Patent ID: 11957245
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. A coupling platform for a connectable utility module comprising:
an upper base portion;
a lower base portion slidably coupled to the upper base portion, the lower base portion comprising a front face and a bottom face;
a plurality of male couplers extending from the bottom surface of the lower base portion, each of the plurality of male couplers comprising a body and a first tongue extending from the body below and offset from the bottom surface, each of the plurality of male couplers are configured to engage with a female coupler of a first container when the first container is positioned beneath the coupling platform such that a portion of a female coupler is received between the bottom surface and a first tongue of a male coupler; and
a securing element coupled to the lower base portion and releasably engageable with the first container, wherein the securing element actuates between a secured position in which the securing element prevents sliding disengagement of the first container from the lower base portion, and an unsecured position in which the first container is permitted to slidingly disengage from the lower base portion, wherein the securing element actuates from the secured position to the unsecured position in response to the lower base portion sliding towards the upper base portion.