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

Claim 16:
17. A coupling platform for a connectable utility module comprising:
a lower base portion comprising a front face, a bottom surface and opposing side faces;
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 latch pivotally coupled to the lower base portion, the latch extending from a first end to an opposing second end, the latch pivoting about an axis relative to the lower base portion, the latch including a projection that protrudes downward and is received in a latch recess of the first container such that the latch prevents sliding disengagement of the first container relative to the lower base portion, the latch including an interface portion coupled to the second end of the latch, the latch configured to translate downwardly-directed force on the interface portion into the projection pivoting upward and away from the latch recess thereby disengaging the projection from the first container.