US3343706A - Multiple size drawer divider construction - Google Patents

Multiple size drawer divider construction Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3343706A
US3343706A US561801A US56180166A US3343706A US 3343706 A US3343706 A US 3343706A US 561801 A US561801 A US 561801A US 56180166 A US56180166 A US 56180166A US 3343706 A US3343706 A US 3343706A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
compartment
compartments
notches
multiple size
flange
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US561801A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Peter M Berend
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Rubbermaid Inc
Original Assignee
Rubbermaid Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority to NL136689D priority Critical patent/NL136689C/xx
Application filed by Rubbermaid Inc filed Critical Rubbermaid Inc
Priority to US561801A priority patent/US3343706A/en
Priority to DER34259U priority patent/DE1957459U/de
Priority to DE19671654694 priority patent/DE1654694C/de
Priority to FR99180A priority patent/FR1515416A/fr
Priority to BE695796D priority patent/BE695796A/xx
Priority to CH403767A priority patent/CH456078A/fr
Priority to LU53237D priority patent/LU53237A1/xx
Priority to NL6704354A priority patent/NL6704354A/xx
Priority to GB18682/67A priority patent/GB1112747A/en
Priority to SE06630/67A priority patent/SE327794B/xx
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3343706A publication Critical patent/US3343706A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/90—Constructional details of drawers
    • A47B88/969—Drawers having means for organising or sorting the content
    • A47B88/994—Drawers having means for organising or sorting the content in the form of trays or inserts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/90—Constructional details of drawers

Definitions

  • FIG. 7 I0 if mm; f: m I? zo 2I ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,343,706 MULTIPLE SIZE DRAWER DIVIDER CONSTRUCTION Peter M. Berend, Wooster, Ohio, assignor to Rubbermaid Incorporated, Wooster, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Filed June 30, 1966, Ser. No. 561,801 4 Claims. (Ci. 22023.4)
  • This invention relates generally to means for forming divisions within a conventional drawer, and more particularly to improved multiple size drawer compartments for forming a variety of arrangements within a drawer to suit the needs and desires of various users.
  • Cupboard and cabinet drawers are usually built in standard sizes, and although an occasional drawer may be provided with partitions, it is impossible to anticipate the needs of various persons, particularly in respect to drawers for containing an assortment of sizes and shapes of articles, such as a variety of kitchen utensils or hardware comprising nuts, screws, screw drivers, pliers, wrenches and other tools.
  • a further object is to provide multiple size drawer divider compartments which require connecting flanges on one side only, and which are adapted for nesting for shipment and handling.
  • a still further object is to provide multiple size drawer divider compartments having novel means for connecting an end wall of one compartment to a side flange of another and preventing relative lateral movement of said one compartment without requiring lateral connection with other compartments.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one of the improved compartments one unit wide and three units long.
  • FIG. 1A is a similar view showing an alternate form of slots.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of FIG. 1, showing in chain lines how the compartments nest.
  • FIG. 3 is a similar view showing three such compartments connected together at their side edges.
  • FIG. 4 is a top plan view of another compartment one unit wide and five units long.
  • FIG. 5 is a top plan view of another compartment two units wide and three units long.
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view on a reduced scale showing the three compartments of FIGS. 1, 4 and 5 connected together in one arrangement.
  • FIG. 7 is a similar plan view showing three of the compartments of FIG. 1 connected to one compartment of FIG. 4 and one of FIG. 5 in another arrangement.
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the three compartments of FIGS. 1, 4 and 5 connected together in an arrangement different from FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 9 is a plan view showing one compartment of FIG. 1, two compartments of FIG. 4 and two compartments of FIG. 5 connected together in a still dilferent arrangement.
  • the divider compartment indicated as a whole at 10 is rectangular, and has a length three times its width, so that it may be described as one unit wide and three units long.
  • the two side walls 11 and the two end walls 12 are upwardly outwardly tapered so that like compartments 10, 10 and 10 can be nested as shown in FIG. 2 for handling and shipment.
  • the top edge is provided with a downwardly curved lip flange 13, which is divided by notches 14 into three equal flange portions 13', each slightly less than one unit of length.
  • the ends of flange 13 are preferably also notched or cut away at 15 for a purpose to be described.
  • the flange 13 is adapted to fit over the opposite side edge 16 of an adjoining like compartment 16 to interlock the containers in side-by-side relation with their bottom walls 17 in the same horizontal plane.
  • notches 14a shown in FIG. 1A differs from notches 14 only in that notch 14a extends only part way through the lip flange 13.
  • the compartment indicated as a whole at 20 in FIG. 4 is one unit in width and five units long, having tapered side walls 21 and tapered end walls 22 on the same taper as the side walls 11 and end walls 12 of compartment 10.
  • a downwardly curved flange 23 is provided along one side edge, having notches 24 dividing the finage 23 into five equal portions 23', and having end notches 25.
  • the compartment indicated as a whole at 30 in FIG. 5 is two units wide and three units long, having tapered side walls 31 and tapered end walls 32 on the same taper as side walls 11 and 21 of compartments 10 and 20 and end walls 12 and 22 of compartments 10 and 20, respectively.
  • a downwardly curved flange 33 is provided along one side edge of compartment 30, having notches 34 dividing the flange 33 into three equal flange portions 33', and having end notches 35.
  • the flange portions 13', 23 and 33' are all of equal length and slightly less than one unit in length, and the notches 14, 24 and 34 are preferably aproximately twice the width of end notches 15, 25 and 35, respectively.
  • one of the notches 24 spans or bridges over the connected walls of compartments 10 and 30 at the adjacent end notch 15 of flange 13, and the next adjacent notch 24 to the left bridges over the opposite side wall 11. Thus, it is unnecessary to split the compartment walls at the corners to allow the extended downturned flange of an interlocking compartment to pass therethrough.
  • FIG. 7 three compartments are connected with one compartment and one compartment 30, and still another compartment 20 is indicated in chain lines.
  • the notches in the flanges span over the edges of connected compartments at right angles to said flanges and the adjacent flange portions extend downwardly over the parallel edges. Accordingly, the downwardly extending edges of the notches permit only slight relative lateral movement of the connected compartment before abutting the perpendicular wall or Walls thereof at the corners.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 arrangements can be made as in FIGS. 8 and 9 in which spaces are not occupied by compartments and one or more of the compartments are connected to flanges only at their end walls, and yet are restrained from lateral movement by the edges of the notches engaging their corners.
  • the compartments 10 and 30- are connected only at their ends to flanges 23 but the walls of notches 24 and 25 extend down into the corners for engaging the side walls of compartments 10 and to prevent any material relative lateral movement thereof.
  • Multiple size drawer divider compartments each being at least one unit wide and at least two units lOng and having notched downturned flanges on one side edge only for engaging over unflanged edges or like units, said notches dividing said flanges into equal portions each slightly less than one unit in length, and said notches on one compartment being adapted to'span the edges of another like compartment at right angles to said one compartment when one or more of said flange portions engages over the adjacent parallel edge of said other compartment.

Landscapes

  • Stackable Containers (AREA)
  • Specific Sealing Or Ventilating Devices For Doors And Windows (AREA)
US561801A 1966-06-30 1966-06-30 Multiple size drawer divider construction Expired - Lifetime US3343706A (en)

Priority Applications (11)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL136689D NL136689C (no) 1966-06-30
US561801A US3343706A (en) 1966-06-30 1966-06-30 Multiple size drawer divider construction
DER34259U DE1957459U (de) 1966-06-30 1967-01-09 Kasten zum erhalt eingeschachtelter schubladenfaecher bzw. behaelter verschiedener groesse und form.
DE19671654694 DE1654694C (de) 1966-06-30 1967-01-09 Behälter zur Facheinteilung von Schubladen
FR99180A FR1515416A (fr) 1966-06-30 1967-03-17 Compartimentage à dimensions multiples pour cloisonner un tiroir
BE695796D BE695796A (no) 1966-06-30 1967-03-20
CH403767A CH456078A (fr) 1966-06-30 1967-03-21 Compartiment diviseur de tiroir
LU53237D LU53237A1 (no) 1966-06-30 1967-03-21
NL6704354A NL6704354A (no) 1966-06-30 1967-03-23
GB18682/67A GB1112747A (en) 1966-06-30 1967-04-24 Multiple size drawer divider construction
SE06630/67A SE327794B (no) 1966-06-30 1967-05-11

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US561801A US3343706A (en) 1966-06-30 1966-06-30 Multiple size drawer divider construction

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3343706A true US3343706A (en) 1967-09-26

Family

ID=24243534

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US561801A Expired - Lifetime US3343706A (en) 1966-06-30 1966-06-30 Multiple size drawer divider construction

Country Status (9)

Country Link
US (1) US3343706A (no)
BE (1) BE695796A (no)
CH (1) CH456078A (no)
DE (1) DE1957459U (no)
FR (1) FR1515416A (no)
GB (1) GB1112747A (no)
LU (1) LU53237A1 (no)
NL (2) NL6704354A (no)
SE (1) SE327794B (no)

Cited By (24)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3703326A (en) * 1971-08-09 1972-11-21 Marie Riviers Drawer divider and drawer organizer
US3734309A (en) * 1970-11-27 1973-05-22 Plastics Inc Double stack interlocking trays
US3857482A (en) * 1973-11-12 1974-12-31 R Shelton Display tray
US3869563A (en) * 1973-09-27 1975-03-04 Motorola Inc Encapsulation housing for electronic circuit boards or the like and method of encapsulating
US3908828A (en) * 1972-04-21 1975-09-30 Kurt Lohwasser Container for foodstuff or other material
US4484661A (en) * 1983-04-07 1984-11-27 Evenson John L Drip pan for vehicles
US4579489A (en) * 1982-11-15 1986-04-01 Palcon Corporation Interlocking, stacking and nesting container system
US4717024A (en) * 1986-04-03 1988-01-05 Vasa Djezovic Home and travel organizer
US5111951A (en) * 1991-11-12 1992-05-12 Rubbermaid Office Products Group, Inc. Supplemental waste recycling container for mounting to a wastebasket
US5305902A (en) * 1992-06-19 1994-04-26 Afp Imaging Corporation Method and apparatus for interconnecting vessels
US5344021A (en) * 1993-09-21 1994-09-06 Formall, Inc. Molded crate with interlocking rim appliances
US5469999A (en) * 1993-07-29 1995-11-28 Phirippidis; George Modular storage and organizing system for vehicles
USD384460S (en) * 1996-02-12 1997-09-30 Ramona Lee Wright Recycling garbage can
US5810187A (en) * 1997-06-27 1998-09-22 Barbara D. Arner Drawer organizer
USD407929S (en) * 1998-06-09 1999-04-13 Barbara D. Arner Interlocking drawer organizer
US6073794A (en) * 1998-01-12 2000-06-13 Bidot; Eduardo Organizer
US20030234188A1 (en) * 2002-06-20 2003-12-25 Mcguyer Carter W. Multi-tool kitchen utensil kit and container
US20030233734A1 (en) * 2002-06-20 2003-12-25 Mcguyer Carter W. Utensil, kit and method
US20130277366A1 (en) * 2012-04-18 2013-10-24 Worldwise, Inc. Cat needs organizer
US20150375889A1 (en) * 2010-09-15 2015-12-31 Robert David Brockman Under Sink Leak Protector Tray and Associated Method
USD767341S1 (en) 2015-03-20 2016-09-27 Target Brands, Inc. Tray
US10188189B1 (en) * 2017-07-31 2019-01-29 The Gillette Company Llc Connected containers for razor cartridges
USD896522S1 (en) * 2018-06-29 2020-09-22 Steven M. Noto Modular organizational system
US11503910B1 (en) 2019-06-05 2022-11-22 Nicholas Edward Carscallen Carmen Modular organizer system

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2297019A1 (fr) * 1975-01-08 1976-08-06 Val Rex Elements de construction pour le compartimentage de tiroirs, cases et autres volumes de rangement
DE8904671U1 (de) * 1989-04-13 1989-06-08 Rösler, Peter, 88239 Wangen Verpackungsbehälter für längliche Gegenstände
ITUB20156917A1 (it) * 2015-12-10 2017-06-10 Tamar Nanni Sistema per tatuaggi

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US768364A (en) * 1903-07-27 1904-08-23 Frank M Joy Painter's appliance.
US1588271A (en) * 1924-08-25 1926-06-08 Saint Interlocking tray
US3297196A (en) * 1965-05-06 1967-01-10 Cornelius Co Bottle carrier

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US768364A (en) * 1903-07-27 1904-08-23 Frank M Joy Painter's appliance.
US1588271A (en) * 1924-08-25 1926-06-08 Saint Interlocking tray
US3297196A (en) * 1965-05-06 1967-01-10 Cornelius Co Bottle carrier

Cited By (25)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3734309A (en) * 1970-11-27 1973-05-22 Plastics Inc Double stack interlocking trays
US3703326A (en) * 1971-08-09 1972-11-21 Marie Riviers Drawer divider and drawer organizer
US3908828A (en) * 1972-04-21 1975-09-30 Kurt Lohwasser Container for foodstuff or other material
US3869563A (en) * 1973-09-27 1975-03-04 Motorola Inc Encapsulation housing for electronic circuit boards or the like and method of encapsulating
USRE29683E (en) * 1973-09-27 1978-06-27 Motorola, Inc. Encapsulation housing for electronic circuit boards or the like and method of encapsulating
US3857482A (en) * 1973-11-12 1974-12-31 R Shelton Display tray
US4579489A (en) * 1982-11-15 1986-04-01 Palcon Corporation Interlocking, stacking and nesting container system
US4484661A (en) * 1983-04-07 1984-11-27 Evenson John L Drip pan for vehicles
US4717024A (en) * 1986-04-03 1988-01-05 Vasa Djezovic Home and travel organizer
US5111951A (en) * 1991-11-12 1992-05-12 Rubbermaid Office Products Group, Inc. Supplemental waste recycling container for mounting to a wastebasket
US5305902A (en) * 1992-06-19 1994-04-26 Afp Imaging Corporation Method and apparatus for interconnecting vessels
US5469999A (en) * 1993-07-29 1995-11-28 Phirippidis; George Modular storage and organizing system for vehicles
US5344021A (en) * 1993-09-21 1994-09-06 Formall, Inc. Molded crate with interlocking rim appliances
USD384460S (en) * 1996-02-12 1997-09-30 Ramona Lee Wright Recycling garbage can
US5810187A (en) * 1997-06-27 1998-09-22 Barbara D. Arner Drawer organizer
US6073794A (en) * 1998-01-12 2000-06-13 Bidot; Eduardo Organizer
USD407929S (en) * 1998-06-09 1999-04-13 Barbara D. Arner Interlocking drawer organizer
US20030233734A1 (en) * 2002-06-20 2003-12-25 Mcguyer Carter W. Utensil, kit and method
US20030234188A1 (en) * 2002-06-20 2003-12-25 Mcguyer Carter W. Multi-tool kitchen utensil kit and container
US20150375889A1 (en) * 2010-09-15 2015-12-31 Robert David Brockman Under Sink Leak Protector Tray and Associated Method
US20130277366A1 (en) * 2012-04-18 2013-10-24 Worldwise, Inc. Cat needs organizer
USD767341S1 (en) 2015-03-20 2016-09-27 Target Brands, Inc. Tray
US10188189B1 (en) * 2017-07-31 2019-01-29 The Gillette Company Llc Connected containers for razor cartridges
USD896522S1 (en) * 2018-06-29 2020-09-22 Steven M. Noto Modular organizational system
US11503910B1 (en) 2019-06-05 2022-11-22 Nicholas Edward Carscallen Carmen Modular organizer system

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE1957459U (de) 1967-03-23
GB1112747A (en) 1968-05-08
CH456078A (fr) 1968-05-15
LU53237A1 (no) 1967-05-22
DE1654694A1 (de) 1972-02-17
SE327794B (no) 1970-08-31
BE695796A (no) 1967-09-01
FR1515416A (fr) 1968-03-01
NL6704354A (no) 1968-01-02
NL136689C (no) 1900-01-01

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3343706A (en) Multiple size drawer divider construction
US7516854B2 (en) System bin
US5386922A (en) Container with stackable trays
US5547098A (en) Container with stackable trays and adjustable partitions
US3259269A (en) Stackable bin container
US3703326A (en) Drawer divider and drawer organizer
US7152752B2 (en) Modular and transportable bookshelves
US2271250A (en) Bin equipment
US3870148A (en) Circular saw blade conveyance box
US20200039689A1 (en) Connectable pods
US20220160124A1 (en) Shelving system improvements
MX9307247A (es) Ensamble de caja para botellas, de profundidad total.
US20040200789A1 (en) Modular storage system for cylindrical objects
US3392874A (en) Container stack with common carrying handle
US3819044A (en) Container cooperable with a like container in an empty nesting relation and a plurality of article containing stacking relations
US2622741A (en) Rack for longitudinal bodies, such as bottles and the like
US3355054A (en) Stackable-nestable container
DE2219741B1 (de) Verpackung für Nahrungs- und Genußmittel
ES335631A1 (es) Procedimiento para el almacenamiento de productos a granel en cubetas individuales.
US3111222A (en) Folding box
GB1180077A (en) Improvements in or relating to Stackable Containers.
EP2352681A1 (en) Variably configurable container for objects
USRE26350E (en) Receptacle
US2419229A (en) Cafeteria tray
US3231074A (en) Coin storage receptacle