A connector is used to securely attach two nested, stacked buckets together so they may be easily transported using the handle on the upper bucket but also maintains an air gap between the sidewalls of the buckets when in a nested, stacked configuration enabling the buckets to be easily separated. Each bucket connector includes a biasing arm extending downward from an apron formed on the upper bucket. The biasing arm includes a hook configured to automatically engage the upper lip onto a lower bucket when the upper bucket is stacked inside the center cavity formed in the lower bucket. The biasing arm is configured to disengage the hook from the upper lip selectively. Formed or attached to the biasing arm is a stop surface configured to limit the downward of the upper bucket into the storage space. The stop surface is configured so that an air gap is formed between adjacent sidewalls when the upper bucket is stacked over the lower bucket.

Implementations disclosed and claimed herein provide a customized storage system. In one implementation, a folding crate movable between a storage position and a collapsed position is provided. One or more customizable and modular attachments to the storage crates may be provided to attaching to or otherwise mating with a side of a crate. The modular attachments may include a universal connector that connects to an opening in any side of a storage crate and one or more accessories that mate with the universal connector, with each of the accessories having a specific use or utility, such as a cup holder accessory, a handle accessory, a tool holder accessory, and the like.

A food storage container stacking device includes a main body having a top surface and a bottom surface, a pair of ends and a pair of sides that define a perimeter of the top surface and the bottom surface. A lip extends from one end of the main body, the lip being oriented substantially perpendicular to the main body. The main body defines a central opening and a peripheral top support surface and a peripheral bottom support surface between the perimeter and the central opening.

A basket assembly having a main basket (1) and an extension part (2) and connecting posts (3). The main basket (1) has a basket base (4) and side walls (5) and socket recesses (6, 7) for the connecting posts (3) are formed in each case in the side walls (5) and in the extension part (2). The extension part (2) is fastened or is fastenable on the main basket (1), at a distance from the main basket (1), by the connecting posts (3) locked releasably in the socket recesses (6, 7), and the connecting posts (3) are each releasably locked or lockable in one of the socket recesses (6) of the side walls (5) of the main basket (1) by a twist lock (8), and are each releasably locked or lockable in one of the socket recesses (7) of the extension part (2) by a twist lock (8).

The invention provides a connector and a storage box. The connector comprises a connector body extended to form a first and second snap-fit portion nested with each other. The connector body is provided with a first plug-in unit and/or a second plug-in unit. The first plug-in unit comprises three first plug-in structures of which the direction vectors are vertical to each other in pairs and all different from the extending direction of the snap-fit portions and the second plug-in unit comprises three second plug-in structures of which the direction vectors are perpendicular to each other in pairs, both the first plug-in structure and the second plug-in structure comprising at least one direction vector perpendicular to the extending direction of the first snap-fit portion. The first and the second snap-fit portion of two connectors can be nested with each other and cannot slide relative to each other.

A molded container assembly includes a pallet, a molded container, and a plurality of connection systems. The pallet supports the molded container thereon and includes stacking alignment structure for stacking the pallet on another molded container assembly. The molded container includes a tank portion, several leg supports, several buttresses, and several horizontally extending ribs. The tank portion includes several curved sidewalls and a fill opening. The leg supports include lower and upper sections that extend above the fill opening for spacing a pallet stacked on top of the molded container above the fill opening. The upper sections include pallet engaging structure for engaging pallets of at least two different types. The horizontally extending ribs minimize outward deflection due to hydrostatic loading and/or pressurization. The connection systems include washers that allow for shrinkage and expansion between the molded container and the pallet in a number of directions.

Various embodiments disclosed herein pertain to methods and apparatus for agitation of stored beverage containers to enhance the flavor of the beverage. Embodiments disclosed herein include devices that permit rotation of a beverage container supported by a weight sensor, and also rotation of one or more beverage containers in a stack. Also disclosed are devices for pivoting a container back and forth to create internal sloshing. Also disclosed are devices that permit agitation of a smaller beverage container stacked on top of a larger beverage container.

An underground ventilated system for storing nuclear waste materials. The system includes a storage module having an outer shell defining an internal cavity and an inner shell. A majority of the height of the outer shell may be disposed below grade. The outer shell may include a hermetically sealed bottom. First and second canisters are positioned in lower and upper portions within the cavity respectively in vertically stacked relationship. A centering and spacing ring assembly is interspersed between the first and second canisters to transfer the weight of the upper second canister to the lower first canister. The assembly may include centering lugs which laterally restrain the first and second canisters in case of a seismic event. A natural convection driven ventilated air system cools the canisters to remove residual decay heat to the atmosphere. In one non-limiting embodiment, the shells are made of steel.

A container includes a receptacle including an upright receptacle side and a receptacle bottom that cooperate to at least partly define a container chamber. The bottom presents a peripheral margin, with the side being attached to the bottom along the peripheral margin and extending upwardly relative to the bottom along an upright container axis. The receptacle further includes a drain configured to permit material flow out of the chamber, with the drain intersecting the bottom to define a drain opening that fluidly communicates with the chamber. The drain opening is spaced inboard from the peripheral margin and is laterally offset from the container axis in an offset direction. The bottom includes first and second floor sections extending inboard from the peripheral margin and joined relative to each other along a first gutter area adjacent the drain opening. The first floor section slopes downwardly toward the first gutter area in the offset direction and the second floor section slopes downwardly toward the first gutter area in a direction opposite the offset direction, with the floor sections configured to cooperatively advance material within the chamber toward the drain opening.

A tier sheet includes a deck having a support surface. A plurality of walls extend downward to define lower recesses for receiving the upper ends of containers therebelow. In one embodiment, the tier sheet is a single thermoformed sheet and includes a plurality of upper recesses formed in the deck, each upper recess defined between an outer wall and a column. In another embodiment, the tier sheet is injection molded.