Collapsible Hamper
AssigneeCleverMade, LLC
InventorsAbraham Peters, Jamison Burton Miller
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Abstract
A collapsible laundry hamper is presented herein featuring a body defining an interior space with one or more compartments, including a rigid bamboo unibody frame with rounded corners and an inwardly extending lip at the top portion, to which a polyester canvas fabric is attached to form sidewalls. Vertical support is typically provided via fiberglass rods, each comprising interconnected segments linked by an internal elastic cord, inserted into fabric sleeves sewn into the fabric body. Upon rod removal, the hamper folds flat for compact storage or shipping.
Claims20
A collapsible container, comprising:
- a body defining an interior space with at least one compartment, wherein the body comprises a rigid frame disposed at a top portion of the body and a fabric material attached to the rigid frame to form one or more sidewalls of the body, wherein the rigid frame comprises a lip extending inwardly into the compartment;
- a plurality of fabric sleeves attached to the fabric material or rigid frame, each of which is configured to receive a respective rod to provide vertical support to the body;
- wherein the at least one compartment is configured to receive at least one removable bag, wherein the at least one removable bag comprises a wire or frame extending around an opening of the at least one removable bag, wherein the wire or frame is configured to rest on at least a portion of the lip of the rigid frame when the at least one removable bag is disposed within the at least one compartment;
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- wherein the body is configured to collapse upon removal of the rods from the fabric sleeves.
A collapsible laundry hamper, comprising:
- a solid frame disposed at a top portion, the frame having an inner ledge and rounded corners;
- a fabric body attached to the frame and defining an interior space with at least one compartment;
- a plurality of fabric sleeves sewn into the fabric body, each fabric sleeve configured to receive a respective rod for vertical support;
- at least one removable mesh bag configured to be disposed within the at least one compartment, the removable mesh bag having at least one carry strap and a metal wire rim sized and dimensioned to rest on the inner ledge when the mesh bag is placed inside the compartment;
- a base board at a bottom of the fabric body;
- at least one fabric lid attached to a backside of the frame via a fabric spine panel such that at least a portion of the fabric spine panel is inserted into an underside of the frame;
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- wherein the laundry hamper is configured to collapse flat upon removal of the rods.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.