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US 5,904,230 AGranted
Foldable container
AssigneeSportsstuff, Inc.
InventorLeroy L. Peterson
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Abstract
A foldable container including a sheet of material is laid out in bottom, side, end, foldable gusset, and top panels. The panels are folded to form a seamless container having a lid that is selectively opened and closed by a zipper. The assembly container is essentially waterproof since the only seam is at the zipper. The sheet may be made of thermal insulating material resulting in a container that may be used to carry hot or cold foods and beverages. When not in use, the container may be unfolded and the panels may be refolded into a compact storage mode secured by elastic straps.
Claims12
A foldable container comprising:
- a sheet of material, the sheet including:
- a bottom rectangular panel;
- a pair of opposing side panels foldably attached along respective proximal edges thereof to the bottom panel;
- a pair of opposing end panels foldably attached along respective proximal edges thereof to the bottom panel and respectively interposed between the side panels about the periphery of the bottom panel;
- four foldable gusset panels interconnecting adjacent edges of adjacent side and end panels;
- and
- a top panel foldably attached to a distal edge of one of the side panels;
- means for releasably securing the outer edges of each of the gusset panels to the distal edge of its adjacent end panel;
- and
- a zipper closure including a first zipper element attached to the outer edges of the top panel, and a second complementary zipper element attached to the distal edge of the other of the side panels and the adjacent outer edge of its adjacent gusset panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.