CA2633605A1 - Container with removable divider panels - Google Patents
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Abstract
A storage/display container with removable divider panels for adjustably defining one or more compartments within the container. The container consisting of: an open-ended channel-form body having a bottom and opposed sides; more than one divider panel; panel retainers for supporting the dividers in a spaced-apart relationship within the body. The body being resilient such that the sides tend to remain in, and return to, a spaced-apart in-use position, in which upward movement of the dividers is impeded, but the sides are susceptible to being forced further apart to an adjustment position, in which the dividers may be readily moved in and out of the body.
Description
TITLE:
Container with removable divider panels FIELD
The present invention relates to a container used by retail merchants to display or dispense product.
BACKGROUND
When merchants are displaying or dispensing products, not all products require the same amount of space. There is, therefore, an advantage if divider panels within a container can be removed and reconfigured to meet the needs of the merchant.
Display bins and drawers having vertically extending aligned grooves or other seating means in the opposed side walls which removably seat compartment dividers so as to form a multiplicity of storage areas which permit a variety of sizes or styles of objects to be stored and categorized in a single din or drawer, are known. One of the major drawbacks of such prior art drawers or trays has been that the side edges of the compartment dividers are generally loosely held in their seats so that the dividers may move vertically. If this divider rises sufficiently, small parts in adjacent storage areas may slip beneath the divider and comingle, thereby requiring the user to undertake the time consuming task of resorting the parts and undermining the purpose of providing the dividers. Known means for impeding vertical movement of such dividers are known (e.g. US Patent No. 4,577,773, Bitel, issued 25 March 1986), but tend to be complicated and thus more expensive than generally desired.
SUMMARY
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a storage/display container having means for retaining removable compartment dividers.
In one aspect, there is provided a container with removable divider panels, consisting of: an elongated resilient open ended channel-form body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a bottom, opposed sides terminating in an upper peripheral edge, and an interior surface defining a trough-like interior cavity; more than one divider panel, each divider panel having opposed faces, opposed side edges, and a top edge; panel retainers retaining each divider panel in parallel spaced relation to other of the more than one divider panel transverse to the longitudinal axis; stop means engaging the top edge of each divider panel to block removal of each divider panel from the panel retainers until the opposed sides of the body are flexed outwardly to provide sufficient clearance for a selected divider panel to clear the stop means.
In another aspect, there is provided a storage/display container having adjustable internal compartments, the container consisting of: a container body having opposed sidewalls defining a channel and having a channel axis generally parallel to the channel, the sidewalls tending to remain in, and return to, a spaced-apart in-use position but susceptible to being forced further apart to an adjustment position; two or more dividers configured to span the space between the sidewalls when the sidewalls are in the in-use position;
the dividers and container body configured such that dividers may be positioned at selected locations within the container body so as to define one or more internal compartments;
wherein, when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position, dividers may be moved into and out of the selected locations, and when the sidewalls are in the in-use position a divider at a selected location tends to remain at that location.
Preferably, the dividers have edges and the selected locations within the container body are defined by a feature of each sidewall configured to receive an edge and to impede movement of the edge in a direction generally parallel to the channel axis.
Preferably, each edge-receiving, movement-impeding feature comprises a groove in the face of a sidewall.
Preferably, the container body includes a bottom extending between the sidewalls; and the edge-receiving, movement-impeding features of each selected location comprise a groove extending across both sidewalls and the bottom.
Preferably, the container body includes a bottom extending between the sidewalls, and the container body and dividers are generally rectangular.
Preferably, each selected location includes a restraining means for impeding movement of a divider in the selected location in a direction both generally normal to the channel axis and generally parallel to the sidewalls, when the sidewalls are in the in-use position, and permitting such divider movement when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position. Preferably, each restraining means comprises a projection on one of the sidewalls, the projection configured to intrude into the path a divider at the selected location would take were it move in a direction both generally normal to the channel axis and generally parallel to the sidewalls, when the sidewalls are in the in-use position, and not so intrude when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position. Preferably, the restraining means is a cap running generally parallel to the channel axis along one the sidewalls. Preferably, the cap defines a void along the outer surface of the sidewall, the void being downward opening when the container is oriented for containing items such that the void is suitable for hanging the container.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to in any way limit the scope of the invention to the particular embodiment or embodiments shown, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display/storage container embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, shown with the sidewalls forced apart.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
An exemplary display/storage container embodiment generally identified by reference numeral 10, is shown in FIG. 1 through FIG. 3. In this specification and claims, words indicating absolute directions (for example, up, down etc.) and fixed orientations (for example, front, back, upper, lower etc.) are used for convenience of description and should not be understood to mean that such directions and orientations always pertain.
As shown in FIG. 1, the container 10 includes a channel-shaped body 12 and five removable compartment dividers 14.
Container with removable divider panels FIELD
The present invention relates to a container used by retail merchants to display or dispense product.
BACKGROUND
When merchants are displaying or dispensing products, not all products require the same amount of space. There is, therefore, an advantage if divider panels within a container can be removed and reconfigured to meet the needs of the merchant.
Display bins and drawers having vertically extending aligned grooves or other seating means in the opposed side walls which removably seat compartment dividers so as to form a multiplicity of storage areas which permit a variety of sizes or styles of objects to be stored and categorized in a single din or drawer, are known. One of the major drawbacks of such prior art drawers or trays has been that the side edges of the compartment dividers are generally loosely held in their seats so that the dividers may move vertically. If this divider rises sufficiently, small parts in adjacent storage areas may slip beneath the divider and comingle, thereby requiring the user to undertake the time consuming task of resorting the parts and undermining the purpose of providing the dividers. Known means for impeding vertical movement of such dividers are known (e.g. US Patent No. 4,577,773, Bitel, issued 25 March 1986), but tend to be complicated and thus more expensive than generally desired.
SUMMARY
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a storage/display container having means for retaining removable compartment dividers.
In one aspect, there is provided a container with removable divider panels, consisting of: an elongated resilient open ended channel-form body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a bottom, opposed sides terminating in an upper peripheral edge, and an interior surface defining a trough-like interior cavity; more than one divider panel, each divider panel having opposed faces, opposed side edges, and a top edge; panel retainers retaining each divider panel in parallel spaced relation to other of the more than one divider panel transverse to the longitudinal axis; stop means engaging the top edge of each divider panel to block removal of each divider panel from the panel retainers until the opposed sides of the body are flexed outwardly to provide sufficient clearance for a selected divider panel to clear the stop means.
In another aspect, there is provided a storage/display container having adjustable internal compartments, the container consisting of: a container body having opposed sidewalls defining a channel and having a channel axis generally parallel to the channel, the sidewalls tending to remain in, and return to, a spaced-apart in-use position but susceptible to being forced further apart to an adjustment position; two or more dividers configured to span the space between the sidewalls when the sidewalls are in the in-use position;
the dividers and container body configured such that dividers may be positioned at selected locations within the container body so as to define one or more internal compartments;
wherein, when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position, dividers may be moved into and out of the selected locations, and when the sidewalls are in the in-use position a divider at a selected location tends to remain at that location.
Preferably, the dividers have edges and the selected locations within the container body are defined by a feature of each sidewall configured to receive an edge and to impede movement of the edge in a direction generally parallel to the channel axis.
Preferably, each edge-receiving, movement-impeding feature comprises a groove in the face of a sidewall.
Preferably, the container body includes a bottom extending between the sidewalls; and the edge-receiving, movement-impeding features of each selected location comprise a groove extending across both sidewalls and the bottom.
Preferably, the container body includes a bottom extending between the sidewalls, and the container body and dividers are generally rectangular.
Preferably, each selected location includes a restraining means for impeding movement of a divider in the selected location in a direction both generally normal to the channel axis and generally parallel to the sidewalls, when the sidewalls are in the in-use position, and permitting such divider movement when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position. Preferably, each restraining means comprises a projection on one of the sidewalls, the projection configured to intrude into the path a divider at the selected location would take were it move in a direction both generally normal to the channel axis and generally parallel to the sidewalls, when the sidewalls are in the in-use position, and not so intrude when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position. Preferably, the restraining means is a cap running generally parallel to the channel axis along one the sidewalls. Preferably, the cap defines a void along the outer surface of the sidewall, the void being downward opening when the container is oriented for containing items such that the void is suitable for hanging the container.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to in any way limit the scope of the invention to the particular embodiment or embodiments shown, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display/storage container embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, shown with the sidewalls forced apart.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
An exemplary display/storage container embodiment generally identified by reference numeral 10, is shown in FIG. 1 through FIG. 3. In this specification and claims, words indicating absolute directions (for example, up, down etc.) and fixed orientations (for example, front, back, upper, lower etc.) are used for convenience of description and should not be understood to mean that such directions and orientations always pertain.
As shown in FIG. 1, the container 10 includes a channel-shaped body 12 and five removable compartment dividers 14.
The body 12 is generally rectangular and has a front sidewall 16, a back sidewall 18 and a bottom 20. A stiffener 22 extends along the outer surface of the front sidewall 16 in the vicinity of the upper lip of the front sidewall 16. A generally-rectangular channel-shaped cap 24 extends along and encloses the upper lip of the back sidewall 18. The cap 24 and the upper lip of the back sidewall 18 define a longitudinally extending downward-opening void 26 at the back of the container 10.
There are five divider grooves 28 on the inside of the body 12. As indicated by the dotted lines in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 with respect to a divider groove 28 adjacent an end of the container 10, each divider groove 28 extends between the upper lip of the front sidewall 16 and the vicinity of the upper lip of the back sidewall 18, via the front sidewall 16, bottom 20 and back sidewall 18. Divider grooves 28 may replaced with other designs than the one depicted. Other types of panel retainers will be recognized by those in the art.
The dividers 14 are rectangular planar plates, each having four edges. The dividers 14 and divider grooves 28 are configured such that three of the edges of a divider 14 fit within a divider groove 28 in a loose fit (or perhaps a snug fit). As shown in FIG. 1, when positioned in the divider grooves 28, the dividers 14 along with the sidewalls 16, 18 and bottom 20, define compartments within the container 10.
As is apparent in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the body 12 is made from a resiliently flexible material, such that the front sidewall 16 and back sidewall 18 tend to remain in, and return to, an in-use position in which a divider 14 properly positioned in a divider groove 28 tends to be retained therein, in that the divider groove 28 impedes all but upward movement of a divider 14 relative to the body 12, and the cap 24 impedes any appreciable upward movement of a divider 14 in a divider groove 28, in that a divider 14 abuts the cap 24 after a slight upward movement; and such that the front sidewall 16 and back sidewall 18 may be forced apart (shown exaggerated in FIG. 3), thus permitting movement of dividers 14 in and out of divider grooves 28 so as to adjust the compartment configuration of the container 10.
The cap 24/back sidewall 18 configuration may be useful in mounting the container 10 for display, in that an upwardly projecting support (not shown) may be disposed within the void 26 for hanging the container 10 on a display rack or the like.
Further, the cap 24/back sidewall 18 configuration facilitates adjusting the comparkment configuration of the container 10. An upwardly projecting restraint (not shown) may be disposed within the void 26 so as to restrain the back sidewall 18 from moving towards the front sidewall 16, wherein 5 the user may force apart the front sidewall 16 and back sidewal118 by grasping the front sidewall 16 with one hand and using the other hand to move dividers 14 so as to adjust the compartment configuration of the container 10. Such a support and restraint may be one and the same.
The divider grooves 28 need not extend across the whole of the front sidewall 16, bottom 20 and back sidewa1118. For example, assuming that the dividers 14 are sufficiently rigid so as to not require support against flexing at all three of the edges of the dividers 14 that abut the body 12 when the dividers 14 are in use, the divider grooves 28 need not extend across the bottom 20. Further, if the edges of the dividers 14 are shaped appropriately, the divider grooves 28 need not extend across the full face of either the sidewall 16 or back sidewall 18. As a further alternative, the divider grooves 28 may be replaced with any suitable divider mounting feature suitable for positioning the dividers 14 at desired compartment defining locations and impeding movement of an edge of such a positioned divider 14 along the front sidewa1116, bottom 20 or back sidewa1118, while permitting upward movement of such a divider 14. For example, aligned tabs projecting from the front sidewall 16 and back sidewall 18, and possibly the bottom 20, could serve the same function as the divider grooves 28.
Further alternatively, features other than the cap 24 may be used for impeding appreciable upward movement of a divider 14 in a divider groove 28 (or other features serving the same function as the divider grooves 28). For example, the dividers 14 could have a projection or projections at an edge or edges suitable for mating with a recess or recesses in the front sidewall 16 and/or back sidewall 18. Further, the front sidewall 16 and/or back sidewall 18 could have a projection or projections suitable for mating with a recess or recesses, or notch or notches, at an edge or edges of the dividers 14.
There are five divider grooves 28 on the inside of the body 12. As indicated by the dotted lines in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 with respect to a divider groove 28 adjacent an end of the container 10, each divider groove 28 extends between the upper lip of the front sidewall 16 and the vicinity of the upper lip of the back sidewall 18, via the front sidewall 16, bottom 20 and back sidewall 18. Divider grooves 28 may replaced with other designs than the one depicted. Other types of panel retainers will be recognized by those in the art.
The dividers 14 are rectangular planar plates, each having four edges. The dividers 14 and divider grooves 28 are configured such that three of the edges of a divider 14 fit within a divider groove 28 in a loose fit (or perhaps a snug fit). As shown in FIG. 1, when positioned in the divider grooves 28, the dividers 14 along with the sidewalls 16, 18 and bottom 20, define compartments within the container 10.
As is apparent in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the body 12 is made from a resiliently flexible material, such that the front sidewall 16 and back sidewall 18 tend to remain in, and return to, an in-use position in which a divider 14 properly positioned in a divider groove 28 tends to be retained therein, in that the divider groove 28 impedes all but upward movement of a divider 14 relative to the body 12, and the cap 24 impedes any appreciable upward movement of a divider 14 in a divider groove 28, in that a divider 14 abuts the cap 24 after a slight upward movement; and such that the front sidewall 16 and back sidewall 18 may be forced apart (shown exaggerated in FIG. 3), thus permitting movement of dividers 14 in and out of divider grooves 28 so as to adjust the compartment configuration of the container 10.
The cap 24/back sidewall 18 configuration may be useful in mounting the container 10 for display, in that an upwardly projecting support (not shown) may be disposed within the void 26 for hanging the container 10 on a display rack or the like.
Further, the cap 24/back sidewall 18 configuration facilitates adjusting the comparkment configuration of the container 10. An upwardly projecting restraint (not shown) may be disposed within the void 26 so as to restrain the back sidewall 18 from moving towards the front sidewall 16, wherein 5 the user may force apart the front sidewall 16 and back sidewal118 by grasping the front sidewall 16 with one hand and using the other hand to move dividers 14 so as to adjust the compartment configuration of the container 10. Such a support and restraint may be one and the same.
The divider grooves 28 need not extend across the whole of the front sidewall 16, bottom 20 and back sidewa1118. For example, assuming that the dividers 14 are sufficiently rigid so as to not require support against flexing at all three of the edges of the dividers 14 that abut the body 12 when the dividers 14 are in use, the divider grooves 28 need not extend across the bottom 20. Further, if the edges of the dividers 14 are shaped appropriately, the divider grooves 28 need not extend across the full face of either the sidewall 16 or back sidewall 18. As a further alternative, the divider grooves 28 may be replaced with any suitable divider mounting feature suitable for positioning the dividers 14 at desired compartment defining locations and impeding movement of an edge of such a positioned divider 14 along the front sidewa1116, bottom 20 or back sidewa1118, while permitting upward movement of such a divider 14. For example, aligned tabs projecting from the front sidewall 16 and back sidewall 18, and possibly the bottom 20, could serve the same function as the divider grooves 28.
Further alternatively, features other than the cap 24 may be used for impeding appreciable upward movement of a divider 14 in a divider groove 28 (or other features serving the same function as the divider grooves 28). For example, the dividers 14 could have a projection or projections at an edge or edges suitable for mating with a recess or recesses in the front sidewall 16 and/or back sidewall 18. Further, the front sidewall 16 and/or back sidewall 18 could have a projection or projections suitable for mating with a recess or recesses, or notch or notches, at an edge or edges of the dividers 14.
Further alternatively, the body 12 and dividers 14 need not be rectangular.
The cross-sectional profile of the body 12 and edge contour of the dividers 14 may be any such cross-sectional profile and edge contour that permits the body 12 and dividers 14 to cooperatively define compartments within the container 10. Thus, the cross-sectional profile and edge contour may be curved or rectilinear or a combination of both. Further, the body 12 need not have a defined "bottom" as such, the sidewalls could be angled one from the other and meet at a line extending the length of the body.
Although it is preferable for reasons of economy of manufacture and convenience of use for the dividers to be essentially identical one to the other, the divider mounting features could be configured such that the dividers 14 are at an angle other than a right angle to the sidewalls. Further, the divider grooves 28 (or other divider mounting feature suitable for positioning the dividers 14 at desired compartment defming locations) need not be configured so that in use the dividers 14 are all generally parallel to each other. Some of the divider mounting features could angle the dividers 14 one way and others of the divider mounting features could angle the dividers 14 the other way.
The dividers 14 need not be planar. The dividers 14 could be any configuration that permits cooperative interaction with the body 12 so as to define compartments within the container 10, such as bent, curved, rippled, corrugated etc.
In this patent document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article "a" does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements.
It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiment without departing from scope of the Claims.
The cross-sectional profile of the body 12 and edge contour of the dividers 14 may be any such cross-sectional profile and edge contour that permits the body 12 and dividers 14 to cooperatively define compartments within the container 10. Thus, the cross-sectional profile and edge contour may be curved or rectilinear or a combination of both. Further, the body 12 need not have a defined "bottom" as such, the sidewalls could be angled one from the other and meet at a line extending the length of the body.
Although it is preferable for reasons of economy of manufacture and convenience of use for the dividers to be essentially identical one to the other, the divider mounting features could be configured such that the dividers 14 are at an angle other than a right angle to the sidewalls. Further, the divider grooves 28 (or other divider mounting feature suitable for positioning the dividers 14 at desired compartment defming locations) need not be configured so that in use the dividers 14 are all generally parallel to each other. Some of the divider mounting features could angle the dividers 14 one way and others of the divider mounting features could angle the dividers 14 the other way.
The dividers 14 need not be planar. The dividers 14 could be any configuration that permits cooperative interaction with the body 12 so as to define compartments within the container 10, such as bent, curved, rippled, corrugated etc.
In this patent document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article "a" does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements.
It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiment without departing from scope of the Claims.
Claims (11)
1. A container with removable divider panels, comprising;
an elongated resilient open ended channel-form body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a bottom, opposed sides terminating in an upper peripheral edge, and an interior surface defining a trough-like interior cavity;
more than one divider panel, each divider panel having opposed faces, opposed side edges, and a top edge;
panel retainers on the opposed sides along the interior surface of the body, the panel retainers retaining each divider panel in parallel spaced relation to other of the more than one divider panel transverse to the longitudinal axis by engaging the opposed faces of each divider panel along the opposed side edges, stop means carried by at least one of the opposed sides and positioned along the upper peripheral edge of the body, the stop means engaging the top edge of each divider panel to block removal of each divider panel from the panel retainers until the opposed sides of the body are flexed outwardly to provide sufficient clearance for a selected divider panel to clear the stop means.
an elongated resilient open ended channel-form body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a bottom, opposed sides terminating in an upper peripheral edge, and an interior surface defining a trough-like interior cavity;
more than one divider panel, each divider panel having opposed faces, opposed side edges, and a top edge;
panel retainers on the opposed sides along the interior surface of the body, the panel retainers retaining each divider panel in parallel spaced relation to other of the more than one divider panel transverse to the longitudinal axis by engaging the opposed faces of each divider panel along the opposed side edges, stop means carried by at least one of the opposed sides and positioned along the upper peripheral edge of the body, the stop means engaging the top edge of each divider panel to block removal of each divider panel from the panel retainers until the opposed sides of the body are flexed outwardly to provide sufficient clearance for a selected divider panel to clear the stop means.
2. A storage/display container having adjustable internal compartments, the container comprising:
a container body having opposed sidewalls defining a channel and a channel axis running generally parallel to the channel, the sidewalls tending to remain in, and return to, a spaced-apart in-use position but susceptible to being forced further apart to an adjustment position;
two or more dividers configured to span the space between the sidewalls when the sidewalls are in the in-use position;
the dividers and container body configured such that dividers may be positioned at selected locations within the container body so as to define one or more internal compartments;
wherein, when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position, dividers may be moved into and out of the selected locations, and when the sidewalls are in the in-use position, a divider at a selected location tends to remain at that location.
a container body having opposed sidewalls defining a channel and a channel axis running generally parallel to the channel, the sidewalls tending to remain in, and return to, a spaced-apart in-use position but susceptible to being forced further apart to an adjustment position;
two or more dividers configured to span the space between the sidewalls when the sidewalls are in the in-use position;
the dividers and container body configured such that dividers may be positioned at selected locations within the container body so as to define one or more internal compartments;
wherein, when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position, dividers may be moved into and out of the selected locations, and when the sidewalls are in the in-use position, a divider at a selected location tends to remain at that location.
3. The storage/display container of claim 2, wherein the dividers have edges and the selected locations within the container body are defined by a feature of each sidewall configured to receive an edge and to impede movement of the edge in a direction generally parallel to the channel axis.
4. The storage/display container of claim 3, wherein each edge-receiving, movement-impeding feature comprises a groove in the face of a sidewall.
5. The storage/display container of claim 3, wherein the container body includes a bottom extending between the sidewalls; and the edge-receiving, movement-impeding features of each selected location comprise a groove extending across both sidewalls and the bottom.
6. The storage/display container of claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the container body includes a bottom extending between the sidewalls, and the container body and dividers are generally rectangular.
7. The storage/display container of any one of claim 2 to 6, wherein each selected location includes a restraining means for impeding movement of a divider in the selected location in a direction both generally normal to the channel axis and generally parallel to the sidewalls, when the sidewalls are in the in-use position, and permitting such divider movement when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position.
8. The storage/display container of claim 7, wherein each restraining means comprises a projection on one of the sidewalls, the projection configured to intrude into the path a divider at the selected location would take were it move in a direction both generally normal to the channel axis and generally parallel to the sidewalls, when the sidewalls are in the in-use position, and not so intrude when the sidewalls are in the adjustment position.
9. The storage/display container of claim 7 or 8, wherein the restraining means comprise a cap extending generally parallel to the channel axis along one the sidewalls.
10. The storage/display container of claim 9, wherein the cap defines a void along the outer surface of the sidewall, the void being downward opening when the container oriented for containing items such that the void is suitable for hanging the container.
11. A container with removable divider panels, comprising;
an elongated resilient open ended channel-form body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a bottom, opposed sides terminating in an upper peripheral edge, and an interior surface defining a trough-like interior cavity;
more than one divider panel, each divider panel having opposed faces, opposed side edges, and a top edge;
panel retainers retaining each divider panel in parallel spaced relation to other of the more than one divider panel transverse to the longitudinal axis;
stop means engaging the top edge of each divider panel to block removal of each divider panel from the panel retainers until the opposed sides of the body are flexed outwardly to provide sufficient clearance for a selected divider panel to clear the stop means.
an elongated resilient open ended channel-form body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a bottom, opposed sides terminating in an upper peripheral edge, and an interior surface defining a trough-like interior cavity;
more than one divider panel, each divider panel having opposed faces, opposed side edges, and a top edge;
panel retainers retaining each divider panel in parallel spaced relation to other of the more than one divider panel transverse to the longitudinal axis;
stop means engaging the top edge of each divider panel to block removal of each divider panel from the panel retainers until the opposed sides of the body are flexed outwardly to provide sufficient clearance for a selected divider panel to clear the stop means.
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