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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2002
David W. Newberry, Marion, OH (US);
Klaus Fromme, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mark A. Thielke, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
James R. Heimler, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Richard A. Goodare, Franklin, WI (US);
Bryan H. Mullett, Hartland, WI (US);
Carolyn E. Johnson, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Thomas E. Pelt, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Larry K. Stover, Hartland, WI (US);
The Mills Company, Inc., Sandusky, OH (US);
Abstract
A method of assembling the storage unit is disclosed. The storage unit includes a unitary sheet of material folded into an enclosure about a plurality of grooves. A cap formed from a unitary sheet of material is mounted above the enclosure and configured to provide usual or physical access to the top of the storage unit. The method comprises applying heat to a groove separating a pair of walls to melt at least a portion of the plastic material, and pivoting the walls so that the surfaces of the groove contact and join as the melted plastic material solidifies.