US 11,686,427 B1
Slidable container assembly
Mingwei Chen, Covina, CA (US)
Filed by Mingwei Chen, Covina, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/65,081.
Int. Cl. B65F 1/14 (2006.01); F16M 11/20 (2006.01); F16M 11/22 (2006.01); B65D 25/24 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 11/2092 (2013.01) [B65D 25/24 (2013.01); B65F 1/141 (2013.01); F16M 11/22 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A slidable container assembly, comprising:
a storage container having four base corner portions;
a plurality of attachment members attached on said four base corner portions of said storage container respectively; and
a sliding support mechanism, which comprises:
a first sliding track having a first stationary track member and a first movable track member slidably coupled to said first stationary track member, said first movable track member having a first front portion and a first rear portion;
a second sliding track having a second stationary track member and a second movable track member slidably coupled to said second stationary track member, said second sliding track being positioned apart from said first sliding track, said second movable track member having a second front portion and a second rear portion; and
a container support arrangement, which comprises:
a first front supporting platform defining a first front corner portion, said first front supporting platform connecting to said first front portion of said first movable track member;
a second front supporting platform defining a second front corner portion, said second front supporting platform connecting to said second front portion of said second movable track member;
a first rear supporting platform defining a first rear corner portion, said first rear supporting platform connecting to said first rear portion of said first movable track member;
a second rear supporting platform defining a second rear corner portion, said second rear supporting platform connecting to said second rear portion of said second movable track member;
a first front securing member and a second front securing member mounted on said first front corner portion and said second front corner portion respectively; and
a first rear securing member and a second rear securing member movably mounted on said first rear corner portion and said second rear corner portion respectively,
wherein said four base corner portions of said storage container are adapted to detachably dispose on said first front corner portion, said second front corner portion, said first rear corner portion and said second rear corner portion respectively, in such a manner that said four base corner portions of said storage container are tightly yet detachably biased by said first front corner portion, said second front corner portion, said first rear corner portion and said second rear corner portion respectively so as to securely and stably support said storage container on said first sliding track and said second sliding track even when said first movable track member and said second movable track member slide with respect to said first stationary track member and said second stationary track member respectively, said four attachment members being positioned corresponding to said first front securing member, said second front securing member, said first rear securing member and said second rear securing member respectively when said storage container is detachably supported by said first front supporting platform, second front supporting platform, said first rear supporting platform and said second rear supporting platform.