摘要 |
A storage box adapted to be positioned between two shelves of a shelving unit (1) comprises a bottom (20), two side walls (12, 14), a front wall (16), and a rear wall (18). In its upper rear portion there is a retaining device which projects beyond the upper edges of the front wall (16) and beyond the two side walls (12, 14) in order to maintain the storage box in an access position in which it is partially withdrawn from the shelving unit (1) and in which it bears against the shelf which is above it. So that the storage box can, while occupying a minimum of space, be inserted into and removed from a shelf in a shelving unit and can be reliably held in the access position in the shelving unit (1), a pivoting element (22), not shown, is used as a retaining device and is articulated on the storage box to be pivotable about an axis parallel with the rear wall (18) and with the bottom (20). Provided on the storage box is an abutment (18) on which the pivoting element rests at least when the storage box is in the access position. In the position in which it bears against the abutment (18), the pivoting element is reliably supported and when this stable position no longer exists, then it is pivotable towards the front wall (16) of the storage box into a position which permits the storage box to be pushed into and removed from the shelves. <IMAGE> |