Rotatable, multiple storage bin assembly
US4126366A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1977 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25H3/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Covered bins and a rotatable assembly for holding a plurality of them in a cantilevered array is provided wherein the bins may be easily removed and added as necessary. A bin support column having an exterior shape of a regular prism is mounted for rotation on a base. Each face of the support column has an array of vertically spaced pairs of prongs. Each pair of prongs engages and releasably secures a bin to the face of the column. Each bin has a bottom wall, two side walls, a forward wall, and a rearward wall. Each bin is mounted to the support column with its rearward wall adjacent a face of the column by means of two slots which receive the pair of prongs projecting from the face of the support column. Preferably, each bin has a cover which is hinged to open and close over the top of the bin and which is slidably engaged with the side walls of the bin to allow complete removal therefrom. A handle is provided on the top of the support column to permit carrying the bin assembly from place to place and the whole assembly is easily disassembled into substantially flat pieces for easy storage and shipping.
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