Lockable shelves and methods
US12330838B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0836
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-locking assembly includes one or more shelves. Each of the shelves has dividers, which define storage bays that are adjacent to each other in a lateral direction and adjacent storage bays being spaced apart from each other by one of the dividers positioned therebetween, and a lock contained within each storage bay. The self-locking assembly also includes one or more storage units having a width that is a same as, or smaller than, a width of at least one of the storage bays. Each of the storage units has an upper surface, which transports item(s) supported thereon, and an interlocking feature that engages with the lock of one of the storage bays to resist removal of each storage unit from a corresponding one of the storage bays. Each storage unit can be inserted into and removed from a corresponding one of the storage bays in a longitudinal direction.
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