Automobile trunk contained grocery bag holder

A collapsible grocery bag holder for installation in an automobile luggage compatment comprising, in combination:

• a rectangular, generally flat and flexible base member in the form of a floor mat, said floor mat having an elevated ridge, extending completely around and unbroken within the perimeter of said floor mat, for the containment of spillage occurring therein, said containment ridge being at least equal in height and in width, respectively, as the thickness of the said floor mat;
• a pair of parallel and longitudinally extending side wall members spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the combined width of said side wall members, and wherein the opposed side wall members are pivotally attached to said floor mat by hinge rods enclosed by an alternate series of hinge sections attached to the bottom of each said side wall member and hinge sections attached to said floor mat, said hinge sections which are attached to said floor mat are aligned and located within said containment ridge and close to the longitudinal sections of said containment ridge, said side wall members thereby being foldable over said floor mat into a generally flat unit, and wherein said side wall members are provided with a series of open ended correspondingly positioned slots, said slots extending upwardly from approximately midway of said side wall members and through the top edges thereof;
• a plurality of dividers of relatively rigid material and similarly shaped, for slidable fit by a downward movement into said correspondingly positioned slots provided on said side wall members, said dividers transversely bridging the respective side wall members, forming compartments for the reception therein of filled bags of groceries;
• and having the opposite ends of each such divider exhibiting in cross section an "H" shaped configuration, formed of two opposed pairs of winged-like sections spaced apart at least the thickness of said side wall members by a centrally located membrane, said membrane approximating dimensionally in length and in width, as the said slots, for slidable fit therein, for supporting said dividers in a suspended position extending no lower than approximately half the depth of said side wall members, leaving the lower portion of said collapsible grocery bag holder unobstructed for accommodating overly stuffed bags of groceries;
• and wherein the opposed said winged sections straddingly engage, in the immediate area of said slots, their respective said side wall members in an upright, vertical operative position;
• and wherein one of said side wall members is releasable from said floor mat by the withdrawal of its associated hinge rod thereby allowing both of said side wall members with said dividers in place, as an assembled unit, to be pivoted upwardly on the other hinge rod associated with the other of said side wall members to an upright position and exposing said floor mat and readily leaving a major portion of the luggage compartment unobstructed.

A collapsible grocery bag holder for installation in an automobile luggage compartment comprising, in combination:

• a rectangular, generally flat and flexible base member in the form of a floor mat, said floor mat having an elevated ridge, extending completely around and unbroken within the perimeter of said floor mat, for the containment of spillage occurring therein, said containment ridge being at least equal in height and in width, respectively, as the thickness of the said floor mat;
• a pair of parallel and longitudinal extending side wall members spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the combined width of said side wall members, and wherein the bottom of each said side wall members is substantially cylindrically shaped for snap-fitting engagement into one or more slotted hinge elements integrally molded to each of the longitudinally extending sections of said containment ridge thereby allowing pivotal movement of said side wall members from a vertical position to a horizontal folded down position over said floor mat, and said side wall members are provided with a series of open ended correspondingly positioned slots, said slots extending upwardly from approximately midway of said side wall members and through the top edges thereof;
• a plurality of dividers of relatively rigid material and similarly shaped, for slidable fit by a downward movement into said correspondingly positioned slots provided on said side wall members, said dividers transversely bridging the respective side wall members, forming compartments for the reception therein of filled bags of groceries;
• and having the opposite ends of each such divider exhibiting in cross section an "H" shaped configuration, formed of two opposed pairs of wing-like sections spaced apart at least the thickness of said side wall members by a centrally located membrane, said membrane approximating dimensionally in length and in width, as the said slots, for slidable fit therein, for supporting said dividers in a suspended position extending no lower than approximately half the depth of said side wall members, leaving the lower portion of said collapsible grocery bag holder unobstructed for accommodating overly stuffed bags of groceries;
• and wherein the opposed said winged sections straddingly engage, in the immediate area of said slots, their respective said side wall members, thereby preventing lateral movement thereof, and securing said side wall members in an upright, vertical operative position;
• and wherein said side wall members with said dividers in place, as an assembled unit, being readily detachable from said floor mat for placement in a less obstructive location within the luggage compartment to accommodate, when necessary, extra bulky cargo.