Patent ID: 6044998
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A bin comprising:a base portion;opposing first and second side walls connected to the base portion and extending upwardly therefrom, each of the first and second side walls having a forward edge adjacent a forward edge of the base portion, the forward edges of the first and second side walls defining a first width;an end wall connected to a rearward edge of the base portion and extending upwardly therefrom between the first and second side walls; andan access gate comprising first and second leg members and at least one article retainer, the first leg member being operatively connected to the forward edge of the base portion adjacent the first side wall and extending generally upwardly from the base portion, the second leg member being operatively connected to the forward edge of the base portion adjacent the second side wall and extending generally upwardly from the base portion, the first and second leg members defining the left and right margins of an access opening in the gate, the access opening having a second width less than the first width, the article retainer having a first end and a second end, the first end of the article retainer being connected to the first leg member of the gate, the article retainer being operable between an extended condition and an unextended condition, the article retainer spanning the access opening between the first and second leg members in a manner to prevent articles being carried in an interior of the bin from inadvertently falling out of the bin through the access opening when the article retainer is in its extended condition, the second end of the article retainer being movable generally toward the first end of the article retainer to provide unobstructed access to the interior of the bin through the access opening when the article retainer is in its unextended condition.