Two tone storage bin

Abstract

A two tone storage bin for a product includes a body having a bottom wall and two opposed side walls, a front end wall of a first color and a rear end wall of a second color connected thereto. The two end walls have a height lower than a height of the side walls to form a front bin opening and a rear bin opening. A divider wall is positioned midway of the body to form a front hopper and a rear hopper, each of which is filled with a product. When the front hopper is empty and product in the bin needs replenishing, the bin is turned around so that the rear end wall of the second color faces outwardly to provide a visual indicator that replenishment of the product in the bin is needed while there is still product left in the rear hopper.

1 . A storage bin for a product comprising:
 a bottom wall;   two spaced opposed side walls;   a front end wall having a height lower than a height of said side walls to form a first bin opening, said front end wall being of a first color;   a rear end wall having a height lower than a height of said side walls to form a second bin opening, said rear end wall being of a second color different from said first color and providing a visual indicator that the product in the bin needs replenishing; and   a divider wall positioned between said front end wall and said rear end wall to form a front hopper and a rear hopper whereby when the product in the bin needs replenishing, the bin is turned around so that the rear end wall of the second color faces outwardly to provide the visual indicator that replenishment of the product in the bin is needed.   
     
     
         2 . The storage bin according to  claim 1  wherein the side walls are provided with at least one pair of opposed slots in which the divider wall is mounted. 
     
     
         3 . The storage bin according to  claim 1  wherein the side walls are provided with a plurality of pairs of slots spaced lengthwise thereof so that the divider wall may be mounted at different positions along the side walls to vary the size of the front and rear hoppers. 
     
     
         4 . The storage bin according to  claim 3  wherein the pairs of slots are positioned at one fourth, one third and one half the length of the side walls. 
     
     
         5 . The storage bin according to  claim 1  wherein at least a portion of the side walls of the rear hopper adjacent the rear wall also are of the second color and at least a portion of the side walls of the front hopper adjacent the front wall also are of the first color. 
     
     
         6 . The storage bin according to  claim 1  wherein the first color is a shade of blue. 
     
     
         7 . The storage bin according to  claim 1  wherein the second color is a shade of orange. 
     
     
         8 . The storage bin according to  claim 1  wherein the first color is a shade of blue and the second color is a shade of orange. 
     
     
         9 . The storage bin according to  claim 5  wherein the front wall and the portion of the side walls adjacent the front are constructed of a first plastic material of the first color and the rear wall and the portion of the side walls adjacent the rear wall are constructed of a second plastic material of the second color.