Abstract:
A configurable organizer is described having releasably securable dividers or partitions for defining areas or compartments within the organizer for receiving items therein. The dividers are secured via retainers having retainer portions that are resiliently shiftable to permit insertion or removal of the retainer portions within openings in the organizer and to permit shifting to a natural outwardly biased position for retaining the dividers with the organizer. Support structures may also be provided to retard or prevent tilting or deflecting of the secured dividers. Additionally, the organizer may include a pair of trays having the openings for receiving the retainers and supports, and the trays may be adjustably and selectively moved relative to each other to expand or contract the organizer as desired, such as to conform to interior dimensions of a drawer.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The invention relates to an organizer and, in particular, to an organizer that is configurable to define storage areas and, more particularly, to an organizer having an adjustable size and configurable partitions for defining storage areas within a drawer. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Drawers, cabinet, other compartments are commonly used to store a variety of objects in many different environments. The use of these compartments typically does not necessitate any particular adaptation in order to receive and store objects therein. However, a size of a drawer in comparison to the objects stored therein often results in many objects being loosely stored in a relatively large space. As a drawer is typically pulled open by a user in order to retrieve one or more items stored in the drawer, the items may slide as the drawer is being pulled open. This often leads to the objects losing some, if not all, of any organization that was contemplated when the objects were initially placed in the drawer. 
         [0003]    An example of a common solution to this problem is an organizer tray used for silverware or eating utensils. The tray typically includes upstanding walls to segregate knives, spoons, and forks from each other and in stacked relationships. More elaborate trays may separate various types of forks or spoons, or other kitchen utensils. 
         [0004]    The tray is placed within an existing drawer for receiving the objects. The drawer may be of a standard or stock size, in which case it is relatively simple for a manufacture to size an organizer for the drawer. However, many drawers are custom sized for a particular kitchen&#39;s dimensions and the desires of the person designing the kitchen arrangement. As a result, many drawers have non-stock dimensions, such as width or depth. Designing individual trays for each possible custom drawer size would be difficult and less than cost-effective for a manufacturer. 
         [0005]    In addition, the storage required or desired for a drawer by one person in a kitchen varies widely from that desired by a second person in their kitchen. The utensils stored in any particular drawer vary widely by size and shape and kind. While the drawer may be used to store relatively small and elongated items such as silverware, other items whose size does not lend to a silverware tray may be stored in the drawer, including spatulas and wooden spoons that are much longer than silverware, pizza cutting wheels, meat tenderizers/hammers, or whisks, to mention a few. 
         [0006]    It should also be noted that many drawers may have items stored therein in which it would be desirable to separate the items for easy access. Examples of these items include hand tools such as screwdrivers and pliers stored in a tool box or chest, cosmetics and toiletries stored in a bathroom or vanity drawer, and desk items kept in a desk drawer. 
         [0007]    Accordingly, there has been a need for an improved drawer organizer. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0008]    In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, an organizer is provided having a tray system and dividers selectively positionable and securable with the tray system to define areas or compartments within the organizer for receipt of items therein. The organizer includes a tray having a base which may be positioned within a drawer and including at least one opening, and at least one divider releasably securable with the tray and having a wall at least partially defining portions of the area. The divider has securing structure for securing and supporting the divider with the base, and the securing structure includes a first retainer cooperable with the base opening to secure the divider with the tray. The first retainer includes at least a first retaining portion extending from a first portion of the wall that is resiliently shiftable to and between clearance and interference positions. The clearance position permits receipt and removal of the first retaining portion with respect to the first base opening, and the interference position generally prevents passage of the first retaining portion through the first base opening to secure the divider with the tray. 
         [0009]    The first retainer may include a second retaining portion receivable within the first base opening, and the divider may including a second shiftable wall portion from which a second retaining portion extends, the second wall portion shiftable to shift the second retaining portion between clearance and interference positions relative to the first base opening. The first and second shiftable wall portions and the first and second retaining portions extending therefrom may be positioned in an opposed relationship, and the first and second wall portions may be compressible, such as by manual pressure, toward each other to permit the first and second retaining portions to be received within or removed from the first base opening. 
         [0010]    The retaining portions may include a foot portion positioned below and in interference with the bottom side when the divider is in the interference position and secured with the tray. The retaining portions may include an extending portion secured with the wall and extendable through the opening from a top side of the base to the bottom side of the base, the foot portion extending generally laterally from the extending portion. The foot may include a leading end for insertion within the opening, the leading end including a chamfer or bevel for contacting an edge of the opening during insertion to shift the shiftable wall portion and to permit receipt of the first retaining portion within the opening. 
         [0011]    The securing structure may include a plurality of retainers cooperable with a plurality of base openings for securing the divider with the tray. The retaining portions may include one or more foot portions positioned below the bottom side in an interference position when the divider is secured with the tray. The wall may include a plurality of resiliently shiftable portions having respective retaining portions extending therefrom, and the retaining portions are receivable within the base openings for securing the divider with the tray. 
         [0012]    In another aspect, a configurable organizer defining an area for receipt of items therewithin is disclosed including a tray system adapted for receipt within a drawer, for instance, and having at least a first tray including a base with a plurality of openings formed therein, and a divider system adapted for defining portions of the area and including at least a first divider having a wall at least partially defining portions of the area and having securing structure for securing the first divider with the tray system. The securing structure includes at least a first retainer selectively cooperable with the base openings, and the first retainer includes at least a first retaining portion extending from a first portion of the wall that is resiliently shiftable to and between clearance and interference positions. The clearance position permits receipt and removal of the first retaining portion with respect to the first base opening, and the interference position generally prevents passage of the first retaining portion through the first base opening to secure the divider with the tray. 
         [0013]    The securing structure may include a plurality of retainers selectively cooperable with the base openings, at least two of the retainers including retaining portions extending from respective shiftable wall portions. The first retainer may include a second retaining portion receivable within the base openings, and the organizer may include shiftable wall portions from which the first and second retaining portions respectively extend, the shiftable wall portions in an opposed relationship. The first and second retaining portions may be configured to be received within respective base openings. First and second retaining portions may also or alternatively be configured to be received within a single base opening. 
         [0014]    The divider system may include a plurality of dividers, each having a wall at least partially defining portions of the area and having securing structure for securing the dividers with the tray system. 
         [0015]    In some forms, the tray system may include a second tray selectively positionable relative to the first tray to selectively provide the tray area. 
         [0016]    In accordance with a further aspect, a method of configuring an organizer defining an area for receipt of items therein is disclosed including the steps of providing a tray system having at least a first tray with a base including a plurality of openings formed therein, providing a divider system including at least a first divider having a wall with a resiliently shiftable portion, providing retaining structure including a first retaining portion extending from the resiliently shiftable portion of the wall, aligning the retaining structure with the openings, shifting the first retaining portion relative to the divider, and inserting the securing structure within at least the first opening. 
         [0017]    The method may include permitting the first retaining portion to resiliently shift to an interference position relative to the opening after insertion therethrough. The method may include providing the first retaining portion with a bevel, positioning the bevel against an edge of the opening, and forcing the bevel against the opening edge. The method may include providing a second tray selectively positionable relative to the first tray to selectively provide the tray area. The method may include providing a plurality of dividers selectively securable with the openings for defining portions of the area. 
         [0018]    The method may include providing a plurality of retaining portions extending from the wall. The method may include shifting a portion of the plurality of retaining portions relative to the divider. The method may include providing a second retaining portion extending from a wall portion and opposed to the first retaining portion, and the step of shifting the first retaining portion may include shifting towards the second retaining portion. The step of shifting may include resiliently compressing wall portions from which the first and second retaining portions respectively extend. 
     
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0019]    In the Figures,  FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an organizer including a tray system having a first tray positioned relative to a second tray in an expanded configuration, the first tray having a plurality of positionable dividers releasably secured with openings thereon and the second tray having a single divider secured with openings thereon; 
           [0020]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the organizer of  FIG. 1  with the first and second trays in a partially expanded configuration and the single divider being removed from the second tray; 
           [0021]      FIG. 3A  is a bottom plan view of the organizer in the expanded configuration of  FIG. 1  showing securing structure of the dividers received in openings of the trays; 
           [0022]      FIG. 3B  is an end elevation view of the lower right-hand end of the organizer as viewed in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0023]      FIG. 3C  is a side elevation view of the upper right-side of the organizer as viewed in  FIG. 1  with portions shown in phantom; 
           [0024]      FIGS. 4A-4C  are, respectively, side elevation, bottom plan, and end elevation views of a representative first divider of the organizer of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0025]      FIGS. 5A-5C  are, respectively, views of a second, smaller representative divider of the organizer of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0026]      FIGS. 6A-6C  are, respectively, views of a third, smallest representative divider of the organizer of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0027]      FIG. 7  is an enlarged, fragmentary, perspective view of a portion of the view of  FIG. 3A ; 
           [0028]      FIG. 8  is a further enlarged cross-sectional view taken through the line  8 - 8  of  FIG. 7 ; 
           [0029]      FIG. 9  is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view taken generally in the direction of the line  9 - 9  in  FIG. 2 ; 
           [0030]      FIG. 10  is an enlarged, fragmentary view along the line  10 - 10  of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0031]      FIG. 11  is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line  11 - 11  of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0032]      FIG. 12A  is an enlarged, fragmentary view of the encircled portion of  FIG. 11  showing portions of a divider in an uncompressed position in solid lines and in a compressed position in phantom; 
           [0033]      FIG. 12B  is an enlarged, fragmentary view similar to  FIG. 12A  showing portions of the divider in the uncompressed position in phantom and in the compressed position in solid lines; and 
           [0034]      FIG. 13  is a perspective view of the divider of  FIGS. 12A and 12B . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0035]    Referring initially to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a configurable organizer  10  is shown having a tray system  12  and a plurality of positionable dividers  14 . The tray system  12  includes a first or inner tray  16  and a second or outer tray  18  which may be shifted relative to each other to alter the size or dimension of the organizer in at least one direction. For instance,  FIG. 1  shows the outer tray  18  positioned relative to the inner tray  16  to provide a first width W 1  for the organizer  10 , while  FIG. 2  shows a relative position for the trays  16 ,  18  such that the organizer  10  has a second width W 2  smaller than the first width W 1 . In this manner, the size, or footprint, of the organizer  10  may be adjusted to more closely match a predetermined size of a drawer (not shown), though the organizer may also be used on a shelf or otherwise with a particular size or configuration as desired by a user. 
         [0036]    The dividers  14  may be selectively positioned relative to the trays  16 ,  18  to define or arrange a plurality of compartments. More specifically, the trays  16 ,  18  may be configured to a desired relative position, as will be discussed in greater detail below, to provide an interior surface area  30 . One or more dividers  14  are installed on the trays  16 ,  18  to divide the interior surface area  30  into smaller areas  32 . In  FIG. 1 , several dividers  14  are installed on the inner tray  16 , while a single divider  14  is installed on the outer tray  18 . By comparison,  FIG. 2  shows the tray system  12  in a partially expanded configuration and the outer tray  18  without a divider  14  installed thereon. 
         [0037]    The trays  16 ,  18  and the dividers  14  are provided with structure to secure the dividers  14  with the trays  16 ,  18 . Each of the trays  16 ,  18  includes openings  34  arrayed on and through a respective top interior surfaces  36 ,  39  thereof, the openings  34  cooperating with securing structure  40  (see, e.g.,  FIGS. 4A-C ) of the dividers  14 . Other than the openings  34 , the interior surfaces  36 ,  39  are generally flat and planar, as well as parallel to each other. The openings  34  have an inner periphery  38  defining the shape of the opening  34 , the periphery  38  providing the opening  34  with an approximately square shape, though with inner corners  38   a  slightly rounded, as best seen in  FIG. 3A . 
         [0038]    Referring to  FIGS. 4A-C , the securing structure  40  of the dividers  14  includes retainers  42  and support structures  44  received within the openings  34 . A retainer  42  includes a pair of opposed retainer portions  46  for releasably engaging, such as by snapping, into the openings  34 . Each divider  14  has a pair of opposed sidewalls  48  which, when the divider  14  is secured, extend above the trays  16 ,  18 . The sidewalls  48  include a bottom edge and surface  50  from which the feet retainer portions  46  extend. Each retainer portion  46  has an extension portion  52  extending from the surface  50  to a foot  54 . Each foot  54  extends laterally outward from the associated extension portion  52 , and each foot  54  includes a chamfer or beveled surface  56  that angles upwardly and outwardly from a foot tip  58 . 
         [0039]    With reference to  FIGS. 12A and 12B , to secure the divider  14  with a tray  16 ,  18 , the retainers  42  of the divider  14  are pressed into the openings  34 . In greater detail, the divider  14  is positioned above the tray system  12  so that the retainer  42  is aligned with an opening  34 , and then is pressed downwardly against one of the trays  16 ,  18 . The beveled surfaces  46  of the feet  54  wedge against the periphery  38  of the opening  34  and compress inwardly so that the feet  54  and retainer portions  56  are shifted to a position allowing an outer edge  60  of the feet  54  to pass into the opening  34 . While the feet  54  are compressed inwardly, the sidewalls  48  are deflected, as is represented by the sidewalls  48 ′. 
         [0040]    With continued advancement of the feet  54  into the opening  34 , the feet  54  will pass through the opening  34  and, upon full clearance, will resiliently return to an uncompressed or less-compressed position, a result of the natural outward bias of the material of the sidewalls  48 . As can be seen in  FIGS. 12A and 12B , a short wall  70  extends downwardly from a bottom side  72  of a base or tray floor  73  of each of the trays  16 ,  18 . The tray floor  73  has a top surface  78  which may be either of the interior top surfaces  36 ,  39  of the trays  16 ,  18 . When the feet  54  have been fully advanced into the opening  34 , a top surface  74  of each foot  54  abuts a bottom surface  76  of the short wall  70 , and the divider bottom surface  50  abuts the top surface  78  of the tray floor  73 . In simple terms, the feet  54  snap into the opening  34  so that the feet  54  are in an interference position with the tray short wall  70  and the tray floor  73 . The short wall  70  provides additional structural integrity for the opening  34 , which would otherwise simply be the thickness of the tray floor  73 . 
         [0041]    The organizer  10  is preferably made of formed plastic material, such as molded plastic. This material, while inexpensive, often produces some degree of tolerance due to its inherent materials properties. The extension portion  52  is sized laterally to closely abut lateral sides of the periphery  38  and is sized in length to closely mate with and receive the tray short wall  70  and the tray floor  73  between the divider sidewall bottom surface  50  and the foot top surface  74 . However, due to tolerances, the rigidity provided by the cooperation between the retainers  42  and the openings  34  may not always be as great as desired. Therefore, the support structures  44  are provided. 
         [0042]    The support structures  44  also extend from the divider sidewalls  48 , though they span laterally across and between the divider sidewalls  48 , as best seen in  FIGS. 4B and 4C . The support structures  44  are generally short tab-like walls extending from the divider bottom surface  50  and having side edges  80 . The lateral dimension of the support structure  44 , from edge  80   a  to edge  80   b , is sized to be approximately the lateral width of the openings  34  (within the periphery  38 ) so that the support structures  44  fit closely therein when the divider  14  is secured with the tray floor  73 . As noted above, the operation of the retainers  42  depends on the retainer portions  46  being resiliently deflectable inwardly. It is preferred that the retainer portions  46  extend from and are oriented with the divider sidewalls  48  in a generally parallel manner, as will be discussed below. In the absence of any other structure, the dividers  14  would be susceptible to tipping. The support structures  44  provide constraint, in addition to the divider bottom surface  50 , to resist this tipping or deflecting of the divider  14  as a whole by closely abutting the interior of the opening periphery  38 . 
         [0043]    The divider  14  includes additional structure to resist the divider  14  being deflected to its side. Each end  90  of the divider  14  includes a flared portion, as best viewed in  FIG. 4B . More specifically, the divider sidewalls  48  have outwardly flared portions  48   a  ( FIG. 4B ) which flare outwardly from each other at the divider ends  90 , at least along a bottom wall portion  92  thereof ( FIG. 4C ). The divider  14  includes end walls  90   a  which extend between and connect the divider sidewalls  48  at the ends  90  of the divider  14 . The end walls  90   a  similarly flare outwardly to span between the bottom wall portions  92  of the opposed divider sidewalls  48 . The bottom surface  50  of the divider sidewalls  48  extends in a generally planar manner around and along the bottom of both divider walls  50 , as well as both end walls  90   a . When the divider  14  is secured with the tray floor  73 , the entire bottom surface  50  is positioned against or proximate to the top surface  78  of the tray floor  73 . Thus, when a deflecting force is applied to the divider  14 , the bottom flared-out portions  48   a  and the bottom surface  50  press against or contact the tray floor top surface  78  to prevent or limit the amount of deflection possible. 
         [0044]    As noted, the retainer portions  46  preferably extend from and are oriented with the divider sidewalls  48  in a generally parallel manner. The divider sidewalls  48  are joined at the ends  90  by the aforementioned divider end walls  90   a . The divider  14  further includes a divider top wall  98  joining the divider sidewalls  48  at the top, and may include one or more webbings  100  extending between the divider sidewalls  48 . The webbings  100 , extending between the sidewalls  48  and preferably a portion of the support structures  44 , are positioned generally away from the deflectable retainers  42 . Otherwise, the webbings  100  may restrict the ability of the retainers from deflecting inwardly during securement with the tray openings  34 . More broadly, removal and repositioning of the dividers  14  requires the retainer portions  46  to deflect inwardly so that the feet  44  may pass through and out of the openings  34 . It would be simple enough to directly mechanically compress the feet  54  from the bottom of the organizer  10 . However, this would require removing the entire organizer  10  from a drawer in which it is located, possibly also requiring the removal of any contents stored in the organizer  10 , and accessing the bottom of the organizer  10  so that the feet  54  can be pressed inwardly on the bottom while the divider  14  is also pulled away from the tray floor top surface  78 . This is an awkward and cumbersome process for doing no more than repositioning a divider  14 . 
         [0045]    Thus, the construction of the divider sidewalls  48  and the retainer portions  46  advantageously allows a user to remove the divider  14  without removing the organizer in its entirety, or its contents. Instead, the sidewalls  48  are inwardly compressible by manual pressure in a region, generally indicated at  100  in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , proximate to where the retainers  42  extend so that the feet  44  move from their secured position in interference with the periphery short wall  70  to a clearance position. When compressed concurrent with pulling on the divider  14 , the divider  14  is easily removed. The divider sidewall regions  100  may be slightly thinner than the balance of the sidewall  48  to promote localized compression during this operation. 
         [0046]    Referring again to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the trays  16 ,  18  and a plurality of dividers  14  are depicted. The inner tray  16  has dividers  14  defining the smaller areas  32 . More specifically, the inner tray  16  has four tray walls  110  bounding an area  112  (corresponding to the top interior surface  36 ,  FIG. 1 ) of the tray floor top surface  78  (corresponding to interior area  30 ), though in some forms one or more of the tray walls  110  may be omitted, such as tray wall  110   a . As can be seen, a first divider  120   a  abuts tray wall  110   a  and tray wall  110   b  so that both ends  122  fit substantially flush against or close to the tray walls  110   a ,  110   b . A second divider  120   b , substantially identical to the first divider  120   a , extends generally parallel with the first divider  120   s  so that the second divider  120   b  is also substantially flush against or close to the tray walls  110   a ,  110   b . A third, smallest divider  128  extends between and fits substantially flush against the first and second dividers  120   a ,  120   b . Larger dividers  130  extend between tray wall  110   c  and the second divider  120   b , again fitting substantially flush or close thereto. To promote understanding, the above-described regions  100  in which the divider sidewalls  48  may be manually compressed are highlighted. Thus, as the regions  100  preferably correspond to locations of retainers  42  extending from the bottom surface  50  of the dividers  120   a ,  120   b ,  128 ,  130  it should be recognized that the first, second, and third dividers  120   a ,  120   b ,  128  include one retainer  42  apiece, while the larger dividers  130  include a pair of retainers  42 . 
         [0047]      FIGS. 4A-C  depict the divider  14 , described above, in the specific form of the larger divider  130 , thus having four support structures  44  and a pair of retainers  42 , each having a pair of opposed retainer portions  46  with feet  54  thereon, the retainers  42  and support structures  44  receivable or removable concurrently within openings  34  in the trays  16 ,  18 . As can be seen, the sidewalls  48  are slightly angled downwardly and outwardly from each other. In order to follow a similar sidewall angle for another divider  14 , the endwalls  90   a  are provided with a similar slight inward and downward angle, as can be seen in  FIG. 4A . Additionally, the tray walls  110  of the inner tray  16  (as well as tray wall  190   a  of the outer tray  18 , discussed below) have an inner surface  160  (see also  FIG. 11 ) constructed with an angle substantially matching the angle of one of the sidewalls  48 . 
         [0048]    With reference to  FIGS. 5A-C , the divider  120  in accordance with the above-described dividers  120   a ,  120   b  is depicted. As can be seen, the divider  120  includes a single retainer  170 , and four of support structures  172  for securing the divider  120  with the openings  34 . The divider  120  includes sidewalls  174 , endwalls  176 , and a top wall  178 , the operation and construction of which being described above. 
         [0049]    Finally,  FIGS. 6A-C  depict the smallest third divider  128 . The securing structure  40  for the divider  128  includes merely a single retainer  180 . 
         [0050]    It should be clear from the description that the number and location of the securing structure  40  preferably aligns with the array of openings  34 , and it should also be clear that the number of features included in the securing structure  40  may easily be altered. For instance, the openings  34  may be doubled in number so that the distance between them is halved. While this would not necessitate an increase in securing structures  40  on the dividers  14 ,  120 ,  128 ,  130 , but it would at least permit such. 
         [0051]    However, it should be noted that the depicted dividers do utilize securing structures  40  in adjacent openings  34 . Turning now to  FIG. 3A , retainers  42   a , as well as support structures  44   a , are indicated for the largest dividers  130  of  FIG. 1 . Similarly, retainers  42   b  and support structures  44   b  are indicated for the first and second dividers  120   a ,  120   b , and retainer  42   c  is indicated for the third divider  128 , which has no support structure. As can be seen, openings  34   a  are occupied by the retainers  42  and support structures, while openings  34   b  are empty. 
         [0052]    The outer tray  18  also has tray walls  190  bounding an area  192 . As the trays  16 ,  18  are shifted from and between expanded and unexpanded positions relative to each other, the area  192  is expanded or decreased. Additional dividers  14 , such as those described herein, may be secured with the tray floor  73  of the outer tray  18  to define smaller areas therewithin in the same manner as the smaller areas  32  are defined for the inner tray  16 . 
         [0053]    As noted, the inner tray wall  110   a  may be omitted, in which case the area  112  bound by the inner tray walls  110  is generally contiguous with the area  192  bound by the outer tray walls  190 , in the absence of any dividers  14 . Others of the tray walls  110 ,  190  may also be omitted, particularly if the organizer  10  is to be used to cover the bottom of a drawer (not shown) which has its own sides. 
         [0054]    The trays  16 ,  18  have cooperating structure to facilitate and control the expansion and contraction of the area  192  of the outer tray  18 . With specific reference to  FIGS. 3A , and  7 - 10 , the inner tray  16  includes a pair of guides  200  positioned proximate an outer edge  202  of the inner tray bottom  204  while the outer tray includes a pair of rails  206  received within respective guides. The guides  200  have a first portion  200   a  that extends downward, preferably orthogonally, from the inner tray bottom  204 , and a second portion  200   b  that extends laterally outward from the first portion  200   a . The rail  206  has a first portion  206   a  that extends upwardly from a top surface  208  formed on the outer tray  18  proximate the outer tray wall  190   a  ( FIG. 10 ) and a second portion  206   b  that extends laterally inwardly. The rail second portion  206   b  is received between the guide second portion  200   b  and the inner tray bottom  204 , and the guide second portion  200   b  is consequently positioned between the rail second portion  206   b  and the outer tray top surface  208 . As can be seen in phantom in  FIGS. 3A and 3C , the rail  206  need only extend a short distance relative to the length of the outer tray  18 , while the guide  200  extends generally the length of the inner tray  16 . 
         [0055]    The organizer  10  further includes structure to define discrete relative positions for the inner and outer trays  16 ,  18 . In the present form, the inner tray  16  includes two rows  211  of receptacles  214  defining recesses  216  positioned inboard of the guide  200 . The outer tray  18  includes a pair of fingers  220  that are generally deflectable downwardly in the vertical direction, each having a boss  222  ( FIG. 8 ) thereon. The boss  222  has a slightly rounded top surface  224  to allow the boss  222  to deflect, wedge-like, against the receptacles  214  so that the boss  222  is forced out of the recesses  216  when the trays  16 ,  18  are shifted relative to each other. In a selected position, the boss  222  is received within the recess  216  so that the tray system  14  generally resists being shifted out of the selected position. 
         [0056]    While the invention has been described with respect to specific examples including presently preferred modes of carrying out the invention, those skilled in the art will appreciate that there are numerous variations and permutations of the above described systems and techniques that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.