Source: http://www.google.com/patents/US7789238?dq=6,034,652
Timestamp: 2014-10-01 15:21:15
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art.2', 'art.3', 'art.4', 'art.5', 'art.6', 'art.7', 'art.8']

Patent US7789238 - Storage bin and lid assembly - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA storage bin assembly has a container base with a front, a back, a bottom, a perimeter side wall extending up from the bottom, and a storage space above the bottom within the side wall. A base lid is positioned over a top of the storage space. An access opening into the storage space is positioned near...http://www.google.com/patents/US7789238?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7789238 - Storage bin and lid assemblyAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7789238 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/862,740Publication dateSep 7, 2010Filing dateSep 27, 2007Priority dateSep 27, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20090084786Publication number11862740, 862740, US 7789238 B2, US 7789238B2, US-B2-7789238, US7789238 B2, US7789238B2InventorsChristopher J. Claypool, Jason E. BeginOriginal AssigneeRubbermaid IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (24), Non-Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (3), Classifications (17), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetStorage bin and lid assemblyUS 7789238 B2Abstract A storage bin assembly has a container base with a front, a back, a bottom, a perimeter side wall extending up from the bottom, and a storage space above the bottom within the side wall. A base lid is positioned over a top of the storage space. An access opening into the storage space is positioned near the front of the container base. A cover is selectively movable relative to the lid between a closed position closing off the access opening and two optional open positions. One of the positions is a rear position rearward of the access opening and the other of the positions is a front position forward of the access opening. Each optional open position exposes the storage space through the access opening.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE The storage bin assembly disclosed and described herein solves or improves upon one or more of the above-noted and other problems and disadvantages with prior known storage bins of this type. In one example, the disclosed storage bin assembly incorporates a dual-open position cover as a part of its lid assembly. The cover can move to an open position in either a rearward direction or a forward direction. In the forward open position, the cover is positioned at a front of the bin and permits access to the interior of the bin to remove contents. In one example, the disclosed dual-open position cover arrangement is useful for vertically stacking two or more like bins and yet permitting full access to the interior of any one of the bins without having to unstack the bins.
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