Container with removable dividers

Abstract

A container with removable dividers. The container includes a bottom wall, four side walls, one pair of opposed side walls comprising pairs of channels formed thereon, and a plurality of removable dividers receivable in pairs of channels. The dividers include a notch formed at a top of a body portion to enable easy placement and removal of the dividers in the container having a handle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present disclosure may be better understood and its numerous features and advantages made apparent to those skilled in the art by referencing the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a container with removable dividers in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of a divider in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the container with removable dividers showing placement of a divider within the container in accordance with the invention; and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the container with removable dividers showing the divider placed within the container in accordance with the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a container with removable dividers generally designated 100 includes four side walls 105a, 105b, 105c and 105d and a bottom wall 110. A plurality of pairs of channels 115 are formed on opposite interior surfaces 120a and 120c of side walls 105a and 105c respectively. Channels 115 include a receptacle or slot 125 sized and configured to receive a positioning rod 210 and to secure a divider 200 therewithin.

Container 100 may be fabricated of any suitable material including metal, leather, plastic, and canvas. Channels 115 may be fabricated of the same or a different material and may be formed on the side walls 105a and 105c by any suitable means including sewing, gluing, and welding.

Dividers 200 include a body portion 205 of a configuration conforming to the configuration of the interior of the container 100. A notch 207 is formed proximate a top 209 of the body portion 205 and extends approximately one third of the length of the body portion 205. Notch 207 facilitates the placement of the divider 200 in the container 100 as further described herein. Dividers 200 may be formed of any suitable material including wire form and plastic.

Positioning rods 210 extend laterally and downwardly from the top 209 of the body portion 205. The lateral extension of the positioning rods 210 provides a clearance to enable the positioning rods 210 to be received in slots 125. The downwardly extension of the positioning rods 210 provides accommodation of the positioning rods 210 within the slots 125 to thereby hold the dividers 200 in position within the container. Positioning rods 210 may be formed of any suitable material including metal and plastic.

With reference to FIG. 3, a container 300 in accordance with the invention includes channels (not shown) such as channels 115 having slots 125. Container 300 is shown including a handle 310 extending from a first side 320 to a second side 330 of the container 300. Notch 207 enables the divider 200 to clear the handle 310 so that the positioning rods 210 can be positioned in the channels (not shown). Divider 200 is shown secured within the container 300 to partition an interior 340 of the container 300 in FIG. 4.

The container with removable dividers of the present invention provides dividers having notches formed proximate the top of the dividers to facilitate the placement and removal of the dividers in a container having a handle. The dividers are securely held within the container to provide partitions which do not shift during use of the container to thereby protect items held within the container. The dividers are easily removed from the container to create partitions of various sizes within the container.

The foregoing description of the embodiments of the invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. It is intended that the scope of the invention be limited not by this detailed description, but rather by the claims appended hereto.

Claims

1. A container comprising: a bottom wall;four side walls, one pair of opposed side walls comprising pairs of channels formed thereon; anda plurality of removable dividers receivable in pairs of channels.

2. The container of claim 1, wherein the channels comprise a slot extending therein.

3. The container of claim 2, wherein the removable dividers comprise a pair of positioning rods receivable in the slots.

4. The container of claim 1, wherein the removable dividers comprise a notch formed at a top of a body portion.