Patent ID: 6223900
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A47B,A47J,A47K,B65D

Abstract:
A freestanding multiple compartment container comprising:a single central compartment which is a vertically oriented rectangular prism having an open top, solid sidewalls and a solid bottom, said central compartment having a height and a width approximately equal to each other and a depth which is about 1/2 its width or height, said central compartment having four horizontally oriented openings, one along the top of each long sidewall and one along the bottom of each long sidewall, said long sidewalls defining the width of the central compartment;at least one upper compartment which is a vertically oriented prism having an open top, solid sidewalls and a solid bottom, said upper compartment having a height which is less than 1/2 the height of the central compartment and a width equal to the width of the central compartment, an L-shaped bracket affixed along a top edge of a long sidewall of said upper compartment, said L-shaped bracket oriented downward and removably fitted into one of the horizontally oriented openings of said central compartment which is positioned along the top of a long sidewall of the central compartment; andat least one lower compartment which is a vertically oriented prism having an open top, solid sidewalls and a solid bottom, said lower compartment having a height which is less than 1/2 the height of the central compartment and a width equal to the width of the central compartment, an L-shaped bracket affixed along a bottom edge of a long sidewall of said lower compartment, said L-shaped bracket oriented upward and removably fitted into one of the horizontally oriented openings of said central compartment which is positioned along the bottom of a long sidewall of the central compartment.