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US 2003/0189044 A1Published application
Collapsible structure
AssigneeBajer Design & Marketing, Inc.
InventorsMichael S. Kellogg, Dean B. Krotts
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Abstract
A collapsible structure having a plurality of side panels and a floor panel forming an enclosure having an open top. Each side panel comprises a two-ply web of material and a continuous loop frame. One or more handles may be attached to the structure or formed within one or more of the side panels. A method of making and collapsing the structure is also disclosed.
Claims17
A collapsible structure having an open top, said collapsible structure comprising:
- a plurality of webs, each web having a perimeter;
- a plurality of edgings, each said edging being attached to substantially the entire perimeter of one of said webs and forming a pocket about the periphery of each web;
- a plurality of continuous loop flexible frame members, each said frame member being positioned within one of said edging and forming a side panel having a bottom side and two lateral sides;
- a floor panel having a plurality of sides, each said side panel bottom side being attached to a floor panel side;
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- each said lateral side of each side panel being attached to a lateral side of another side panel.
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A collapsible structure having an open top, said collapsible structure comprising:
- a plurality of adjacent two-ply webs, each web having a first layer and a second layer;
- a plurality of looped flexible frame members, each said frame member being positioned in one of said two-ply webs and between said first layer and said second layer and forming a side panel having a bottom side and two lateral sides;
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- a floor panel having a plurality of sides, each said side panel bottom side being attached to a respective floor panel side.
1 more element
A collapsible structure having an open top, said structure comprising:
- a plurality of adjacent side panels, each side panel including a two-ply web, and a looped frame;
- the two-ply web including a first layer and a second layer;
- the frame being positioned between the first layer and the second layer of the web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.