Patent ID: 6164477
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A47B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A one-piece storage bin, comprising:a single sheet of material, folded into an open-front, box-type structure comprising a bottom panel, right and left end panels, at least one rear panel and a top panel, the right and left end panels folded relative to the sides of a panel selected from the group consisting of the bottom panel, the at least one rear panel and the top panel, thereby forming the end panels of the box-type structure, the panel of the group that the end panels are folded relative to being designated as the integral panel and the other two panels of the group being designated as the joined panels;the at least one rear panel folded upwardly from the bottom panel, and the top panel extending forwardly from the top of the at least one rear panel;the left and right end panels having edge margins and the joined panels having edge margins adjacent the edge margins of the end panels;a plurality of mortise pockets spaced along either the edge margins of the right and left end panels or the edge margins of the joined panels, and bulges extending outwardly from the mortise pockets toward the edge margins to maintain a minimum width edge margin along each mortise pocket; andtenon tabs extending from the edge margins of the other of the left and right hand end panels and the joined panels to engage within a corresponding mortise pocket to form an interlocking mortise and tenon joint therewith;wherein the stowage bin comprises formed angle brackets, said brackets being attached to the top panel and the end panels, whereby providing a load path for downloads on the bottom panel and locking the stowage bin together.