US 12,330,846 B2
Storage container with lid dolly
Jeff Green, Beverly Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to The Merchant of Tennis, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA (US)
Filed by Jeff Green, Beverly Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/942,576.
Prior Publication US 2022/0033151 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 51/24 (2006.01); B62B 3/02 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 51/24 (2013.01) [B62B 3/02 (2013.01); B65D 21/0219 (2013.01); B62B 2205/10 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00194 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retrofit kit for a storage device with a lid and a container, the lid having an upperside and a lowerside, the upperside having raised opposing side stabilizers and raised opposing end stabilizers that define a surface area therebetween extending from one raised opposing side stabilizer to another raised opposing side stabilizer in a first direction and from one raised opposing end stabilizer to another raised opposing end stabilizer in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction, comprising:
a plurality of casters, each with a respective wheel and a respective top plate, the top plate configured for attachment to the lowerside of the lid;
a generally rectangular template configured for fixation to the upperside of the lid, the template having a sheet construction configured to extend across the surface area of the lid between the raised opposing end stabilizers in the first direction and between the raised opposing side stabilizers in the second direction as a reinforcement plate for the lid in the entirety of the surface area against a load, the template having markers for indicating attachment positions of the plurality of casters by the respective top plates to the lid, at least one marker being located in a respective corner of the generally rectangular template to indicate attachment position of the top plate of a respective caster; and
a plurality of fasteners configured to fasten the lid between the template and the respective top plate of each caster, each respective top plate configured to be fastened to a different portion of the template and the lid.
 
7. A retrofit kit for a storage device with a lid and a container, the lid having an upperside and a lowerside, the upperside having raised opposing side stabilizers and raised opposing end stabilizers that define a surface area therebetween extending from one raised opposing side stabilizer to another raised opposing side stabilizer in a first direction and from one raised opposing end stabilizer to another raised opposing end stabilizer in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction, comprising:
a plurality of casters, each with a respective wheel and a respective top plate, the top plate configured for attachment to the lowerside of the lid;
a generally rectangular template configured for fixation to the lowerside of the lid, the template having a sheet construction configured to extend below the surface area of the lid between the raised opposing end stabilizers in the first direction and between the raised opposing side stabilizers in the second direction as a structural reinforcement plate for the lid against a load, the template having markers for indicating attachment positions of the plurality of casters by the respective top plates to the lid, at least one marker being located in a respective corner of the generally rectangular template to indicate attachment position of the top plate of a respective caster; and
a plurality of fasteners configured to fasten the template between the lid and the respective top plate of each caster, each respective top plate configured to be fastened to a different portion of the template and the lid such that the template supports the lid from the lowerside against a load on the lid.