US 12,492,062 B2Granted

Method of rearranging a storage container

OwnerMartin Shawn Eganinventor

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Abstract

A storage container including a frame surrounding an interior having primary and secondary openings, a lid assembly mounted adjacent the primary opening, and a bottom panel selectively attached to the frame adjacent the secondary opening. The container has a front panel, a back panel, and a pair of end panels. The frame interior is sized to receive the front panel, the back panel, and the end panels. The front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels are configured for selective attachment to the frame surrounding the secondary opening when the bottom panel is detached from the frame. The bottom panel is configured for simultaneous selective attachment to the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels opposite the secondary opening when the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels are attached to the frame surrounding the secondary opening.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A method of rearranging a storage container from a packed configuration to an unpacked configuration, wherein when in the packed configuration, the storage container has (a) a frame surrounding a frame interior, said frame having a primary opening providing access to the frame interior and a secondary opening opposite the primary opening, (b) a lid assembly pivotally mounted on the frame adjacent to the primary opening for selective movement between a closed position in which the lid assembly covers the primary opening to block access to the frame interior through the primary opening and an open position in which at least a portion of the lid assembly is separated from the frame allowing access to the frame interior through the primary opening, (c) a bottom panel selectively attached to the frame adjacent to the secondary opening to block access to the frame interior through the secondary opening, (d) a front panel, (e) a back panel, and (f) a pair of end panels, wherein the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels are positioned inside the frame interior between the lid assembly and the bottom panel, said method comprising the steps of:

moving the lid assembly to the open position;
removing the front panel from the frame interior through the frame opening;
removing the back panel from the frame interior through the frame opening;
removing the pair of end panels from the frame interior through the frame opening;
detaching the bottom panel from the frame to expose the secondary opening;
attaching the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels to the frame surrounding the secondary opening when the bottom panel is detached from the frame such that a first end panel of said pair of end panels is simultaneously attached to the frame adjacent to a first end of the secondary opening, a first end of the front panel, and a first end of the back panel and so a second end panel of said pair of end panels is simultaneously attached to the frame adjacent to a second end of the secondary opening opposite said first end of the secondary opening, a second end of the front panel opposite said first end of the front panel, and a second end of the back panel opposite said first end of the back panel;
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attaching the bottom panel to the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels opposite the secondary opening.

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A method of rearranging a storage container from an unpacked configuration to a packed configuration, wherein when in the unpacked configuration, the storage container has (a) a frame surrounding a frame interior, said frame having a primary opening providing access to the frame interior and a secondary opening opposite the primary opening, and (b) a lid assembly pivotally mounted on the frame adjacent to the primary opening for selective movement between a closed position in which the lid assembly covers the primary opening to block access to the frame interior through the primary opening and an open position in which at least a portion of the lid assembly is separated from the frame allowing access to the frame interior through the primary opening, (c) a bottom panel, (d) a front panel, (e) a back panel opposite said front panel, and (f) a pair of end panels, wherein the front panel, the back panel, and said pair of end panels are attached to the frame adjacent to the secondary opening, and wherein the bottom panel is connected to the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels and spaced from the secondary opening, said method comprising the steps of:

detaching the bottom panel from the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels;
detaching the front panel from the back panel, the pair of end panels, and the frame;
detaching the back panel from the front panel, the pair of end panels, and the frame;
detaching the pair of end panels from the front panel, the back panel, and the frame;
when the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels are detached from the frame, attaching the bottom panel to the frame adjacent to the secondary opening to block access to the frame interior through the secondary opening;
moving the lid assembly to the open position;
inserting the front panel into the frame interior through the frame opening;
inserting the back panel into the frame interior through the frame opening;
inserting the pair of end panels into the frame interior through the frame opening;
moving the lid assembly to the closed position after the front panel, the back panel, and the pair of end panels are inside the frame interior.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/121,982Filed 15 Mar 2023 · us provisional application
Priority: 28 Mar 2022
Published: US 2023/0303307 A128 Sep 2023
Granted: 9 Dec 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

B65D 81/3813
With thermal insulation: rigid container being in the form of a box, tray or like container
B62B 3/025
Involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible: foldable roll containers
B65D 7/16
Of skeleton or like apertured construction, e.g. baskets or carriers formed of wire mesh, of interconnected bands, bars, or rods, or of…
B65D 7/24
Characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls: collapsible, e.g. with all parts detachable