Compartmentalization assembly

Abstract

A compartmentalization assembly is provided. The compartmentalization assembly includes a base having a surface with shaft seats and at least one separator including a panel and one or more shafts, each of the shafts can each be fittingly received into one of the shaft seats.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A compartmentalization assembly comprising:
 a) a base which comprises a surface, said surface defining a plurality of shaft seats;   b) at least one separator, said separator comprising a panel and one or more shafts, each of which extends in a plane of or parallel to a plane of the panel, wherein each of said one or more shafts is characterized by a cross section shaped such that each of the shafts can each be fittingly received into one of said shaft seats.   
     
     
         2 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 1 , further comprising a container with an open top, the container comprising a container bottom and one or more container walls, wherein said base can be fittingly received by the container such that the base is substantially immobilized with respect to motion parallel to a plane occupied by the container bottom. 
     
     
         3 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 2  wherein the base seats into the bottom of the container such that the base touches the bottom of the container. 
     
     
         4 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 2 , wherein the base comprises base walls such that the base fits into said container, and wherein the base walls contact the upper edge of said container walls such that said base is disposed parallel to the bottom. 
     
     
         5 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 4 , wherein the base is suspended parallel to the bottom without touching the bottom. 
     
     
         6 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 2 , wherein said compartmentalization assembly further comprises a lid. 
     
     
         7 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 4 , wherein said compartmentalization assembly further comprises a lid. 
     
     
         8 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 7 , wherein said lid interfaces with the compartmentalization assembly with the base walls of the base. 
     
     
         9 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 4  wherein, in use, the lid and the separator can be operationally deployed without spatial interference. 
     
     
         10 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 1  wherein the container base is rectangular. 
     
     
         11 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 1  wherein the container base is square. 
     
     
         12 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 1  wherein the apertures are the same size. 
     
     
         13 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 1  wherein said surface is the upper surface of a platform having a thickness in the range of about 0.5 to about 6.35 millimeters. 
     
     
         14 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 1  wherein said shaft seats are round. 
     
     
         15 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 1  wherein the shaft seats are polygonal. 
     
     
         16 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 15  wherein the shaft seats and the shaft cross sections are square, regular pentagonal, regular hexagonal, or regular octagonal. 
     
     
         17 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 1  wherein the base is scored such that it can be sized to fit a container. 
     
     
         18 . A compartmentalization assembly as in  claim 14  wherein the shaft seats have a diameter in the range of about 2.6 to about 26 millimeters, and wherein each shaft has a round cross section and has a diameter in the range of from about 2.6 to about 26 mm. 
     
     
         19 . An assembly for the compartmentalization of a container, the assembly comprising:
 a) a base comprising a surface defining a shaft seat;   b) at least one separator, the separator comprising a panel and a shaft, wherein the shaft is sized and configured to be fittingly received into the shaft seat.