CN117428729A - Storage system and container for storage system - Google Patents
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Abstract
A storage system includes a plate secured to a support surface and a storage container removably supported on the plate. The plate includes a plurality of wedges. The storage container includes a first container portion, a second container portion, and a support feature engageable with the wedge. The second container portion and the first container portion are pivotally movable between a closed position and an open position. The support feature includes a first partial mounting portion and a second partial mounting portion. The second partial mounting portion is movable between a stowed position and an extended position. The first partial mounting portion and the second partial mounting portion cooperate to provide a mounting interface that engages the wedge when the second partial mounting portion is in the extended position.
Description
Background
The present disclosure relates to storage systems, and more particularly to wall-mounted storage containers for tool accessories and the like.
Hand tools, power tools, and associated accessories (such as batteries, tool bits, sleeves, accessories, fasteners, etc.) may often move between a storage space and a working space. One aspect of accessibility is the ability of a user to quickly store and retrieve objects from a storage device.
Disclosure of Invention
In a separate aspect, a storage container includes: a first container portion including a side portion; a second container portion including a side portion; and a support feature configured to engage with the wall support system. The side of the second container portion is pivotably coupled to the side of the first container portion by a hinge. The second container portion and the first container portion are pivotally movable between a closed position and an open position. The support feature includes a first partial mounting portion and a second partial mounting portion. The first partial-mounting portion is positioned on the first container portion and the second partial-mounting portion is supported for movement relative to the first partial-mounting portion. The second partial mounting portion is movable between a stowed position and an extended position. The first and second partial mounting portions cooperate to provide a mounting interface configured to engage the support member when the second partial mounting portion is in the extended position.
In another independent aspect, a storage system includes a plate secured to a support surface and a storage container removably supported on the plate. The plate includes a plurality of wedges spaced apart from one another. The storage container includes: a first container portion including a side portion, a second container portion including a side portion, and a support feature engageable with the wedge. The side of the second container portion is pivotably coupled to the side of the first container portion by a hinge. The second container portion and the first container portion are pivotally movable between a closed position and an open position. The support feature includes a first partial mounting portion and a second partial mounting portion. The first partially-mounted portion is positioned on the first container portion. The second partial-mounting portion is supported for movement relative to the first partial-mounting portion and is movable between a stowed position and an extended position. The first and second partial mounting portions cooperate to provide a mounting interface that engages at least one of the wedges when the second partial mounting portion is in the extended position.
In yet another independent aspect, a storage container includes: a first container portion; a second container portion; a hinge coupled to a side of the first container portion and a side of the second container portion for pivotal movement about a pivot axis; a latch releasably securing the first container portion and the second container portion in a closed position; a first partial-mounting portion positioned on the first container portion; and a second partial mounting portion supported on the hinge for pivotal movement relative to the first partial mounting portion and the second container portion. The first container portion and the second container portion are pivotally movable between a closed position and an open position. The second partial mounting portion is movable between a stowed position and an extended position. The first and second partial mounting portions cooperate to form a mounting interface when the first and second container portions are in the closed position and the second partial mounting portion is in the extended position. The mounting interface is configured to engage with a wall support system.
Other aspects of the disclosure will become apparent by consideration of the detailed description and accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a storage container.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the support plate.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a storage system including the support plate of fig. 2 supporting a storage container.
Fig. 4 is a side view of the storage container of fig. 1 with the coupling feature in a stowed position.
Fig. 5 is a side view of the storage container of fig. 1 with the coupling feature in a second position.
Fig. 6 is a side view of the storage container of fig. 1 with the coupling feature in a third position.
Fig. 7 is a side view of the storage container of fig. 1 with the coupling feature in an extended position.
Before any embodiments of the disclosure are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the following drawings. The disclosure is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of "including," "comprising," "having" and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. The terms "mounted," "connected," and "coupled" are used broadly and encompass both direct and indirect mounting, connecting, and coupling. Further, "connected" and "coupled" are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections or couplings, whether direct or indirect. Terms of degree such as "substantially," "about," "approximately," and the like are understood by one of ordinary skill to refer to a reasonable range outside of a given value, such as, for example, the general tolerances associated with the manufacture, assembly, and use of the described embodiments.
Detailed Description
Fig. 1-3 illustrate a storage system 10 including a storage container 100 (fig. 1) that may be engaged with and supported by a support plate 200 (fig. 2). In the illustrated embodiment, the plate 200 supports two containers 100, however it should be understood that fewer or more containers may be supported on the plate 200. Each container 100 is engaged with the plate 200 independently of the other containers 100 and is removable from the plate 200 independently of the other containers 100.
As shown in fig. 2, the plate 200 includes a plurality of wedges 204 that are generally aligned and spaced apart from one another. The wedge 204 protrudes from the surface of the plate 200. The plate 200 may be secured (e.g., by one or more fasteners) to a support surface or wall. In the illustrated embodiment, the plate 200 is shown as a rail having a single row of six wedges 204a-204f aligned with each other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis 208 of the rail 200; in other embodiments, the plate may have fewer or more cleats, and/or may have multiple rows of cleats. Additionally (alternatively), a plurality of plates and/or rails may be secured to the support surface adjacent to the illustrated rail 200. In the illustrated embodiment, the rails 200 include extension features 226 positioned on each edge, and adjacent rails have complementary extension features to facilitate alignment and connection between adjacent rails.
In the illustrated embodiment, the wedge 204 has a generally octagonal shape. In other words, in the illustrated embodiment, each wedge 204 includes four beveled edges 220 oriented at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis 208 of the rail 200 and generally form a diamond shape. In other embodiments, the wedge 204 may have a profile of a different shape (e.g., hexagonal, rectangular, irregular polygonal, curvilinear shape), and/or the wedge 204 may have a different number of beveled edges. Each wedge 204 is spaced apart from an adjacent wedge by a gap or space 216. In the illustrated embodiment, a partial gap is located between the outermost wedge and the end of the associated rail 200, and the outermost wedge 204 will be spaced from an adjacent plate or rail wedge by the same distance as an adjacent wedge 204 of the same rail 200. In the illustrated embodiment, the storage container 100 is supported in a gap 216 between two adjacent wedges 204. Other attachments and/or objects (not shown) may be located within the gap 216 to engage the one or more wedges 204.
Referring again to fig. 1, the container 100 includes a first container portion 104 and a second container portion 108 joined together by a hinge 112. In the illustrated embodiment, the first container portion 104 and the second container portion 108 are substantially similar to one another, and the container is of a clamshell type. In other embodiments, the container portions may have different shapes-for example, one portion may provide an interior compartment for storage and another portion may provide a lid for covering the interior compartment. In the illustrated embodiment, the hinge 112 is positioned adjacent to a first side (e.g., the rear side 116) of the first container portion 104 and a first side (e.g., the rear side 120) of the second container portion 108, and the container portions 104, 108 are pivotable relative to one another about the hinge 112 between a closed portion and an open position. In the closed position, a second side (e.g., front side 134-fig. 3) of the first container portion 104 is adjacent to a second side (e.g., front side 136) of the second container portion 108. In the open position, the second sides 134, 136 of the container portions 104, 108 are spaced apart from one another. In the illustrated embodiment, the first container portion 104 and the second container portion 108 may be releasably secured to one another in the closed position by a latch 140. In other embodiments, the container 100 may include a handle.
In the illustrated embodiment, the first container portion 104 includes a first tab 142 and the second container portion 108 includes a second tab 144 aligned with the first tab 142. The hinge 112 includes a pin 146 extending through the first and second lugs 142, 144 along a pivot axis 148 about which the container portions 104, 106 pivot relative to one another. In other embodiments, the first container portion 104 and the second container portion 108 may be coupled to each other in different ways.
The container 100 also includes a support feature 152 for coupling the container 100 to the support plate 200. The support feature 152 includes a first partial mounting portion 156 and a second partial mounting portion 160. The first partial mounting portion 156 is positioned on one side (e.g., the rear side 116) of the first container portion 104. In the illustrated embodiment, the first partial mounting portion 156 is integrally formed with the rear side 116. In other embodiments, the first partial mounting portion 156 may be coupled to the rear side 116 in a different manner. The second partial mounting portion 160 is supported for pivotal movement relative to the first partial mounting portion 156 between a stowed position (fig. 4) and an extended position (fig. 7). In the illustrated embodiment, the second partial mounting portion 160 is supported for pivotal movement on the hinge pin 146.
As shown in fig. 1, the first partial mounting portion 156 includes a first flange 162 and the second partial mounting portion 160 includes a collar 164 and a second flange 168 protruding from the collar 164. In the illustrated embodiment, the collar 164 is coupled to the hinge pin 146 and is movable relative thereto. Collar 164 is either pivotable about pivot axis 148 or slidable in a direction parallel to pivot axis 148. When in the stowed position (shown in fig. 4), the second partial mounting portion 160 is positioned adjacent to and coupled with the first partial mounting portion 156 (fig. 6). In the illustrated embodiment, the second partial mounting portion 160 is slid a first distance D1 in a direction parallel to the pivot axis 148, as shown in fig. 5. The second partial mounting portion 160 is then rotated about the pivot axis 148 as shown in fig. 6. In some embodiments, the second partial mounting portion 160 is rotated such that the second flange 168 is radially opposite the first partial mounting portion 156. As shown in fig. 7, the second partial mounting portion 160 is then slid a second distance D2 in a direction parallel to the pivot axis 148 to the extended position.
As shown in fig. 6, the first partial mounting portion 156 includes a first edge 176 oriented at an acute angle relative to the pivot axis 148. The second partial mounting portion 160 includes a second edge 180 oriented at an acute angle relative to the pivot axis 148. In the extended position, the first edge 176 and the second edge 180 are positioned at the same location along the pivot axis 148. Thus, the first edge 176 and the second edge 180 are positioned to engage the angled edges (fig. 2) of adjacent wedges 204 of the plate 200 when the support feature 152 is positioned in the gap 216 between the wedges 204. The container 100 may be coupled to the plate 200 by aligning the support feature 152 between the two wedges 204 and moving the container 100 downward until the first and second edges 176, 180 engage the wedges 204.
In some embodiments, collar 164 includes two portions 164a, 164b, and each side of collar portions 164a, 164b includes a protrusion (e.g., castellations 184a, 184 b) that extends parallel to pivot axis 148. Likewise, at least one of the lugs 142, 144 includes grooves (e.g., castellations 188a, 188 b) that are complementary to the collar castellations 184a, 184 b. In the stowed position, one of the collar castellations 184a engages a first one of the lobe castellations 188 a. In the extended position, the other collar castellations (e.g., castellations 184b protruding from opposite sides of collar portions 164a, 164 b) engage one of the plurality of second lobe castellations 188 b. The depth of the castellations 184a, 188a may correspond to a first distance D1 and the depth of the castellations 184b, 188b may correspond to a second distance D2. The engagement of the collar castellations 184a, 184b and the lug castellations 188a, 188b inhibits unwanted rotation, requiring the user to translate the second partial mounting portion 160 along the axis 148 prior to rotating it. In some embodiments, a detent may be provided to inhibit undesired translational movement of the second partial mounting portion 160 along the axis 148.
Although aspects of the present disclosure have been described in detail with reference to certain preferred embodiments, variations and modifications exist within the scope and spirit of one or more of the independent aspects described.
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1. A storage container, comprising:
a first container portion including a side portion;
a second container portion comprising a side portion pivotably coupled to the side portion of the first container portion by a hinge, the second container portion and the first container portion being pivotally movable between a closed position and an open position; and
a support feature configured to engage with a wall support system, the support feature comprising a first partial-mounting portion positioned on the first container portion and a second partial-mounting portion supported for movement relative to the first partial-mounting portion, the second partial-mounting portion movable between a stowed position and an extended position, the first partial-mounting portion and the second partial-mounting portion cooperating to provide a mounting interface configured to engage with a support member when the second partial-mounting portion is in the extended position.
2. The storage container of claim 1, wherein the first partial mounting portion comprises a first edge and the second partial mounting portion comprises a second edge, the first edge oriented at an acute angle relative to a pivot axis of the hinge, the second edge oriented at an acute angle relative to the pivot axis of the hinge.
3. The storage container of claim 1, wherein the second partially-mounted portion is coupled to the hinge and supported for movement independent of the first container portion and the second container portion.
4. The storage container of claim 1, wherein the second partial-mounting portion is removably coupled to the first partial-mounting portion when the second partial-mounting portion is in the stowed position.
5. The storage container of claim 1, wherein the second partial mounting portion is both slidable in a direction parallel to and pivotable about a pivot axis of the hinge.
6. The storage container of claim 1, wherein the first container portion comprises a hinge comprising a pin coupled to the first container portion and the second container portion, wherein the second partial-mount portion comprises a collar and a flange protruding from the collar, the collar being pivotably coupled to the hinge pin, the flange comprising the second rim.
7. The storage container of claim 1, wherein the collar includes a castellation selectively engageable with a complementary castellation positioned on one of the first container portion and the second container portion, wherein engagement between the collar castellation and the complementary castellation secures the second partial mounting portion from pivotal movement about the pivot axis of the hinge.
8. The storage container of claim 1, further comprising a latch for selectively securing the second container portion and the first container portion in the closed position.
9. A storage system, comprising:
a plate secured to the support surface, the plate comprising a plurality of wedges spaced apart from one another; and
a storage container removably supported on the plate, the storage container comprising:
a first container portion including a side portion;
a second container portion comprising a side portion pivotably coupled to the side portion of the first container portion by a hinge, the second container portion and the first container portion being pivotally movable between a closed position and an open position; and
a support feature engageable with the wedges, the support feature comprising a first partial mounting portion positioned on the first container portion and a second partial mounting portion supported for movement relative to the first partial mounting portion, the second partial mounting portion movable between a stowed position and an extended position, the first partial mounting portion and the second partial mounting portion cooperating to provide a mounting interface for engagement with at least one of the wedges when the second partial mounting portion is in the extended position.
10. The storage system of claim 9, wherein adjacent wedges are spaced apart from each other by a gap, wherein the support feature is positioned between two adjacent wedges, the first partial mounting portion engages one of the wedges, and the second partial mounting portion engages an adjacent one of the wedges.
11. The storage system of claim 9, wherein the support feature remains engaged with at least one of the wedges due to gravity.
12. The storage system of claim 9, wherein the first partial-mounting portion comprises a first edge and the second partial-mounting portion comprises a second edge, the first edge oriented at an acute angle relative to a pivot axis of the hinge, the second edge oriented at an acute angle relative to the pivot axis of the hinge.
13. The storage system of claim 9, wherein the second partially-mounted portion is coupled to the hinge and supported for movement independent of the first container portion and the second container portion.
14. The storage system of claim 9, wherein the second partial-mounting portion is removably coupled to the first partial-mounting portion when the second partial-mounting portion is in the stowed position.
15. The storage system of claim 9, wherein the second partial mounting portion is both slidable in a direction parallel to and pivotable about a pivot axis of the hinge.
16. The storage system of claim 9, wherein the first container portion comprises a hinge comprising a pin coupled to the first container portion and the second container portion, wherein the second partial-mount portion comprises a collar and a flange protruding from the collar, the collar being pivotably coupled to the hinge pin, the flange comprising the second edge.
17. The storage system of claim 9, wherein the collar includes a castellation selectively engageable with a complementary castellation positioned on one of the first container portion and the second container portion, wherein engagement between the collar castellation and the complementary castellation secures the second partial mounting portion from pivotal movement about the pivot axis of the hinge.
18. A storage container, comprising:
a first container portion;
a second container portion;
a hinge coupled to a side of the first container portion and a side of the second container portion for pivotal movement about a pivot axis, the first container portion and the second container portion being pivotally movable between a closed position and an open position;
a latch releasably securing the first container portion and the second container portion in the closed position;
a first partial-mounting portion positioned on the first container portion; and
a second partial mounting portion supported on the hinge for pivotal movement relative to the first partial mounting portion and the second container portion, the second partial mounting portion being movable between a stowed position and an extended position, the first partial mounting portion and the second partial mounting portion cooperating to form a mounting interface configured to engage the wall support system when the first container portion and the second container portion are in the closed position and the second partial mounting portion is in the extended position.
19. The storage container of claim 18, wherein the second partial mounting portion is both slidable in a direction parallel to the pivot axis and pivotable about the pivot axis.
20. The storage container of claim 18, wherein the first container portion comprises a hinge comprising a pin coupled to the first container portion and the second container portion, wherein the second partial-mount portion comprises a collar and a flange protruding from the collar, the collar being pivotably coupled to the hinge pin, the flange comprising the second rim.
21. The storage container of claim 18, wherein the collar includes a castellation selectively engageable with a complementary castellation positioned on one of the first container portion and the second container portion, wherein engagement between the collar castellation and the complementary castellation secures the second partial mounting portion from pivotal movement about the pivot axis.
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