Patent ID: 9057555
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A47B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A basket for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment, the basket comprising: a substantially-horizontal platform coupled to a plurality of upwardly-extending walls to form an open container for receiving said food items to be stored in said temperature-controlled environment; a laterally adjustable partition for dividing said basket into a plurality of storage regions; a guide coupled to said container, wherein said guide comprises a guide member and a guide attachment, wherein said guide member is spaced apart from an upper periphery of said container by said guide attachment and wherein said guide member extends substantially parallel to said upper periphery, wherein said guide member comprises an elongated cylindrical member extending along a portion of an upper perimeter of a wall of said basket, wherein said cylindrical member extends along a middle portion of said upper perimeter of said wall of said basket and terminates short of each lateral side of said basket, wherein the middle portion has a length of about 50% of the upper perimeter of said wall of said basket, wherein said guide attachment comprises a first connection member and a second connection member, the first connection member being connected at a first end of the guide member and to the upper periphery of the container, the second connection member being connected at a second end of the guide member and to the upper periphery of the container, wherein the guide member extends a first distance parallel to said upper periphery between the first connection member and the second connection member, wherein the first distance is greater than a second distance, wherein the second distance is defined as parallel to said first distance and between at least two wires forming the container; and a fastener, wherein said fastener is coupled to said partition and coupled to said guide member, and wherein said fastener comprises a locking mechanism which permits unlocking thereof with an unlocking tool, and wherein the partition is configured to be laterally adjustable along the guide member between the first connection member and the second connection member without unlocking the locking mechanism.