Multi-use storage container having a hinged door
OwnerMarko Jovanovicinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a multi-purpose storage container having various configurations. For example, multi-purpose storage container may be transformed to a cargo box, portable storage unit, tent or other shelter, sled, boat, and the like by configuring one or more components. The multi-purpose storage container may be mounted to a vehicle. Once mounted, the interior of the multi-purpose storage container may be accessed from inside the vehicle through a moveable section of the platform that aligns with a sunroof of the vehicle.
Claims14
A multi-purpose storage container comprising:
- a platform including two raised panels and a movable section cut into the platform, wherein the movable section is fixed to the platform using one or more hinges and each of the two raised panels runs along a side of the platform between a front end of the platform and a rear end of the platform, the platform configured to mount to a vehicle roof rack;
- a shell attached to the platform at a hinge joint positioned at the front end of the platform, the shell configured to rotate along the hinge joint, wherein the shell configured to float on water;
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- a liner including a top edge removably attached to the shell and a bottom edge removably attached to the platform, the liner configured to unfold to form two side walls that extend between the shell and the platform when the shell is rotated above the platform.
The multi-purpose storage container of claim 11, wherein the shell is configured to be detached from the platform and inverted so that a closed top of the shell is in contact with the ground to allow cargo to be placed in an interior of the shell;
- the shell includes a raised board that forms a seat to transport a person inside the shell when the shell is inverted;
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- wherein the shell includes two side walls, a front wall, and a rear wall, that are configured to form at least one of a sled or a hull of a boat when the shell is inverted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.