Compartment Storage Device

Abstract

A compartment storage device contains a plurality of plates and plural connectors which are connected together to form a single cabinet or a multi-cabinet assembly. The plurality of plates are located at an upper surface, a lower surface, a left surface, a right surface, and a rear surface of the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly. The plural connectors are fitted on eight connection corners of the plurality of plates so as to form at least one accommodating space. The plural connectors include at least one of first connecting part, second connecting part, third connecting part, fourth connecting part, fifth connecting part and sixth connecting part, and each connector has at least two fitting slots so as to retain with at least two of the plurality of plates, hence the plural connectors are connected with the plurality of plates so as to form the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a compartment storage device which contains plural connectors securely connected with a plurality of plates so as to form a single cabinet or a multi-cabinet assembly.

2. Description of the Prior Art

A conventional single cabinet or multi-cabinet assembly is employed to store objects and is assembled or dissembled by a user by ways of hand tool(s). However, such an assembly or disassembly is troublesome, for example, it is inconvenient for the user to remove related parts of the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly before discarding the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly, so the user will discard single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly directly without removing the related parts, thus damaging environment and increasing the space of garbage.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a compartment storage device which is capable of overcoming the shortcomings of the conventional compartment storage device.

Further objective of the present invention is to provide a compartment storage device in which a plurality of plates is connected together quickly and easily by using plural connectors so as to form a single cabinet or a multi-cabinet assembly.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a compartment storage device in which each connector has at least two fitting slots, and each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof so as to retain with each plate, thereby positioning the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly securely.

To obtain the above objectives, a compartment storage device provided by the present invention contains: a plurality of plates and plural connectors which are connected together to form a single cabinet or a multi-cabinet assembly, wherein the plurality of plates are located at an upper surface, a lower surface, a left surface, a right surface, and a rear surface of the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly, and the plural connectors are fitted on eight connection corners of the plurality of plates so as to form at least one accommodating space.

The plural connectors include at least one of first connecting part, second connecting part, third connecting part, fourth connecting part, fifth connecting part and sixth connecting part, and each connector has at least two fitting slots so as to retain with at least two of the plurality of plates, such that the plural connectors are connected with the plurality of plates so as to form the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly.

Each first connecting part is in an L shape and has two fitting slots defined on two ends thereof.

Each second connecting part is in a T shape and has three fitting slots defined on three ends thereof.

Each third connecting part is in a cross shape and has four slots defined on four ends thereof.

Each fourth connecting part is in an L shape and has two fitting slots defined on two ends thereof, each fourth connecting part also has a rectangular extension formed on a bottom end thereof, and the rectangular extension has a fitting slot arranged on a peripheral side thereof.

Each fifth connecting part is in a T shape and has three fitting slots defined on three ends thereof, each fifth connecting part also has a rectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and the rectangular extension has two fitting slots arranged on two sides thereof.

Each sixth connecting part is in a cross shape and has four fitting slots defined on four ends thereof, each sixth connecting part also has a rectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and the rectangular extension has four fitting slots arranged on four corners thereof.

Each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of plural connectors of various configurations of a compartment storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a single cabinet of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of the single cabinet of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a multi-cabinet assembly of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the assembly of the multi-cabinet assembly of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a fourth connecting part and a plate of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of another fourth connecting part and the plate of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a fifth connecting part and two plates of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is another perspective view showing the exploded components of the fifth connecting part and the two plates of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is also another perspective view showing the exploded components of the fifth connecting part and the two plates of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a sixth connecting part and two plates of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, a first embodiment in accordance with the present invention.

With reference to FIGS. 1-2, a compartment storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention comprises: five plates 1 and a plurality of connectors 2 which are connected together to form a single cabinet 3, wherein the five plates 1 are located at an upper surface, a lower surface, a left surface, a right surface, and a rear surface of the single cabinet 3, and the a plurality of connectors 2 are fitted on eight connection corners of the five plates 1 so as to form an accommodating space 4.

The a plurality of connectors 2 include at least one of first connecting part 21, second connecting part 22, third connecting part 23, fourth connecting part 24, fifth connecting part 25 and sixth connecting part 26 of six configurations, and each connector 2 has at least two fitting slots 27 so as to retain with at least two of the five plates 1, such that the a plurality of connectors 2 of six configurations are connected with the five plates 1 so as to form the single cabinet 3.

Each first connecting part 21 is in an L shape and has two fitting slots 27 defined on two ends thereof.

Each second connecting part 22 is in a T shape and has three fitting slots 27 defined on three ends thereof.

Each third connecting part 23 is in a cross shape and has four slots 27 defined on four ends thereof.

Each fourth connecting part 24 is in an L shape and has two fitting slots 27 defined on two ends thereof, each fourth connecting part 24 also has a rectangular extension formed on a bottom end thereof, and the rectangular extension has a fitting slot 27 arranged on a peripheral side thereof.

Each fifth connecting part 25 is in a T shape and has three fitting slots 27 defined on three ends thereof, each fifth connecting part 25 also has a rectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and the rectangular extension has two fitting slots 27 arranged on two sides thereof.

Each sixth connecting part 26 is in a cross shape and has four fitting slots 27 defined on four ends thereof, each sixth connecting part 26 also has a rectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and the rectangular extension has four fitting slots 27 arranged on four corners thereof.

It is to be noted that each fitting slot 27 has a plurality of ribs 271 arranged on two walls thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, the five plates 1, four first connecting parts 21 and four connecting parts 24 are connected together to form the single cabinet 3. For example, the five plates 1 are located at the upper surface, the lower surface, the left surface, the right surface, and the rear surface of the single cabinet 3, and the four first connecting parts 21 are fixed on four corners of a front surface of the single cabinet 3, two fitting slots 27 of each first connecting part 21 is applied to connect two of the five plates 1 which are perpendicular to each other. Also, the four connecting parts 24 are fixed on four corners of the rear surface of the single cabinet 3, and each of the four connecting parts 24 on the rear surface of the single cabinet 3 is served to connect two of the five plates 1 which are perpendicular to each other and one of the five plates 1 which is located on the rear surface of the single cabinet 3 (as illustrated in FIG. 6), and the plurality of ribs 271 of each fitting slot 27 retain with each plate 1 so as to position the single cabinet 3 securely.

Referring to FIGS. 4 to 5, four single cabinets 3 of a second embodiment of the present invention are connected together to form a multi-cabinet assembly. For example, sixteen plates 1, four first connecting parts 21, four second connecting parts 22, a third connecting part 23, four connecting parts 24, four fifth connecting parts 25, and a sixth connecting part 26 are coupled together, wherein the four first connecting parts 21 are mounted on four corners of a front surface of the multi-cabinet assembly, the four second connecting parts 22 are arranged on four central positions of four peripheral sides of the front surface of the multi-cabinet assembly so as to connect two perpendicular of the sixteen plates 1 and two adjacent of the sixteen plates 1, the third connecting part 23 is arranged on a central position of the front surface of the multi-cabinet assembly so as to connect two of the sixteen plates 1 which are coupled horizontally and two of the sixteen plates 1 which are joined vertically. The four first connecting parts 21 correspond to the four connecting parts 24 located on four corners of a rear surface of the multi-cabinet assembly, and the four second connecting parts 22 correspond to the four fifth connecting parts 25 arranged on four central positions of four peripheral sides of the rear surface of the multi-cabinet assembly, the third connecting part 23 corresponds to the sixth connecting part 26 arranged on a central position of the rear surface of the multi-cabinet assembly. The four connecting parts 24, the four fifth connecting parts 25 and the sixth connecting part 26 are used to connect eight of the sixteen plates 1 on two sides and the rear surface of the multi-cabinet assembly (as shown in FIGS. 6-11), thus assembling the multi-cabinet assembly having four single cabinets 3 fixedly. Thereby, a number of a plurality of plates 1 and plural connectors 2 is increased to form the multi-cabinet assembly of various configurations.

While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A compartment storage device comprising:

a plurality of plates and plural connectors which are connected together to form a single cabinet or a multi-cabinet assembly, wherein the plurality of plates are located at an upper surface, a lower surface, a left surface, a right surface, and a rear surface of the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly, and the plural connectors are fitted on eight connection corners of the plurality of plates so as to form at least one accommodating space;

wherein the plural connectors include at least one of first connecting part, second connecting part, third connecting part, fourth connecting part, fifth connecting part and sixth connecting part, and each connector has at least two fitting slots so as to retain with at least two of the plurality of plates, such that the plural connectors are connected with the plurality of plates so as to form the single cabinet or the multi-cabinet assembly.

2. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each first connecting part is in an L shape and has two fitting slots defined on two ends thereof.

3. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each second connecting part is in a T shape and has three fitting slots defined on three ends thereof.

4. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each third connecting part is in a cross shape and has four slots defined on four ends thereof.

5. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each fourth connecting part is in an L shape and has two fitting slots defined on two ends thereof, each fourth connecting part also has a rectangular extension formed on a bottom end thereof, and the rectangular extension has a fitting slot arranged on a peripheral side thereof.

6. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each fifth connecting part is in a T shape and has three fitting slots defined on three ends thereof, each fifth connecting part also has a rectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and the rectangular extension has two fitting slots arranged on two sides thereof.

7. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each sixth connecting part is in a cross shape and has four fitting slots defined on four ends thereof, each sixth connecting part also has a rectangular extension formed on one side thereof, and the rectangular extension has four fitting slots arranged on four corners thereof.

8. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.

9. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 2, wherein each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.

10. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 3, wherein each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.

11. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 4, wherein each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.

12. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 5, wherein each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.

13. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 6, wherein each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.

14. The compartment storage device as claimed in claim 7, wherein each fitting slot has a plurality of ribs arranged on two walls thereof.