Flexible folding battery cover

A flexible and foldable vehicle battery cover, comprising:

• a single sheet of material formed into a substantially rectangular box shape with one side comprising an opening;
• and
• multiple fold lines including opposite-end fold lines forming a respective hinge on opposite end surfaces of the rectangular box shape, the opposite-end fold lines joining at a respective common point and each adjacent to overlapping pieces of the single sheet, wherein the rectangular box shape is foldable into a flattened shape for transportation, and the material including a flexible laminate of a layer of synthetic fiber and a layer of polymer film, the material having characteristics such that:
• when the vehicle battery cover is unfolded, the material substantially maintains the rectangular box shape;
• and
• when the vehicle battery cover is folded into the flattened shape, the material maintains a spring force at the multiple fold lines such that, unless restrained, the vehicle battery cover would unfold to the rectangular box shape.

A method for producing a flexible and foldable battery cover, the method comprising:

• cutting material from a single sheet, the material including a flexible laminate of a layer of synthetic fiber and a layer of polymer film in contact with the layer of synthetic fiber;
• and
• forming a substantially rectangular box shape with an opening formed along one side using the single sheet of material, the rectangular box shape capable of being folded into a flattened shape for transportation along multiple fold lines, and wherein the material has characteristics such that:
• when the battery cover is in the rectangular box shape, the material substantially maintains the rectangular box shape;
• and
• when the battery cover is folded into the flattened shape, the material maintains a spring force at the multiple fold lines such that, unless restrained, the battery cover would unfold to the rectangular box shape.