US Patent Issued on May 12 for "Stackable storage containers with stacking self-lock" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,822, issued on May 12.

"Stackable storage containers with stacking self-lock" was invented by Michael H Panosian (Irvine, Calif.) and Joshua M Keeler (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and a system are disclosed including a stackable storage container. In various embodiments, the stackable storage container includes stacking locks that may be deployed automatically to lock the stackable storage containers together when a first storage container is placed upon the top of a second storage container. A tri-state locking system is used to lock the containers in a stack configuration. Deep chamfers at bottom surfaces a...