James N Dotson

US Patent:

20070246470, Oct 25, 2007

Filed:

Mar 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/393445

Inventors:

Robert Fitzgerald - Norcross GA, US
Kyle Joiner - Roswell GA, US
Joel Eisler - Lawrenceville GA, US
James Dotson - Cumming GA, US

International Classification:

B65D 1/36

US Classification:

220523000

Abstract:

An item receiving apparatus that, in various embodiments, comprises: (1) a housing defining an interior storage area and an opening through which at least one item may be received for storage within the interior storage area; (2) an item support surface disposed adjacent the interior storage area for supporting one or more items as the items are stored within the interior storage area; (3) an item repositioning assembly disposed between the opening and the item support surface. The item receiving apparatus may be adapted to move the item repositioning assembly from a first orientation to a second orientation in response to the occurrence of a pre-determined event. The item repositioning assembly may be adapted to push one or more items within the storage area laterally away from at least a portion of the item repositioning assembly as the item repositioning assembly is moved from the first orientation to the second orientation.