Partition

Abstract

The partitions can be mad e of an elongated and flat body of a material being manually flexible in an elastic manner in a transverse orientation, have two lengthwisely opposite ends and at least two superposed lengthwisely oriented rows of keeper apertures extending therebetween, and protrusions extending outwardly at each one of the ends, each protrusion being lengthwisely aligned with a corresponding one of the rows and being shaped to matingly engage the keeper apertures.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A partition formed of a flat and elongated body made of a sheet-like material, the sheet-like material being rigid, yet being manually laterally elastically flexible, and having at least two superposed and lengthwisely extending rows of keeper apertures, the keeper apertures being equally interspaced from one another along the rows and being perpendicularly aligned with keeper apertures of other rows, the flat and elongated body further comprising two longitudinally-opposite ends, and protrusions to the ends, the protrusions being aligned with each one of the rows, instead of a keeper aperture in the equally interspaced sequence of keeper apertures in the row, and the protrusions having a shape complementary to the shape of the keeper apertures for engagement therewith, wherein the partition can be engaged between two other parallel, vertically standing, and fixedly spaced-apart partitions by flexing manually laterally, sliding the partition downwardly between the two other partitions, aligning the protrusions of the partition with corresponding keeper apertures of the two other partitions, and releasing the elastic flexion of the partition so as to engage the protrusions thereof into the corresponding keeper apertures of the two other partitions, thereby locking the partition in place between the two other partitions. 
     
     
         2 . A partition comprising an elongated and flat body made of a material being manually flexible in an elastic manner in a transverse orientation, having two lengthwisely opposite ends with a lengthwisely oriented row of interspaced keeper apertures extending therebetween, and protrusions extending outwardly at each one of the ends, each protrusion being lengthwisely aligned with aligned keeper apertures and having a complementary shape to matingly engage corresponding keeper apertures of another partition. 
     
     
         3 . The partition of  claim 2  wherein there are at least two superposed rows of interspaced keeper apertures, the keeper apertures of each given row being vertically aligned with the keeper apertures of an other row. 
     
     
         4 . The partition of  claim 2  or  3  wherein the keeper apertures in a row are regularly interspaced by an interspacing distance. 
     
     
         5 . The partition of  claim 4  wherein the protrusions are spaced from an adjacent keeper aperture by an end distance corresponding to the interspacing distance. 
     
     
         6 . The partition of any one of  claims 1  to  5  wherein the body is rectangular. 
     
     
         7 . The partition of any one of  claims 1  to  6  wherein the keeper apertures are of a closed-shape. 
     
     
         8 . The partition of  claim 7  wherein the keeper apertures are circular. 
     
     
         9 . The partition of any one of  claims 1  to  8  wherein the material is one of a polycarbonate resin thermoplastic and aluminum. 
     
     
         10 . The partition of any one of  claims 1  to  9  wherein the material is transparent. 
     
     
         11 . The partition of any one of  claims 1  to  10  wherein the keeper apertures extend through the partition. 
     
     
         12 . A method of assembling a first partition between two parallel, vertically standing, and fixedly spaced-apart other partitions each having two lengthwisely opposite ends and at least two superposed lengthwisely oriented rows of keeper apertures extending between the ends, the first partition being made of an elongated and flat body of a material being manually flexible in an elastic manner in a transverse orientation, and having protrusions extending outwardly at each one of the ends at a height selected for alignment with corresponding ones of the rows, and shaped to matingly engage the keeper apertures, the method comprising: flexing the first partition manually laterally, sliding the partition downwardly between the two other partitions, aligning the protrusions of the partition with corresponding keeper apertures of the two other partitions, and releasing the elastic flexion of the partition so as to engage the protrusions thereof into the corresponding keeper apertures of the two other partitions, thereby locking the partition in place between the two other partitions. 
     
     
         13 . A drawer partition kit comprising a plurality of partitions, each partition being made of an elongated and flat body of a material being manually flexible in an elastic manner in a transverse orientation, having two lengthwisely opposite ends and at least one lengthwisely oriented row of interspaced keeper apertures extending therebetween, and protrusions extending outwardly at each one of the ends in lengthwise alignment with the row of interspaced keeper apertures, the protrusions having a complementary shape to matingly engage the keeper apertures of another one of the plurality of partitions. 
     
     
         14 . The drawer partition kit of  claim 13  further comprising a divider having two lengthwisely opposite ends, and two sides, each side comprising at least one lengthwisely oriented row of interspaced keeper apertures aligned with the protrusions for engagement therewith upon installation. 
     
     
         15 . The drawer partition kit of  claim 14  wherein the divider has an inverted-U cross-sectional shape. 
     
     
         16 . The drawer partition kit of  claim 14  or  15  wherein the divider has a width lesser than a regular interspacing distance between interspaced keeper apertures. 
     
     
         17 . The drawer partition kit of any one of  claims 14  to  16  further comprising two drawer end pieces, each having two lengthwisely opposite ends and two sides, one of the sides having at least one lengthwisely oriented row of interspaced keeper apertures aligned with the protrusions for engagement therewith upon installation. 
     
     
         18 . The drawer partition kit of  claim 17  wherein the end pieces each have a C cross-sectional shape. 
     
     
         19 . The drawer partition kit of  claim 17  or  18  wherein the end pieces have a width lesser than a regular interspacing distance between interspaced keeper apertures. 
     
     
         20 . A drawer partition kit comprising
 at least one drawer front end piece each having a common drawer front end thickness, two lengthwisely opposite ends and two faces, and at least two superposed lengthwisely oriented rows of keeper apertures being equally interspaced from one another along the rows by an interspacing distance, the rows being provided at respective row heights, and each drawer front end piece having a length corresponding to an integer multiple of the interspacing distance;   at least one drawer rear end piece each having a common drawer rear end thickness, a length corresponding to the length of a corresponding drawer front end piece, two lengthwisely opposite ends and two faces, and at least two superposed lengthwisely oriented rows of keeper apertures being equally interspaced from one another along the rows by the interspacing distance, the rows being provided at the respective row heights,   two side pieces each having lengthwisely opposite ends engageable with corresponding ends of a drawer rear end piece and a drawer front end pieces, and two faces, and at least two superposed lengthwisely oriented rows of keeper apertures being equally interspaced from one another along the rows by the interspacing distance, the rows being provided at the respective row heights, each having a common length corresponding to an integer multiple of the interspacing distance,   a plurality of partitions, each partition having an elongated and flat body made of a material being manually flexible in an elastic manner in a transverse orientation having a length corresponding to an integer multiple of the interspacing distance, a thickness, two lengthwisely opposite ends, and protrusions extending outwardly at both of the ends at the respective row heights, the protrusions having a complementary shape to matingly engage the keeper apertures.   
     
     
         21 . The drawer partition kit of  claim 20  wherein each partition has at least two superposed lengthwisely oriented rows of keeper apertures being equally interspaced from one another along the rows by the interspacing distance, the rows being provided at the respective row heights. 
     
     
         22 . The drawer partition kit of  claim 20  or  21  comprising two drawer front end pieces, two drawer rear end pieces, and a divider having two lengthwisely opposite ends engageable with corresponding ends of the drawer rear end pieces and drawer front end pieces, a divider width and two faces, each face comprising at least two superposed lengthwisely oriented rows of keeper apertures being equally interspaced from one another along the rows by the interspacing distance, the rows being provided at the respective row heights. 
     
     
         23 . The drawer partition kit of  claim 22  wherein the divider also has protrusions at both ends at the respective row heights, and the front and rear end pieces have keeper apertures at each end at the respective row heights, for engagement with the protrusions. 
     
     
         24 . A method of providing a partition kit as claimed in  claim 22  including determining a width dimension and depth dimension of a drawer, determining a width excess dimension by subtracting the dimension of the largest integer multiple of the interspacing distances fitting in the width dimension from the width dimension, providing the divider width corresponding to the width excess dimension; determining a depth excess dimension by subtracting the dimension of the largest integer multiple of the interspacing distances fitting in the depth dimension from the depth dimension, and providing the two drawer rear end pieces in a common rear end piece thickness corresponding to the depth excess dimension. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24  further comprising selecting the divider width as an integer multiple of the partition thickness. 
     
     
         26 . A method of installing a partition kit as claimed in  claim 22  comprising : positioning one of the two front end pieces and the two rear end pieces at the corresponding end of a drawer, with a spacing therebetween corresponding to the divider width; engaging one end of the divider with the positioned end pieces; positioning the other one of the two front end pieces and the two rear end pieces at the other end of the drawer, in engagement with a corresponding end of the divider; positioning the two side pieces on respective sides of the drawer, each in engagement with a corresponding front end piece and rear end piece, and engaging the protrusions of the plurality of partitions with corresponding keeper apertures.