Patent ID: 6129433
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A structure for segregating a plurality of items, said structure adapted to be disposed on the inside bottom of a drawer having an inside width, an inside depth, and an inside height, said structure comprising:a main compartment, said main compartment having a first wall comprising a first side wall and a second wall comprising a second side wall, said first and second walls being substantially parallel to each other, said main compartment also having a third wall comprising a front wall and a fourth wall comprising a back wall, said third and fourth walls being substantially parallel to each other, said main compartment being configured to receive one or more items;a first side compartment, said first side compartment having a fifth wall comprising a front wall and a sixth wall comprising a back wall and a seventh wall comprising a first side wall, said first side compartment also having an open side, said first side compartment positioned adjacent to said first wall of said main compartment such that said first wall of the main compartment functions as a second side wall of said first side compartment;a first guiding structure associated with at least a portion of said third and fifth walls, said first guiding structure comprising a channel formed in a ledge along said third wall and an angular ridge formed along said fifth wall, said angular ridge positioned in sliding engagement with said channel;a second guiding structure associated with at least a portion of said fourth and sixth walls, said first and second guiding structures releasably coupling said main compartment and said first side compartment;said first and second guiding structures being configured and arranged such that the distance between said first and seventh walls can be varied so that the size of said first side compartment can be changed and the overall width of said structure for segregating can be selected to precisely fit within the inside width of said drawer so that space within said drawer may be efficiently used and such that said main compartment and said first side compartment can be selectively and completely separated from each other when outside of the space of said drawer and selectively positioned together when within the space of said drawer; andmeans for holding the distance between said first wall and said seventh wall.