WO1995025018A1 - Modular construction with compartments for storage of documents and the like - Google Patents

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WO1995025018A1
WO1995025018A1 PCT/SE1995/000258 SE9500258W WO9525018A1 WO 1995025018 A1 WO1995025018 A1 WO 1995025018A1 SE 9500258 W SE9500258 W SE 9500258W WO 9525018 A1 WO9525018 A1 WO 9525018A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F7/00—Filing appliances without fastening means
    • B42F7/10—Trays
    • B42F7/12—Stacked trays
    • 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
    • A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
    • A47B57/06—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves
    • A47B57/08—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls
    • A47B57/10—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls the grooved or notched parts being the side walls or uprights themselves
    • 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
    • A47B63/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, specially adapted for storing books, documents, forms, or the like

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  • the present invention concerns a modularly constructed storage box of the type which is described in patent claim 1.
  • Storage boxes of this type are used for the storage of documents, brochures, magazines and the like.
  • a storage box of this type is already known e.g. from US 4 469 231.
  • This document shows a storage box comprising two side walls, a back piece and a number of shelf surfaces whereby these storage boxes are put together, i.a. through slide grooves and slide tongues.
  • This known storage box is furthermore vertically stackable, and two storage boxes stacked on each other are held in place laterally through pins and holes.
  • a problem in the prior art is that the shelf surfaces only can be fixed in a few positions determined in advance. Another problem is that when the storage box is actually put together the shelves can not be moved without taking apart the storage box. When many storage boxes are stacked on each other they are only locked laterally. According to other prior art, storage boxes can certainly be locked to each other by means of slide grooves and slide tongues, but then only in predetermined sizes. When stacked beside each other storage boxes of known type can not easily be locked to each other.
  • Fig 1 shows a storage box according to the invention in perspective view
  • Fig 2 shows a partly cut away perspective view of a storage box according to the invention
  • Figs 3 - 6 show different views of embodiments of a side wall according to the invention.
  • Figs 7 - 9 show different views of a back piece according to the invention.
  • Figs 10 and 11 show different views of a dividing sheet according to the invention
  • Fig 12 shows in perspective view a storage box according to the invention standing on the back piece,-
  • Fig 13 shows in perspective view an upwardly extending storage box according to the invention.
  • Fig 14 shows in perspective view an upwardly and laterally extending storage box according to the invention.
  • Fig 1 shows in perspective view a modularly constructed storage box 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, which is constructed of three different modular components and comprises two side walls 10, a back piece 12 and two dividing sheets 14.
  • the back piece 12 is releasably fixed at one end of the side walls, and the dividing sheet 14 ties together, and locks and stabilises in the longitudinal direction, the side walls 10.
  • Fig 1 shows a storage box in a horisontal state, and for the sake of simplicity this state is used in this application as the normal state, to which references to directions such as vertical, longitudinal etc. refer.
  • the storage box can naturally electively be placed standing on the back piece or on a side wall, according to desire and requirements.
  • the storage box in fig 1 is equipped with two dividing sheets 14, but it can e.g. also be upwardly open with only one dividing sheet 14.
  • Fig 2 shows in perspective view a storage box 1 according to fig 1, where, for the sake of clarity, one of the side walls is not drawn. It is evident from fig 2 that a side wall 10 has in each side a number of parallel, equidistantly spaced, longitudinal grooves 24, which open at both groove ends and which end at the respective edge faces. In a first edge 20 there is a longitudinal expansion groove 25 and in a second edge 22 there is an expansion tongue 30.
  • the expansion tongue 30 on a first side wall has a shape which conforms with and is slidably receivable in the expansion groove 25 in a second similar side wall, and is thereby vertically expandable.
  • a first side wall can accordingly at any time easily be joined together with a second side wall, whether loose or included in an assembled storage box.
  • the back piece 12 has a number of projecting pins 32, which are placed all along two edges situated directly opposite each other. Pins 32 are insertable into the open ends of the dividing grooves 24 in a side wall 10.
  • the figure shows how the back piece is joined with a first side wall 10, and by means of a similar connection with a (not shown) second side wall, the back piece 12 consequently connects an end of each of two side walls.
  • the dividing sheet 14 shown in fig 2 has slide flanges 34 situated on two edges directly opposite each other, which have the same relative distance measured between the two edges of the dividing sheet 14 as the distance between two pins 32 situated at the same height on the two side edges of the back piece 12.
  • the sliding tongues 34 have a shape which conforms with and is slidably receivable in the opposing dividing groove 24.
  • a dividing sheet 14 is consequently insertable between two side walls 10 in any eligable dividing groove 24 and, in the inserted state, locks the storage box into shape.
  • a dividing sheet 14 can at any time be easily moved between different dividing grooves 24 and in this way the distance between dividing sheets and hence compartment sizes can be chosen freely with a pitch which is determined by the distance between the dividing grooves.
  • Fig 3 shows a cross-section of an embodiment of a side wall according to the invention
  • fig 4 is a plan view of the side wall according to fig 3.
  • the dividing groove 24 has a circular shaped cross-section with a cut off segment which is shorter than the diameter of the cross-section, so that the longitudinal groove opening has an opening width which is less than the diameter of the cross-section.
  • On both sides of the side wall 10 there are parallel dividing grooves 24 lying directly opposite each other and directed away from each other and extending the same distance into each side of the side wall. Between every pair of dividing grooves 24 lying on the same side of the side wall, is a flat wall section 35.
  • the side wall 10 has one completely flat side which functions as an end piece in its direction of expansion.
  • Fig 5 shows a cross-section view of a further embodiment of the side wall 10, which includes longitudinal through-holes 36. There is a hole between every up to four adjoining dividing grooves. According to the shown embodiment every hole 36 has a six-sided cross-section. According to a preferred embodiment, four of the edges are convex arc shaped, seen from inside the hole, and follow the contours of the respective adjoining dividing grooves 2 . The two remaining edges are flat and follow the contours of the respective adjoining flat wall sections 35. In this way high strength and a saving of material is obtained.
  • Fig 5 also shows a T-shaped embodiment of the expansion groove 25 and the corresponding expansion tongue 30.
  • Fig 6 shows in perspective view a preferred embodiment of a side wall 10.
  • Fig 6, and also fig 3, shows a preferred embodiment of the expansion groove 25 and the expansion tongue 30.
  • the expansion groove 25 has in this connection, like the dividing groove 24, a circular shaped cross-section with a cut off segment which is shorter than the diameter of the cross- section, so that the longitudinal groove opening has a width which is less than the diameter of the cross-section.
  • the expansion tongue 30 has also a circular-shaped cross-section corresponding to the expansion groove 25, with a foot section which fits in the longitudinal opening of the expansion groove.
  • a first side wall has a shape which conforms with and can be slidably assembled together with a second side wall.
  • the side wall 10 is equipped near one end with a groove running along the short side. A back piece equipped with a corresponding tongue can be introduced into this groove and by means of its shape locked into place.
  • Fig 7 shows in plan view a back piece 12 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the back piece 12 is approximately rectangular and has a number of projecting pins 32.
  • Pins 32 are positioned separated along each of two edges situated directly opposite each other.
  • the shape of the pins 32 is preferably circular and corresponds to the cross-section of the dividing grooves 24 of the side walls 10, and the diameter of the pin preferably exceeds the diameter of the dividing grooves 24 or has a close tolerance.
  • the connection between the back piece and the side walls is maintained by means of the close tolerance or by means of mechanically forced shrink fitting.
  • Pins 32 are preferably equidistantly spaced along said edges situated directly opposite each other and are equal in number to the number of dividing grooves 24 in the side of a side wall.
  • Fig 10 shows a plan view and fig 11 a side view of an embodiment of the dividing sheet 14.
  • the dividing sheet 14 has a generally rectangular form with slide flanges 34 situated on two directly opposed edges.
  • the sliding tongues 34 have a cross- section which corresponds to the cross-section of the dividing groove 24, i.e. preferably circular- shaped with a cut off segment which is shorter than the diameter of the cross- section.
  • a dividing sheet 14 has a shape which conforms with and which can be slidably assembled with two side walls 10.
  • the dividing sheet 14 has, on one or both front edges which are at an angle to the edges provided with a sliding tongue, a labeling flange 40 for receiving labels and for providing a handhold on the dividing sheet.
  • the dividing sheet 14 can also have a cut off portion 42 so that one edge equipped with a sliding tongue is shorter than the other edge provided with a sliding tongue, so that documents and similar which are placed on or alongside the dividing sheet 14, project beyond the cut off portion.
  • Fig 12 shows in perspective view a storage box according to the invention which is placed on edge, resting on the back piece 12.
  • the storage box can also be placed resting on a side wall 10 (not shown) and thereby make vertically standing compartments.
  • the storage box can, in the manner mentioned earlier, be expanded in any direction and the compartment size be easily varied.
  • FIG. 13 A vertically expanded, horisontally lying storage box is shown in perspective view in fig 13.
  • the figure shows how two pairs of side walls 10 are attached to each other by means of expansion grooves and expansion tongues.
  • the three dividing sheets 14 lock and stabilise the storage box, while at the same time being freely movable.
  • Fig 14 shows in perspective view a storage box according to fig 13, which here has also been expanded laterally by means of a further back piece 12, a side wall 10 and a dividing sheet 14.
  • Fig 14 illustrates how the modularly constructed storage box can be shaped according to changing needs.
  • the storage box can also be equipped with means for hanging on e.g. a wall, and the different modules can also be provided with further locking means for connecting the modules.
  • the different modules of the storage box are preferably produced in plastic material by means of injection moulding, but can also be produced from metal, for example extruded aluminium, or from wood.
  • metal for example extruded aluminium
  • wood for example extruded aluminium

Abstract

A modularly constructed storage box for documents and the like comprises at least two side walls (10), a back piece (12) and dividing sheets (14). The side walls (10) have a number of parallel, longitudinal dividing grooves (24) which are open at both groove ends, an expansion groove (25) and an expansion tongue (30). The back piece has a number of pins which are insertable in the open ends of the dividing grooves of a side wall (10). The side walls (10) are connected at one end by means of the back piece (12) and longitudinally by means of a dividing sheet (14). The dividing sheet (14) can at any time be freely moved to other dividing grooves (24) and in this manner the compartment size can be varied. The storage box can be expanded vertically and laterally by the slidable addition of further side walls (10), dividing sheets (14) and back pieces (12).

Description

Modular construction with compartments for storage of documents and the like
The present invention concerns a modularly constructed storage box of the type which is described in patent claim 1.
Storage boxes of this type are used for the storage of documents, brochures, magazines and the like. A storage box of this type is already known e.g. from US 4 469 231. This document shows a storage box comprising two side walls, a back piece and a number of shelf surfaces whereby these storage boxes are put together, i.a. through slide grooves and slide tongues. This known storage box is furthermore vertically stackable, and two storage boxes stacked on each other are held in place laterally through pins and holes.
A problem in the prior art is that the shelf surfaces only can be fixed in a few positions determined in advance. Another problem is that when the storage box is actually put together the shelves can not be moved without taking apart the storage box. When many storage boxes are stacked on each other they are only locked laterally. According to other prior art, storage boxes can certainly be locked to each other by means of slide grooves and slide tongues, but then only in predetermined sizes. When stacked beside each other storage boxes of known type can not easily be locked to each other.
It is an object of the present invention to obtain a flexibly usable and easily expandable storage box. It is especially desirable that during use it should be easy to change the compartment size in the storage box without disassembly. It is also desirable to be able to easily expand the storage box vertically as well as laterally with guaranteed stability. Furthermore, an object of the storage box according to the invention is that it advantageously can be equally well used lying down as standing on the back piece. It is also an object that the storage box shall be constructed of a small number of flexibly usable modules which are able to be put together easily and securely, which are space saving when stored and which during manufacture are both material saving and resistant to stresses .
The above mentioned and other objects and advantages are achieved according to the invention by means of a modularly constructed storage box of said type, which has the characteristics as described in the characterising part of claim 1. Different further developments and embodiments of the invention are described in the sub-claims.
The invention shall now be more closely described in the form of a preferred embodiment and with reference to the drawings.
Fig 1 shows a storage box according to the invention in perspective view;
Fig 2 shows a partly cut away perspective view of a storage box according to the invention;
Figs 3 - 6 show different views of embodiments of a side wall according to the invention;
Figs 7 - 9 show different views of a back piece according to the invention;
Figs 10 and 11 show different views of a dividing sheet according to the invention;
Fig 12 shows in perspective view a storage box according to the invention standing on the back piece,-
Fig 13 shows in perspective view an upwardly extending storage box according to the invention; and
Fig 14 shows in perspective view an upwardly and laterally extending storage box according to the invention. Fig 1 shows in perspective view a modularly constructed storage box 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, which is constructed of three different modular components and comprises two side walls 10, a back piece 12 and two dividing sheets 14. The back piece 12 is releasably fixed at one end of the side walls, and the dividing sheet 14 ties together, and locks and stabilises in the longitudinal direction, the side walls 10. Fig 1 shows a storage box in a horisontal state, and for the sake of simplicity this state is used in this application as the normal state, to which references to directions such as vertical, longitudinal etc. refer. The storage box can naturally electively be placed standing on the back piece or on a side wall, according to desire and requirements. The storage box in fig 1 is equipped with two dividing sheets 14, but it can e.g. also be upwardly open with only one dividing sheet 14.
Fig 2 shows in perspective view a storage box 1 according to fig 1, where, for the sake of clarity, one of the side walls is not drawn. It is evident from fig 2 that a side wall 10 has in each side a number of parallel, equidistantly spaced, longitudinal grooves 24, which open at both groove ends and which end at the respective edge faces. In a first edge 20 there is a longitudinal expansion groove 25 and in a second edge 22 there is an expansion tongue 30. The expansion tongue 30 on a first side wall has a shape which conforms with and is slidably receivable in the expansion groove 25 in a second similar side wall, and is thereby vertically expandable. A first side wall can accordingly at any time easily be joined together with a second side wall, whether loose or included in an assembled storage box.
As can be seen in fig 2 the back piece 12 has a number of projecting pins 32, which are placed all along two edges situated directly opposite each other. Pins 32 are insertable into the open ends of the dividing grooves 24 in a side wall 10. The figure shows how the back piece is joined with a first side wall 10, and by means of a similar connection with a (not shown) second side wall, the back piece 12 consequently connects an end of each of two side walls. The dividing sheet 14 shown in fig 2 has slide flanges 34 situated on two edges directly opposite each other, which have the same relative distance measured between the two edges of the dividing sheet 14 as the distance between two pins 32 situated at the same height on the two side edges of the back piece 12. The sliding tongues 34 have a shape which conforms with and is slidably receivable in the opposing dividing groove 24. A dividing sheet 14 is consequently insertable between two side walls 10 in any eligable dividing groove 24 and, in the inserted state, locks the storage box into shape. A dividing sheet 14 can at any time be easily moved between different dividing grooves 24 and in this way the distance between dividing sheets and hence compartment sizes can be chosen freely with a pitch which is determined by the distance between the dividing grooves.
Fig 3 shows a cross-section of an embodiment of a side wall according to the invention, and fig 4 is a plan view of the side wall according to fig 3. The dividing groove 24 has a circular shaped cross-section with a cut off segment which is shorter than the diameter of the cross-section, so that the longitudinal groove opening has an opening width which is less than the diameter of the cross-section. On both sides of the side wall 10 there are parallel dividing grooves 24 lying directly opposite each other and directed away from each other and extending the same distance into each side of the side wall. Between every pair of dividing grooves 24 lying on the same side of the side wall, is a flat wall section 35. In one embodiment the side wall 10 has one completely flat side which functions as an end piece in its direction of expansion.
Fig 5 shows a cross-section view of a further embodiment of the side wall 10, which includes longitudinal through-holes 36. There is a hole between every up to four adjoining dividing grooves. According to the shown embodiment every hole 36 has a six-sided cross-section. According to a preferred embodiment, four of the edges are convex arc shaped, seen from inside the hole, and follow the contours of the respective adjoining dividing grooves 2 . The two remaining edges are flat and follow the contours of the respective adjoining flat wall sections 35. In this way high strength and a saving of material is obtained. Fig 5 also shows a T-shaped embodiment of the expansion groove 25 and the corresponding expansion tongue 30.
Fig 6 shows in perspective view a preferred embodiment of a side wall 10. Fig 6, and also fig 3, shows a preferred embodiment of the expansion groove 25 and the expansion tongue 30. The expansion groove 25 has in this connection, like the dividing groove 24, a circular shaped cross-section with a cut off segment which is shorter than the diameter of the cross- section, so that the longitudinal groove opening has a width which is less than the diameter of the cross-section. The expansion tongue 30 has also a circular-shaped cross-section corresponding to the expansion groove 25, with a foot section which fits in the longitudinal opening of the expansion groove. In this way a first side wall has a shape which conforms with and can be slidably assembled together with a second side wall. In an embodiment of the invention (not shown) the side wall 10 is equipped near one end with a groove running along the short side. A back piece equipped with a corresponding tongue can be introduced into this groove and by means of its shape locked into place.
Fig 7 shows in plan view a back piece 12 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. The back piece 12 is approximately rectangular and has a number of projecting pins 32. Pins 32 are positioned separated along each of two edges situated directly opposite each other. The shape of the pins 32 is preferably circular and corresponds to the cross-section of the dividing grooves 24 of the side walls 10, and the diameter of the pin preferably exceeds the diameter of the dividing grooves 24 or has a close tolerance. During insertion of the pins 32 into the dividing grooves of a side wall 10 the connection between the back piece and the side walls is maintained by means of the close tolerance or by means of mechanically forced shrink fitting. Pins 32 are preferably equidistantly spaced along said edges situated directly opposite each other and are equal in number to the number of dividing grooves 24 in the side of a side wall.
Fig 10 shows a plan view and fig 11 a side view of an embodiment of the dividing sheet 14. The dividing sheet 14 has a generally rectangular form with slide flanges 34 situated on two directly opposed edges. The sliding tongues 34 have a cross- section which corresponds to the cross-section of the dividing groove 24, i.e. preferably circular- shaped with a cut off segment which is shorter than the diameter of the cross- section. In this manner a dividing sheet 14 has a shape which conforms with and which can be slidably assembled with two side walls 10. According to the shown embodiment the dividing sheet 14 has, on one or both front edges which are at an angle to the edges provided with a sliding tongue, a labeling flange 40 for receiving labels and for providing a handhold on the dividing sheet. The dividing sheet 14 can also have a cut off portion 42 so that one edge equipped with a sliding tongue is shorter than the other edge provided with a sliding tongue, so that documents and similar which are placed on or alongside the dividing sheet 14, project beyond the cut off portion.
Fig 12 shows in perspective view a storage box according to the invention which is placed on edge, resting on the back piece 12. The storage box can also be placed resting on a side wall 10 (not shown) and thereby make vertically standing compartments. In both cases the storage box can, in the manner mentioned earlier, be expanded in any direction and the compartment size be easily varied.
A vertically expanded, horisontally lying storage box is shown in perspective view in fig 13. The figure shows how two pairs of side walls 10 are attached to each other by means of expansion grooves and expansion tongues. The three dividing sheets 14 lock and stabilise the storage box, while at the same time being freely movable. Fig 14 shows in perspective view a storage box according to fig 13, which here has also been expanded laterally by means of a further back piece 12, a side wall 10 and a dividing sheet 14. Fig 14 illustrates how the modularly constructed storage box can be shaped according to changing needs. The storage box can also be equipped with means for hanging on e.g. a wall, and the different modules can also be provided with further locking means for connecting the modules.
The different modules of the storage box are preferably produced in plastic material by means of injection moulding, but can also be produced from metal, for example extruded aluminium, or from wood. When the side walls 10 are made from wood the openings 36 can be easily drilled.
The description and illustrations of the invention are given as examples and the scope of the invention is not limited to the details mentioned in the description or shown in the drawings.

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1. Modularly constructed storage box for documents and the like, comprising at least two side walls (10) , a back piece (12) and a dividing sheet 14, c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that, a side wall (10) has, in both sides thereof, a number of parallel, equidistantly spaced, longitudinal dividing grooves
(24) which are open at both groove ends and which lead into the respective edge faces; in a first edge (20) thereof, has a longitudinal expansion groove (25) which is open in respective groove ends and lead into respective edge faces; and, on a second edge (22) thereof, has an expansion tongue (30) with has a shape which conforms with and is slidably receivable in an expansion groove (25) in a similar second side wall (10) , whereby the storage box is expandable vertically as well as laterally, the back piece (12) on an inner side (31) has a number of projecting pins (32) placed spaced along each of two edges situated directly opposite each other, wherein the pins (32) are insertable in the open ends of the dividing grooves (24) , of a side wall (10) so that two side walls (10) are connectable at one end by means of the back piece (12) , and the dividing sheet (14) has, on two edges situated directly opposite each other, slide flanges (34) which have the same relative distance measured between the two edges of the dividing sheet (14) as the distance between two pins (32) situated at the same height on the two side edges of the back piece (12) , and which have a shape which conforms with and is slidably receivable in the opposing dividing groove (24) in the side walls (10) , whereby the dividing sheet (14) is insertable between two side walls (10) into eligable dividing grooves (24) and in the inserted state locks the storage box into shape.
2. Modularly constructed storage box according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that, the dividing grooves (24) of a side wall (10) have a circular- shaped cross-section with a cut off segment which is shorter than the diameter of the cross-section so that the longitudinal groove opening has an opening width which is less than the diameter of the cross-section, both sides of the side wall (10) have, lying directly opposite each other, facing away from each other, parallel dividing grooves (24) which are distributed with the same relative spacing in each side of the side wall (10) , between every pair of dividing grooves (24) positioned on the same side of the side wall there is a flat wall section (35) , and between every up to four adjoining dividing grooves (24) there is a longitudinal through-hole (36) in the side wall (10) .
3. Modularly constructed storage box according to claim 2, c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that every hole (36) has a six- sided cross-section, wherein four of the edges are, when seen from inside the opening (36) , convex arc shaped and follow the contours of their respective adjoining grooves (24) , and two of the edges are flat and follow the contours of their respective adjoining flat walls (35) .
4. Modularly constructed storage box according to any of the previous claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that the longitudinal expansion groove (25) has a circular-shaped cross- section with a cut off segment which is shorter than the diameter of the cross-section so that the longitudinal groove opening has a width which is less than the diameter of the cross-section, wherein the expansion tongue (30) has a circular-shaped cross-section corresponding to the expansion groove (25) , with a foot section which fits into the longitudinal groove opening of the expansion groove (25) , so that a first side wall (10) has a shape which conforms with, and is able to be slidably assembled with, a second side wall (10) .
5. Modularly constructed storage box according to any of the previous claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that an assembled storage box, comprising two first side walls (10) , a first back piece (12) and at least a first, dividing sheet (14) , is laterally expandable by means of a second back piece (12) , a second side wall (10) and a second dividing sheet (14) inserted between one of the two first side walls (10) and the second side wall (10) .
6. Modularly constructed storage box according to any of previous claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that, the dividing sheet (14) has, at least on one front edge which at an angle to the edges is provided with a slide flange, a labeling flange (40) for receiving labels and for providing a hand grip on the dividing sheet (14) , and the front edge has a cut off portion (42) so that one of the edges provided with a sliding tongue is shorter than the other edge provided with a sliding tongue so that documents and the like, which are placed on or alongside the dividing sheet (14) , project beyond the cut off portion.
7. Modularly constructed storage box according to any of previous claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that, the pins (32) of the back pieces (12) have a circular cross- section which on the whole corresponds to the cross-section of the dividing grooves (24) of the side walls (10) , the pins (32) are equidistantly spaced along said side edges situated directly opposite each other, and the number of pins (32) corresponds to the number of dividing grooves (24) in a side of a side wall (10) .
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