Drawer organizer

{
  "publication_number": "US5810187A",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A",
  "title": "Drawer organizer",
  "abstract": "A drawer organizer assembly including a plurality of releasably interlocked juxtaposed containers, each container having a bottom wall and a plurality of interconnected side walls open at the top. A peripheral ledge surrounds each open top having a plurality of spaced corners, each ledge having an cut-out section at each of the corners with one ledge of one container abutting against the ledge of an adjacent container. A plurality of connectors are disposed in certain ones of the cut-out sections, the connectors mounted in the cut-out sections of one container which abuts against adjacent cut-out sections of another container being connected to both of the containers at the abutting cut-out sections.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A drawer organizer assembly comprising: a plurality of releasably interlocked juxtaposed containers conforming, when interlocked, to the interior of a conventional drawer in a chest of drawers, said containers forming a single layer of interconnected containers, each container having a bottom wall and a plurality of interconnected side walls open at the top, a peripheral ledge surrounding each open top having a plurality of spaced corners, each ledge having a cut-out section providing a receptacle enclosed on all sides at each of said corners with one ledge of one container abutting against the ledge of an adjacent container; and a plurality of connectors, said connectors being disposed in certain ones of the receptacles of said cut-out sections, said connectors mounted in said cut-out sections of one container which abuts against adjacent cut-out sections of another container being connected to both of said containers at said abutting cut-out sections.",
    "2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein each of said cut-out sections include a receptacle therein, each of said connectors having a top wall and an integral plug portion receivable in said receptacles.",
    "3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein each of said cut-out sections include said wall surrounding a receptacle, each of said connectors having an top wall and an integral plug portion receivable in said receptacle.",
    "4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein said walls of one of said cut-out sections abutting against the walls of another of said cut-out sections are interconnected by said plug portion having a first portion separated by a second portion, said first portion extending down into the receptacle of one of said cut-out sections and the second portion extending down into the receptacle of the other of said cut-out sections, said abutting walls being disposed between said first and second portions.",
    "5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said connectors are flush with the upper surface of said ledges.",
    "6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said containers have four interconnected side walls, said side walls tapering from the top of said containers inwardly toward the bottom walls thereof whereby one container may be stacked inside of another container.",
    "7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein both of said containers are generally rectangular in cross section.",
    "8. The assembly of claim 1 wherein one of said containers is generally square in cross-section and another of said containers is generally an elongated rectangle in cross-section.",
    "9. The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least four of said containers are interconnected to each other, said containers being interconnected by a single connector mounted in said juxtaposed cut-out sections.",
    "10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein each of said juxtaposed cut-out sections has a receptacle therein.",
    "11. The assembly of claim 10 wherein said single connector has four plug portions, each of said plug portions being disposed in the respective receptacle of each of said cut-out sections.",
    "12. A drawer organizer assembly comprising: a plurality of releasably interlocked juxtaposed containers, each container having a bottom wall and a plurality of interconnected side walls open at the top, a peripheral ledge surrounding each open top having a plurality of spaced corners, each ledge having a cut-out section at each of said corners with one ledge of one container abutting against the ledge of an adjacent container; and a plurality of connectors, said connectors being disposed in certain ones of said cut-out sections, said connectors mounted in said cut-out sections of one container which abuts against adjacent cut-out sections of another container being connected to both of said containers at said abutting cut-out sections, each of said cut-out sections including a wall surrounding a receptacle, each of said connectors having a top wall and an integral plug portion receivable in said receptacle, said walls of one of said cut-out sections abutting against the walls of another of said cut-out sections being interconnected by said plug portion having a first portion separated by a second portion, said first portion extending down into the receptacle of one of said cut-out sections and the second portion extending down into the receptacle of the other of said cut-out sections, said abutting walls being disposed between said first and second portions.",
    "13. A drawer organizer assembly comprising: a plurality of releasably interlocked juxtaposed containers, each container having a bottom wall and a plurality of interconnected side walls open at the top, a peripheral ledge surrounding each open top having a plurality of spaced corners, each ledge having a cut-out section at each of said corners with one ledge of one container abutting against the ledge of an adjacent container; and a plurality of connectors, said connectors being disposed in certain ones of said cut-out sections, said connectors mounted in said cut-out sections of one container which abuts against adjacent cut-out sections of another container being connected to both of said containers at said abutting cut-out sections, said containers having four interconnected side walls, said side walls tapering from the top of said container inwardly toward the bottom walls thereof whereby one container may be stacked inside of another container."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The invention relates to drawer organizers; and, more particularly, to separable interlocked units that can be placed in a dresser drawer or the like to sort objects.\n\nDrawer organizers are known for forming divisions within a conventional drawer to suit the needs of the user. Some may require larger sections than others for a particular item, such as socks. One such organizer is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,343,706 to Berend. Berend however requires intricate notched flanges to be used to interconnect a plurality of units together. There is thus a need for a quick interlocking drawer organizer which may have units of varying capacities and one which can be inexpensively manufactured and assembled.\n\nIt is an object of this invention to provide an interlocking drawer organizer.\n\nIt is a further object of this invention to provide a drawer organizer which may be comprised of units of differing capacities that can be quickly and easily locked together.\n\nThese and other objects are preferably accomplished by providing a drawer organizer assembly including a plurality of releasably interlocked juxtaposed containers, each container having a bottom wall and a plurality of interconnected side walls open at the top. A peripheral ledge surrounds each open top having a plurality of spaced corners, each ledge having an cut-out section at each of the corners with one ledge of one container abutting against the ledge of an adjacent container.",
  "cpc": [
    "B65D 67/02"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B65D 67/02"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Cooper C. Woodring"
  ],
  "filing_date": "1997-06-27",
  "publication_date": "1998-09-22",
  "grant_date": "1998-09-22",
  "priority_date": "1997-06-27",
  "application_number": "US-88313897-A",
  "family_id": "25382058",
  "cited_by_count": 56,
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