Tracy W Allen

US Patent:

53639634, Nov 15, 1994

Filed:

Oct 18, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/137428

Inventors:

Tracy L. Allen - Arlington TX

International Classification:

B65D 8500
B65D 4516

US Classification:

206425

Abstract:

A container system for the storage of photographs and like articles comprising, in combination a container having a lower wall in an octagonal configuration with upstanding rectangular side walls; a cover having an octagonal configuration of a size and shape to overly the container and seal it; a plurality of similarly sized and shaped octagonal support plates, each with eight similar linear segments, each of the segments having a pair of spaced, upstanding pins, the plates adapted to overlie each other in a stacked orientation within the container; a plurality of books of transparent sheets to receive photographs, each book having a spine coupling the sheets, each spine having spaced apertures receivable upon a pair of pins whereby eight books may be positioned and coupled to the pins of the eight segments of each support plate; and a plurality of locking posts equal in number to the segments, each locking post being of a size and shape to correspond to the segments, each locking post having a pair of recesses adjacent to its ends to receive the pins with the spine of a book therebetween.