US20070056969A1 - Twist-collapsible storage container - Google Patents

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US20070056969A1
US20070056969A1 US11/221,689 US22168905A US2007056969A1 US 20070056969 A1 US20070056969 A1 US 20070056969A1 US 22168905 A US22168905 A US 22168905A US 2007056969 A1 US2007056969 A1 US 2007056969A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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  • the present invention relates to a storage container and more particularly, to a twist-collapsible storage container that is folding collapsible through a twisting action.
  • a storage box may be made folding collapsible so as to save storage space when not in use.
  • a known folding collapsible storage box comprises a rectangular box body made out of soft fabric, four horizontal top rods respectively fastened to the four sides of the rectangular box body in horizontal at the top side, two horizontal bottom rods respectively fastened to two opposite bottom sides of the rectangular box body in horizontal, and four vertical rods respectively fastened to the four angles of the rectangular box body in vertical and kept spaced from the ends of the horizontal top rods and the horizontal bottom rods at a gap.
  • the rod members support the rectangular box body in a three-dimensional shape for holding things. When twisting the upper part of the storage container, the storage box is collapsed.
  • a conventional storage box has only one compartment for holding a limited amount of storage items.
  • multiple storage boxes may be used and arranged together. When not in use, these storage boxes must be separately collapsed.
  • the primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a twist-collapsible storage container, which has a simple structure and can easily be twisted into a collapsed flat condition to reduce space occupation.
  • the twist-collapsible storage container comprises a soft rectangular container body formed of a series of compartments, a bottom board mounted inside the container body and closely attached to the horizontal bottom wall of the container body, four horizontal rod members respectively fastened to the four vertical sidewalls of each compartment of the container body in horizontal at the top, and four vertical rod members respectively fastened to the four angles between each two adjacent vertical sidewalls of each compartment of the container body in vertical and kept spaced from the ends of the horizontal rod members of the respective compartment at a gap.
  • the box body has a horizontal insertion slot in one vertical sidewall thereof adjacent to the horizontal bottom wall through which the bottom board is inserted into the inside of the box body and attached to the horizontal bottom wall.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a twist-collapsible storage container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an alternate form of the twist-collapsible storage container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing showing the twist-collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container according to the first embodiment of the present invention (I).
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing showing the twist-collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container according to the first embodiment of the present invention (II).
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing showing the twist-collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container according to the first embodiment of the present invention (III).
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing showing the twist-collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container according to the first embodiment of the present invention (IV).
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic drawing showing the twist-collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container according to the first embodiment of the present invention (V).
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a twist-collapsible storage container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic drawing showing the twist-collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container according to the third embodiment of the present invention (I).
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic drawing showing the twist-collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container according to the third embodiment of the present invention (II).
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic drawing showing the twist-collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container according to the third embodiment of the present invention (III).
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic drawing showing the twist-collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container according to the first embodiment of the present invention (IV).
  • a twist-collapsible storage container in accordance with the present invention is shown comprising a container body 1 and a bottom board 2 .
  • the container body 1 is made out of a tough and elastic fabric (for example, canvass) of certain thinness by stitching, having a top opening, a bottom wall and four vertical sidewalls. Further, the container body 1 is divided into three vertically spaced compartments.
  • Four horizontal rod members 12 are respectively fastened to the four vertical sidewalls of the container body 1 in horizontal corresponding to the top side of each of the three vertically spaced compartments of the container body 1 .
  • Four vertical rod members 13 are respectively fixedly fastened to the four comers in between each two adjacent vertical sidewalls of each of the three vertically spaced compartments of the container body 1 in vertical and kept spaced from the ends of the respective horizontal rod members 12 at a gap.
  • the horizontal rod members 12 and the vertical rod members 13 are flexible rod members.
  • the rod members 12 and 13 can be curved, facilitate the twisting action.
  • the rod members 12 and 13 can be glass fiber rods, carbon fiber rods, spring rods, or other suitable tough and resilient rods.
  • the rod members 12 and 13 can be fastened to the container body 1 with stitches, i.e., horizontal and vertical pockets are respectively provided at the top side of each of the four vertical sidewalls of each of the three vertically spaced compartments of the container body 1 and the angle between each two adjacent vertical sidewalls for holding the rod members 12 and 13 .
  • the bottom board 2 fits the horizontal bottom wall of (the bottom compartment of) the container body 1 , and is inserted into the box body 1 and closely attached to the top surface of the horizontal bottom wall of the container body 1 to keep the vertical rod members 13 in vertical, thereby supporting the container body 1 in shape.
  • FIG. 2 shows an alternate form of the present invention.
  • a horizontal insertion slot 14 is formed in one vertical sidewall of the container body 1 near the bottom side corresponding to the height (thickness) and width of the bottom board 2 so that the bottom board 2 can be inserted through the horizontal insertion slot 14 into the inside of the container body 1 and closely attached to the top surface of the horizontal bottom wall of the container body 1 .
  • twist the top side of the top compartment of the twist-collapsible storage container in clockwise direction or counter-clockwise direction (for example, counter-clockwise direction as shown in FIG. 3 ) while keeping the bottom board 2 inside the container body 1 and holding the bottom side of the twist-collapsible storage container immovable.
  • the vertical sidewalls of the top compartment of the container body 1 are twisted, and the rod members 12 and 13 corresponding to the top compartment of the container body 1 are properly curved without damage, allowing smoothly performance of the twist action.
  • the height of the top compartment of the twisted container body 1 is gradually lowered, and the four vertical sidewalls of the top compartment of the container body 1 are respectively folded into a triangular shape (see FIG. 4 ).
  • the top side of the top compartment of the container body 1 and the bottom side of the bottom compartment of the container body 1 are closely attached together (see FIG. 7 ), and the four triangles that are formed of the four vertical sidewalls of the top compartment of the container body 1 are abutted against one another, forming a rectangular profile.
  • the collapsed status of the twist-collapsible storage container has a flat shape convenient for storage or delivery with less space occupation.
  • folding lines 11 will be formed out of the triangular contour of the collapsed vertical sidewalls of the container body 1 due to the pressure of the weight of the twist-collapsible storage container itself or other loads rested on the collapsed twist-collapsible storage container (see FIG. 7 ). These folding lines 11 will facilitate further collapsing action of the twist-collapsible storage container.
  • FIG. 8 shows an alternate form of the twist-collapsible storage container.
  • This embodiment is substantially similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 with the exception that the container body 1 has only two vertically spaced compartments.
  • the top compartment and bottom compartment of the container body 1 are collapsed one after the other (seed FIGS. 9 ⁇ 11 ).
  • the four triangles that are formed of the four vertical sidewalls of the top compartment of the container body 1 are abutted against one another, and the collapsed status of the twist-collapsible storage container has a flat shape convenient for storage or delivery with less space occupation.

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US20180319538A1 (en) * 2017-05-03 2018-11-08 Petar Kirilov Zaharinov Combinations and multiplications of foldable modules and their modifications
CN111955953A (zh) * 2020-08-11 2020-11-20 四川凯琳展科技有限公司 一种床头柜
US11028895B2 (en) * 2017-09-25 2021-06-08 University Of Washington Shock absorbing and impact mitigating structures based on axial-rotational coupling mechanism

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US20180319538A1 (en) * 2017-05-03 2018-11-08 Petar Kirilov Zaharinov Combinations and multiplications of foldable modules and their modifications
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