Collapsible hamper for storage of laundry and other items

A collapsible container comprising:

• a side wall substantially fabricated of a sheet of flexible material,
• an upper rigid frame,
• a lower rigid frame,
• said side wall being secured about the outside circumferential surface of said upper rigid frame and said lower rigid frame, respectively,
• a plurality of supporting rods removably secured and extending between the downward surface of said upper rigid frame and the upward surface of said lower rigid frame to define a three dimensional internal storage space, and
• said upper rigid frame further including,
• an outside wall, and
• an inside wall,
• said outside wall having a circumference greater than said inside wall,
• a substantially horizontal wall extending between said inside wall and said outside wall,
• a plurality of support ribs, downwardly extending from the bottom surface of said horizontal wall, between said inside and outside walls, and
• a plurality of cavities adjacent the lower edges of said downwardly extending ribs for removably securing each said supporting rod in position when said container is assembled for use,
• said upper rigid frame further defining an opening within the inside surface of said inside wall to accommodate storage and removal of items in the container.

A collapsible container comprising:

• a side wall having top and bottom edges substantially fabricated of a sheet of flexible material,
• an upper rigid frame having a lower surface and a first outside circumferential surface,
• a lower rigid frame having an upper horizontal surface and a second outside circumferential surface,
• the top and bottom edges of said side wall being secured about the first and second outside circumferential surfaces of said upper rigid frame and said lower rigid frame, respectively,
• a plurality of supporting rods removably secured and extending between the lower surface of said upper rigid frame and the upper surface of said lower rigid frame thereby defining a three dimensional internal storage space, and
• said lower rigid frame further including,
• a plurality of perforations throughout said upper horizontal surface,
• a plurality of upwardly extending flanges for removably securing each of said supporting rods therebetween and maintaining each said supporting rod in position when said hamper is assembled for use, and
• downwardly extending legs of a length sufficient to provide space between said upper horizontal surface of said lower rigid frame and a floor on which said container may be located whereby air may flow into and out of said internal storage space through said perforations.

A kit for assembly into a collapsed container comprising:

• an upper rigid frame having an outer surface, an inner surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of first cavities formed below the upper surface and between the outer and the inner surfaces,
• a lower rigid frame having an outer surface, an inner surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of second cavities formed above the lower surface and between the outer and the inner surfaces,
• a side wall fabricated of a collapsible flexible material, said side wall being attached to the upper and lower rigid frames, when the container is in use,
• a plurality of supporting rods having a length sufficient to maintain the side wall in tension between the upper and lower rigid frames, each rod having a first end for matingly and removably fitting into one of said first cavities and a second end for matingly and removably fitting into one of said second cavities, wherein
• each of said first and second cavities are paired and in substantial alignment to receive said rods with tension on the side wall when the container is assembled, and
• the side wall and the upper and the lower rigid frames collapse as one unit when the plurality of supporting rods are not assembled into the plurality of the first and second cavities and the container is not assembled.