Collapsible storage device and method of making the same
AssigneeS.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
InventorsRobert Turvey, Brian Dais, Sanjay Dhall
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Abstract
A collapsible storage device includes a collapsible container and a lid for the container. The container includes a plurality of resilient wall panels and a flexible hinge connecting each adjacent pair of wall panels. The container may be foldably converted between a substantially flat collapsed position and a substantially rectangular prismatic expanded position by articulating the wall panels about the flexible hinges. One side of the lid is adapted to cover an opening into the container when the container is in an expanded position. The opposite side of the lid is adapted to receive the substantially flat collapsed container within a recess in the lid.
Claims21
A storage device comprising:
- a container including a plurality of resilient wall panels defining four side walls and a bottom wall, wherein each adjacent pair of wall panels is joined by a flexible hinge such that the container is articulably convertible about the hinges between a substantially flat collapsed position and an expanded position defining an opening into an interior of the container;
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- a lid that receives the container in the collapsed position and sealingly covers the opening of the container in the expanded position.
A collapsible container comprising:
- a plurality of resilient wall panels;
- each adjacent pair of wall panels articulably connected with a flexible hinge extending therebetween;
- wherein the wall panels articulate about each of the flexible hinges between a substantially flat collapsed position and a substantially rectangular prismatic expanded position that defines a substantially rectangular opening into an interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.