Folding, hard-wall locker

A hard-wall locker folded into a shipping configuration and being configured to be unfolded from the shipping configuration into an assembled configuration, the hard-wall locker comprising:

• a frame;
• a front door connected to the frame by a hinge;
• and
• inwardly folded side-walls connected to the frame by hinges, wherein each one of the folded side-walls has first and second panels hinged to each other, wherein the first and second panels are parallel to the door and the frame;
• and
• an angled, upper portion for fitting beneath an angled ceiling of a shelter when the hard-wall locker is unfolded into the assembled configuration;
• wherein the locker further comprises a top member connected to the frame by a hinge, wherein the top member is configured to be rotated into a horizontal position when the hard-wall locker is in the assembled configuration;
• wherein the hard-wall locker further comprises a back wall connected to the side-walls;
• and
• wherein the back wall includes first and second panels, wherein each one of the panels has a length, wherein the front door has a height, wherein the length of the first panel plus the length of the second panel is greater than the height of the frame, wherein the locker in the shipping configuration has no dimension greater than the height of the frame, and wherein the first panel is connected to the second panel by a horizontal hinge.

A method of unfolding, assembling, and positioning a hard-wall locker within a shelter, the method comprising:

• providing the locker in a shipping configuration;
• subsequently, opening a door of the locker;
• folding side-walls of the locker outward by moving hinges of the side-walls away from each other;
• and
• locating the locker within a shelter, with an angled rear portion of the locker located under an angled portion of a ceiling of the shelter, and with the door facing forward, away from the rear portion of the locker.