the mounting adapter is a rail adapter; the rail adapter mounted on the rail member, the horizontal surface of the rail adapter defined in the lower portion of the rail adapter positioned below the rail member, and an engagement surface defined in an upper portion of the rail adapter positioned above the rail member. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first radius measures a minimum of ¼ inch. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first half insert and the second half insert include identical geometry. 15. The system of claim 5, wherein the rail member comprises a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface, and the first engagement surface comprising an arcuate portion; the engagement surface of the rail adapter engaged with the first engagement surface of the rail member and the ball of the ball detent mechanism engaged with the second engagement surface of the rail member to positively fix the rail adapter to the rail member. 16. The system of claim 5, wherein each of the bottom panel of the bin support and the bin include a material having magnetic properties.