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US 2012/0070104 A1Published application
Dynamically adjustable storage method and apparatus
OwnerCelia Antonioinventor
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Abstract
The design of items for storage is today defined by containers that are primarily of fixed external dimensions and do not adjust to the quantity of their contents. It would be beneficial to provide a means of allowing an item of storage, such as a backpack, lunch tote, briefcase, that adjusts automatically in dependence upon the contents that the user placed within. It would be further beneficial if the means could be deployed on a variety of other storage items giving a “one size fits” such that with only a few items stored within it the storage item does not occupy unnecessary space.
Claims13
A method comprising:
- providing a layer of a first material that is flexible;
- attaching an elastic element to the layer of first material in a predetermined position to form a concertina layer, the attachment being performed with the layer of first material substantially extended and the elastic element extended by a predetermined amount, wherein
- the concertina layer forms a predetermined portion of a storage container that adjusts dimensions in at least one axis according to the contents placed within.
A method comprising:
- providing first and second walls of a storage container;
- providing a third wall of the storage container connected to each of the first and second walls and comprising at least a layer of a first material that is flexible and an elastic element attached to the layer of material at a predetermined location, wherein
- the sidewall is continuously adjustable between a first state and a second state, the first state being with the elastic member at a first length such that the layer of material is in a concertina structure and the second state being with the elastic member extended until the layer of material is at maximum extension.
A device comprising:
- a first wall;
- a second wall;
- a third wall of the storage container connected to each of the first and second walls and comprising at least a layer of a first material that is flexible and an elastic element attached to the layer of material at a predetermined location, wherein
- the sidewall is continuously adjustable between a first state and a second state, the first state being with the elastic member at a first length such that the layer of material is in a concertina structure and the second state being with the elastic member extended until the layer of material is at maximum extension.
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