Convertible storage container
AssigneeInternational Holdings LLC
InventorsWayne H Rothschild, Kevin McComb
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Abstract
Apparatuses convertible between at least a storage container in a first configuration and an activity mat in a second configuration. One apparatus includes a circular lid, a circular base, and at least one zipper pull that zips the lid and base to a wall. When zippered, the apparatus has a generally cylindrical shape. A carrying handle is provided on the lid. When unzippered, the apparatus becomes an activity mat and lies flat. Another apparatus includes two sides, a base, a flap, and at least one zipper pull that zips the sides to the flap. The sides resemble the outline of a car, such that the apparatus when zipped up resembles a car and when unzipped becomes an activity mat and lies flat. Backpack straps on the back allow the apparatus to be worn as a backpack.
Claims10
An apparatus convertible between at least a storage container in a first configuration and an activity mat in a second configuration, comprising:
- a base portion;
- at least two side portions connected to the base portion, each of the two sides having first zipper teeth;
- a lid flap portion connected to the base adjacent the at least two side portions, the lid flap portion having second zipper teeth;
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- at least two zipper pulls configured to zip and unzip the lid flap portion to and from the at least two side portions such that when the lid flap portion is substantially zippered to the at least two sides, the apparatus is in the first configuration,
- wherein the first zipper teeth follow a generally curved path comprising a first curved path portion, a second curved path portion, and a third curved path portion, the second curved path portion being curved in a direction opposite of a direction of the first and the third curved path portions, in response to the apparatus being converted from the second configuration to the first configuration, at least a portion of the first curved path portion is located about a first axis passing through the apparatus, at least a portion of the second curved path portion is located about a second axis remote from the apparatus, and at least a portion of the third curved path portion is located about a third axis passing through the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.