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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1986
Michael D Handler, Norwalk, CT (US);
Velcro Industries B.V., , NL;
Abstract
A set of hanging nesting storage containers. Each of the containers comprises a square box having a planar base with top and bottom surfaces and four sides extending upward perpendicular to the top surface. A rectangular fastening lip extends outward from the base perpendicular to one of the sides. One component of hook and loop fastening material is disposed on opposed surfaces of the lip and a strip of the other component of hook and loop fastening material is disposed on the bottom surface of the base beneath the side adjacent the side from which the lip extends outward whereby the containers can be releasably hung by the lip from a shear trap channel containing the other component of hook and loop fastening material therein and four of the containers can be nested with the lip of each disposed under and in engagement with the strip of material on a next adjacent container.