Collection Bin for Automobile Seat Pocket
OwnerMervyn G. Hackneyinventor
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Abstract
A collection bin for use in a vehicle has a body defining an interior space and an opening top rim, the rim being substantially rigid so as remain open without force to overcome a closure, and having a hanging flap attached to an edge of the opening rim which depends towards a bottom of the body such that the hanging flap can be received in a seat back pocket of a vehicle seat, wherein the hanging flap attachment is substantially along the full length of an edge of the opening rim. Optionally, the hanging flap may depend a full depth of the body, and may have break-way sections to shorten it.
Claims14
A bin for collection of articles in a vehicle comprising:
- a body defining an interior space and having a top end, a closed bottom end separated from the top end by a body height, and a top rear edge, the top end being held open by a rim thereby allowing reception of contents without force by a user to open the top end;
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- a supporting flap having a bottom edge and being attached to the top rear edge depending a predetermined distance towards the bottom end such that the supporting flap is capably received in a seat back pocket of a vehicle seat;
- wherein the predetermined distance comprises a depth of the seat back pocket and wherein the supporting flap bottom edge contacts a bottom of the seat back pocket thereby providing support of a weight of the bin and the contents and relieving stress from a top edge of the seat back pocket.
A method for manufacturing a bin for collection of articles in a vehicle comprising:
- forming a body having interior space and a top end, a closed bottom end separated from the top end by a body height, and a top rear edge, the top end being held open by a rim thereby allowing reception of contents without force by a user to open the top end;
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- providing a supporting flap having a bottom edge affixed to the top rear edge depending a predetermined distance towards the bottom end such that the supporting flap is capably received in a seat back pocket of a vehicle seat;
- wherein the predetermined distance comprises a depth of the seat back pocket and wherein the supporting flap bottom edge contacts a bottom of the seat back pocket thereby providing support of a weight of the bin and the contents and relieving stress from a top edge of the seat back pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.