Patent ID: 7128379

Claim:
A storage bin, comprising: a pair of opposing side panels, each side panel having a front end portion, a rear end portion, a top end portion and a bottom end portion; a top panel attached to the top end portions of the opposing side panels; a bottom panel attached to the bottom end portions of the opposing side panels; a back panel attached to the rear end portions of the opposing side panels so as to define a housing having an interior; at least one shelf member positioned within the interior of the housing and attached to the opposing side panels, the at least one shelf member comprising a shelf panel that has a predetermined length, a top side for storing parts thereon, a bottom side, a front lengthwise end section that is proximate to the front of the storage bin and which extends for the entire predetermined length of the shelf panel, and a rear lengthwise end section that is adjacent to the back panel, the front lengthwise end section comprising an inclined section that has a length that is substantially equal to the predetermined length of the shelf panel, the inclined section having a top side that is contiguous with the top side of the shelf panel and a bottom side, the inclined section being angulated with respect to the top side of the shelf panel by an inclination angle wherein the inclination angle is measured between the top side of the inclined section and the top side of the shelf panel and is greater than 90° and less than 180°, the front lengthwise end section further comprising a front wall section that is attached to and extends for substantially the entire length of the inclined section, the front wall section having a front side and rear side, the front wall section being angulated with respect to the top side of the inclined section in accordance with a predetermined degree of angulation, the predetermined degree of angulation being measured between the top side of the inclined section and the front side of the front wall section, the predetermined degree of angulation being of such an angle that the front wall section is substantially parallel to the back panel and a space is created between the rear side of the front wall section and the bottom side of the inclined section; said inclined section further including a plurality of slots therein that are in communication with the space between the bottom side of the inclined section and the rear side of the front wall section, each slot being sized to receive a portion of a divider member, wherein when a portion of a divider member is inserted into a slot, a portion of that divider member extends into the space between the bottom side of the inclined section and the rear side of the front wall section; and whereby the inclination angle of the inclined section allows a user to easily scoop parts stored on the top side of the shelf panel so as to remove those parts from the storage bin.