Patent ID: 7237688

Claim:
A spacer for selectively locating within a storage container between an uninstalled position and an installed position, said spacer comprising: a unitary body having a first end section defining a first terminal end surface, a middle section and a second end section defining a second terminal end surface, said body maintaining a constant shape in the uninstalled and installed positions, said first and second end sections having cross sections that define a uniform outward taper from said middle section to said respective first and second terminal end surfaces, said middle section defining a constant cross section between said first and second end sections, the first and second terminal end surfaces being planar and perpendicular to the middle section, said first and second end sections further including at least one slot formed thereon adapted for slidably receiving at least one tab member extending from the container in an installed position, said at least one slot including first and second slots each having an inner wall extending from respective first and second terminal end surfaces of said first and second end sections, said inner wall of said first and second slots being substantially parallel to said middle section, said first and second slots further including an outer wall extending outwardly toward said first and second terminal end surfaces of said respective first and second end section.