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A collapsible device that can be assembled and unassembled a plurality of times;

• said device comprising:
• A. a corner caddy comprising a body and first and second side flanges;
• said body includes first and second side walls, a back wall and a bottom wall that form an internal compartment;
• said first side wall is connected to said back wall by a first living hinge;
• said second side wall is connected to said back wall by a second living hinge;
• said first and second side walls are connected together by a first connector;
• said bottom wall is connected to said back wall by a bottom living hinge;
• a living hinge is absent between said bottom wall and said first and second side walls;
• said first side flange is connected to said first side wall by a first side living hinge;
• said second side flange is connected to said second side wall by a second side living hinge;
• said first side flange is bendable between a flat configuration and a generally L-shape configuration;
• said second side flange is bendable between a flat configuration and a generally L-shape configuration;
• said first and second side flanges are spaced from one another when said corner caddy is in both a generally unfolded flat configuration and an assembled-expanded configuration;
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• wherein said corner caddy is collapsible to said generally unfolded flat configuration from said assembled-expandable configuration, and wherein said internal compartment has a generally triangular cross-sectional shape when said body is in said expanded configuration;
• B. A collapsible pipe rack that is configured to be folded between an unfolded flat configuration and an assembled-expanded configuration;
• said pipe rack comprises a body that includes first and second support members, first and second end walls, first and second support members, and a base wall;
• said body forms an internal pipe rack compartment when said collapsible pipe rack is in expanded and assembled-expanded configuration;
• said first support member is connected to said first and second end walls by a first and second side living hinge;
• said second support member is connected to said first and second end walls by third and fourth side living hinge;
• said first end wall is connected between said first and second support members;
• said second end wall is connected between said first and second support members;
• said first and second end walls are spaced from one another;
• said first and second support members are spaced from one another;
• said base wall is connected to said first support member;
• said base wall is not connected to said second support member, and said first and second end walls;
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• wherein a front portion of said base wall is configured to extend outwardly from said second support member when said pipe rack is in said expanded and assembled-expanded configuration;
• C. a collapsible trough that is configured to be folded between an unfolded flat configuration and an assembled-expanded configuration;
• said trough comprises a body that includes front wall, a back wall, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall;
• said body forms an internal trough compartment when said trough is in said expanded and assembled-expanded configuration;
• said front wall is connected to said first side wall by a first side living hinge;
• said front wall is connected to said second side wall by a second side living hinge;
• said bottom wall is connected to front wall and said back wall by first and second bottom living hinges;
• said bottom wall is not connected to said first and second side walls;
• said first side wall includes a first body portion, a first side flange and a first side living hinge that connects said first side flange to said first body portion;
• said second side wall includes a second body portion, a second side flange and a second side living hinge that connects said second side flange to said second body portion;
• said first side flange is connected to said back wall;
• said second side flange is connected to said back wall;
• D. a collapsible safety cone that includes a first and second slotted sheets;
• said first and second slotted sheets are configured to be releasable connected together to form said safety cone;
• said first slotted sheet includes a top slot that extends to a top edge of said first slotted sheet and extends at least 20% of a longitudinal length of said first slotted sheet;
• said first slotted sheet includes first and second connection flanges that are positioned in a top sheet opening that is located below and spaced from said top slot;
• said first and second connection flanges are each connected to a portion of said first slotted sheet by a living hinge that is located at the bottom edge of said top sheet opening;
• said first and second connection flanges are configured to independently move with respect to one another;
• said second slotted sheet includes a bottom slot that extends to a bottom edge of said second slotted sheet and extends at least 20% of a longitudinal length of said second slotted sheet;
• said second slot includes first and second side slots;
• said first side slot is positioned on an opposite side of said bottom slot from the second side slot;
• each of said first and second side slots are spaced from said bottom slot, said bottom edge of said second slotted sheet, and side edges of said second slotted sheet;
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• wherein said top slot of said first slotted sheet is configured to receive said bottom slot of said second slotted sheet when said first and second slotted sheets are releasably connected together to form said safety cone;
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• wherein said first flange of said first slotted sheet is configured to releasably connect to said first side slot of said second slotted sheet when said first and second slotted sheets are releasably connected together to form said safety cone;
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• wherein said second flange of said first slotted sheet is configured to releasably connect to said second side slot of said second slotted sheet when said first and second slotted sheets are releasably connected together to form said safety cone;
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• wherein said first and second connection flanges of said first slotted sheet are each configured to bend about said living hinge to enable said first and second connection flanges to be releasably connected to said second slotted sheet;
• E. a collapsible holster that is configured to be folded between an unfolded flat configuration and an assembled-expanded configuration;
• said holster comprises a body that includes front wall, a back wall, and first and second side walls;
• said body forms an internal holster compartment when said holster is in said expanded and assembled-expanded configuration;
• said front wall is connected to said first side wall by a first side living hinge;
• said front wall is connected to said second side wall by a second side living hinge;
• said collapsible holster includes three or more features selected from the group consisting of a) said body is absent a bottom wall such that said internal holster compartment is open at both a top end and bottom end of said internal holster compartment, b) said front wall has a height that is less than a height of said back wall, c) said first and second side walls include one or more living hinges, d) said front wall and said back wall having a rhombus shape, e) said front wall and said back wall each have a rectangular shape, and f) a rear flange that is connected to said back wall and said rear flange includes at least one hinge to form a first and second portions of said rear flange;
• F. a collapsible bucket that is configured to be folded between an unfolded flat configuration and an assembled-expanded configuration;
• said bucket comprises a body and a support strap;
• said body includes front wall, a back wall, and first and second side walls;
• said body forms an internal bucket compartment when said bucket is in said expanded and assembled-expanded configuration;
• said body is formed of a single piece of material;
• said front wall is connected to said first side wall by a first side living hinge;
• said first side wall is connected to said back wall by a living hinge, said back wall is connected to said second side wall by a living hinge;
• said second side wall is connected to said first side wall by one or more releasable connectors;
• a bottom of said bucket is formed of a plurality of bottom flaps that are folded together when said bucket is in said assembled-expanded configuration;
• each of said bottom flaps is connected by a living hinge to a bottom edge of one of said front wall, said back wall, said first side wall or said second side wall;
• a portion of said support strap is configured to be positioned on a bottom surface of said bottom of said bucket so as to facilitate in maintaining said bottom flaps in a folded together configuration when said bucket is in said expanded and assembled-expanded configuration;
• said collapsible bucket includes two or more features selected from the group consisting of a) two or more of said bottom flaps have a different size and configuration, b) two or more of said bottom flaps have a different size and configuration and two of said bottom flaps have the same size and configuration, c) said front wall and said back wall each include two strap openings that are configured to receive a portion of said support strap, and d) said first side wall and said second side wall each include two strap openings that are configured to receive a portion of said support strap;
• G. a collapsible platform that is configured to be folded between an unfolded flat configuration and an assembled-expanded configuration;
• said platform comprises a body and top board;
• said body includes front wall, a back wall, and first and second side walls;
• said body is formed of a single piece of material;
• said front wall is connected to said first side wall by a first side living hinge;
• said first side wall is connected to said back wall by a living hinge, said back wall is connected to said second side wall by a living hinge;
• said second side wall is connected to said first side wall by one or more releasable connectors;
• said collapsible platform includes two or more features selected from the group consisting of a) said first and second side walls includes a living hinge that allow a portion of each of said first and second side walls to be folded over one another, b) each of said front and back wall include a plurality of upwardly extending support legs and a recessed region positioned between at least two adjacently positioned upwardly extending support legs, and wherein said top board includes a plurality of support flanges that are positionable between adjacently positioned upwardly extending support legs when said top board is positioned on said body when said platform is in said assembled-expanded configuration, c) each of said first and second side walls include a plurality of upwardly extending support legs and a recessed region positioned between at least two adjacently positioned upwardly extending support legs, and wherein said top board includes a plurality of support flanges that are positionable between adjacently positioned upwardly extending support legs when said top board is positioned on said body when said platform is in said assembled-expanded configuration, d) each of said front and back walls include a plurality of downwardly extending legs, and e) each of said first and second side walls include a plurality of upwardly extending support legs;
• H. a collapsible ladder caddy that is configured to be folded between an unfolded flat configuration and an assembled-expanded configuration;
• said ladder caddy comprises a ladder trough and a ladder support member;
• said ladder trough includes front wall, a back wall, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall;
• said body forms an internal trough compartment when said ladder caddy is in said expanded and assembled-expanded configuration;
• said front wall is connected to said first side wall by a first side living hinge;
• said front wall is connected to said second side wall by a second side living hinge;
• said bottom wall is connected to front wall and said back wall by first and second bottom living hinges;
• said bottom wall is not connected to said first and second side walls;
• said first side wall includes a first body portion, a first side flange and a first side living hinge that connects said first side flange to said first body portion;
• said second side wall includes a second body portion, a second side flange and a second side living hinge that connects said second side flange to said second body portion;
• said first side flange is connected to said back wall;
• said second side flange is connected to said back wall;
• said ladder support is connected to said back wall;
• said ladder support includes first and second side arms and a rear arm that is connected to the first and second side arms;
• said first and second side arms are spaced from one another;
• said rear arm is spaced from said back wall of said ladder trough;
• said first and second side arms and said rear arm and at least a portion of said ladder trough define a ladder opening;
• I. a collapsible work tray that is configured to be folded between an unfolded flat configuration and an assembled-expanded configuration;
• said work tray comprises a body that includes front wall, a back wall, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall;
• said body forms an internal work tray compartment when said work tray is in said expanded and assembled-expanded configuration;
• said front wall is connected to said bottom wall by a first bottom living hinge;
• said back wall is connected to said bottom wall by a back bottom living hinge;
• said first side wall is connected to said bottom wall by a first bottom side living hinge;
• said second side wall is connected to said bottom wall by a second bottom side living hinge;
• said front wall includes front first and second side flanges that are each connected to said first wall by first wall living hinges;
• said back wall includes back first and second side flanges that are each connected to said back wall by back wall living hinges;
• said first side wall includes first side first and second side flanges that are each connected to said first side wall by first side wall living hinges;
• said second side wall includes second side first and second side flanges that are each connected to said second side wall by second side wall living hinges;
• adjacently positioned side flanges are connected together by flange living hinges;
• adjacently positioned side flanges are configured to extend outwardly from a corner of said work tray when in said assembled-expanded configuration;
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• J. A collapsible cargo tray that is configured to be folded between an unfolded flat configuration and an assembled-expanded configuration;
• said cargo tray comprises a body that includes front wall, a back wall, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall;
• said body forms an internal cargo tray compartment when said cargo tray is in said expanded and assembled-expanded configuration;
• said front wall is connected to said bottom wall by a first bottom living hinge;
• said back wall is connected to said bottom wall by a back bottom living hinge;
• said first side wall is connected to said bottom wall by a first bottom side living hinge;
• said second side wall is connected to said bottom wall by a second bottom side living hinge;
• said front wall includes front first and second side flanges that are each connected to said first wall by first wall living hinges;
• said back wall includes back first and second side flanges that are each connected to said back wall by back wall living hinges;
• said first side wall includes first side first and second side flanges that are each connected to said first side wall by first side wall living hinges;
• said second side wall includes second side first and second side flanges that are each connected to said second side wall by second side wall living hinges;
• adjacently positioned side flanges are connected together by flange living hinges;
• adjacently positioned side flanges are configured to extend outwardly from a corner of said cargo tray when in said assembled-expanded configuration;
• said cargo tray includes one or more features selected from the group consisting of a) one or more strap slots located in one of said first side wall, said second side wall, said front wall, said back wall, first and/or second side flanges of said first side wall, first and/or second side flanges of said second side wall, first and/or second side flanges of said front wall, and/or first and/or second side flanges of said back wall, b) one or more gripping members connected to a bottom surface of said bottom wall, c) a top side flange that is connected by a top side living hinge to a body of said first side wall, and wherein said top side flange is configured to be bent about said top side living hinge over a portion of a front face or a back face of said first side wall, d) a top side flange that is connected by a top side living hinge to a body of said second side wall, and wherein said top side flange is configured to be bent about said top side living hinge over a portion of a front face or a back face of said second side wall, e) a top side flange that is connected by a top side living hinge to a body of said first side wall, and an opening flange in said first side wall, and wherein said top side flange is configured to be bent about said top side living hinge over a portion of a front face or a back face of said first side wall, and wherein said opening flange is movable to form a handle opening in said first side wall, and wherein said opening flange is configured to partially overlie a portion of said top side flange of said first side wall when said opening flange is moved to form said handle opening, and/or f) a top side flange that is connected by a top side living hinge to a body of said second side wall, and an opening flange in said first side wall, and wherein said top side flange is configured to be bent about said top side living hinge over a portion of a front face or a back face of said second side wall, and wherein said opening flange is movable to form a handle opening in said second side wall, and wherein said opening flange is configured to partially overlie a portion of said top side flange of said second side wall when said opening flange is moved to form said handle opening.