Patent ID: 11933095
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC E

Claim 7:
8. A clip assembly for a storage system, the storage system comprising a door and a storage unit, the storage unit defining a storage cavity, the clip assembly comprising:
a receiver clip including a body comprising a support section with a main surface and arm extensions extending from the main surface to define a receiving region, the arm extensions each defining a guiding ramp and a securing cavity, the guiding ramp being a recessed channel that extends from a front face of the receiver clip to the securing cavity; and
a floor clip including a body comprising a lower section with a first wall and a second wall connected by opposing sidewalls, a front slanted wall that is spaced from an outer edge of the first wall and extends between the opposing sidewalls, the lower section further including cylindrical knobs extending from the sidewalls thereof,
wherein the securing cavities of the receiver clip are configured to receive and retain at least a portion of the knobs of the floor clip, and the receiving region is configured to receive at least a portion of the floor clip,
wherein the floor clip is hingedly connected to the receiver clip by the knobs such that the floor clip may pivot relative to the receiver clip, and
wherein the clip assembly is configured to hingedly connect the door to the storage unit of the storage system such that the door may pivot relative to the storage unit, and
wherein the receiver clip further includes stops disposed adjacent each arm extension, the stops extend continuously from the arm extensions and the main surface;
wherein the stops taper from adjacent the main surface to distal ends of the stops;
wherein each of the sidewalls of the floor clip defines a stop-receiving region that is configured to receive and/or engage the stop of the receiver clip, and
wherein the stop-receiving regions are configured to receive the stops when the clip assembly approaches an open position.