Stacking connector for storage container
US5544751A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S206/821
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connector for detachably securing together stacked molded plastic trays, which connector has a resilient tab projecting from a lower tray which slides into a slot in the tray above. Each slot has a rib rising from the tray bottom along one edge of the slot and a leaf spring integrally molded with the tray side wall opposite the rib. When the tab is inserted in the slot, the spring urges the tab against the rib and a lip on the tab hooks over the top edge of the rib.
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