Pop-up collapsible protective device
OwnerScott D. Easterinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a protective device for articles such as portable stereos, radios, cassette and CD players, and other articles easily misplaced or lost. The invention comprises a flexible fabric body structure and an internal, preferably metallic, skeletal structure. The invention has pop-up and collapsible capability, and is configured with an easy access entryway for the introduction and storage of articles.
Claims15
A pop up container device for protecting articles stowed therein, comprising:
- a collapsible body having a sidewall, a bottom, a top forming an opening and an internal cavity;
- skeletal support means for supporting the collapsible body;
- the skeletal support means includes a plurality of stays including a pair of spaced apart support stays, and sleeve means for pivotally constraining only a portion of each of the pair of spaced apart support stays within the collapsible body and enabling each of the spaced apart support stays to pivot freely within the internal cavity of the collapsible body between a collapsed position and a substantially upright position to prop up the top of the collapsible body and hold it in an elevated relation to the bottom in order to prevent inadvertent collapse of the collapsible body.
A flexible pop-up protective bag, comprising:
- a collapsible fabric body having an article receiving interior, a bottom, and a top with an opening leading into the article receiving interior;
- a skeletal support structure for supporting the body in an operable position from the interior thereof;
- the skeletal support structure includes a pair of spaced apart support stays, and sleeve means for pivotally securing only a portion of each of the pair of spaced apart support stays and enabling each of the spaced apart support stays to pivot freely within the article receiving interior between a collapsed position parallel to the bottom and a substantially upright position to prop up the top of the collapsible fabric body and hold it in an elevated relation to the bottom in order to prevent inadvertent collapse of the collapsible body.
A pop-up type collapsible bag, operable between a collapsed position and a supported position, and having an interior capable of receiving a musical device, comprising:
- a collapsible fabric body having an opening, a bottom defining a first planar area and a top defining a second planar area, and a central body portion disposed therebetween;
- a flexible skeletal support structure including a plurality of bendable stays enabling the body to be supported in an operable position, and
- the flexible skeletal support structure includes a pair of spaced apart support stays, and sleeve means for pivotally holding only a portion of each of the pair of spaced apart support stays within the interior and enabling each of the spaced apart support stays to pivot freely within the interior between a collapsed position and a supporting position to prop up the second planar area and hold it in a spaced elevated relationship to the first planar area in order to prevent inadvertent collapse of the collapsible body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.