Claims
- 1. A collapsible wheeled caddy having a front panel, a back panel, a first pair of wheels proximate said back panel, a first pair of vertically hinged side panels, a second pair of vertically hinged side panels, a hinged bottom panel and retractable handles within said back panel, said caddy having an outer periphery, the improvement being:
a lid, said lid having a depth; a lip, said lip extending beyond the plane of said front panel a distance equal to said depth of said lid; at least one hinged securing strip, each of said at least one said securing strip having a first length and a second length, said first length being affixed to said lip, wherein said lid rotates at said hinge securing strip to lie proximate said front panel in an open position and adjacent a top edge of at least one of said back panel, said first pair of side panels, and said second pair of side panels in a closed position.
- 2. The caddy of claim 1 wherein said at least one second securing strip is affixed to a lid bar, said lid bar being dimensioned to be received and slide within channels within said lid.
- 3. The caddy of claim 1 wherein said at least one second length is affixed to said lid and enables said lid to rotate at least 270 degrees.
- 4. The caddy of claim 1 further comprising a recess within said front panel.
- 5. The caddy of claim 4 wherein said recess is configured to receive said lid, thereby enabling said lid to lie on the same plane as said front panel.
- 6. The caddy of claim 1 wherein said lid further comprises arcs, said arcs being positioned in said lid edge opposing said hinge and dimensioned to receive said handles when said lid is in said closed position.
- 7. The caddy of claim 3 wherein said lip is dimensioned to space said lid from said recess thereby positioning said lid to lie adjacent to said front panel.
- 8. The caddy of claim 4 further comprising at least one storage member, said storage member being dimensioned to be affixed within said recess.
- 9. The caddy of claim 4 further comprising a storage panel, said storage panel being configured to fit within said recess, said storage panel containing at least one storage member.
- 10. The caddy of claim 1 further comprising a pair of hangers, each of said hangers having:
a back support, said back support being configured to lie adjacent said vertically hinged side panels, a top plate, said top plate being at right angles to said back plate, and a back panel, said back panel being at right angles to said top plate, wherein said dimensioning between said back panel and said back support form a snap fit over said hinged side panel edge.
- 11. The caddy of claim 10 wherein said hangers further comprise brackets, said brackets being L-shaped and extending at a right angle from said back panel, wherein a leg of said L opposing said back panel retains items within said bracket.
- 12. The caddy of claim 10 wherein said back panel extends to said bottom panel.
- 13. The caddy of claim 12 further comprising retaining means, said retaining means removably affixing items to said back panel.
- 14. The caddy of claim 1 wherein opposing edges of said caddy are notched to receive a support rod, said support rod supporting portions of said lid not lying adjacent an edge of said caddy.
- 15. The caddy of claim 1 further comprising at least one section divider, said each of said at least one section divider being dimensioned to fit within said caddy thereby dividing said caddy into at least one smaller section.
- 16. The caddy of claim 15 further comprising at least one pair of channels, each of said pair of channels directly opposing one another and dimensioned to receive a section divider.
- 17. The caddy of claim 1 further comprising an equipment receiving area, said equipment receiving area being configured to receive and retain equipment and to enable said equipment to be used while in said receiving area.
- 18. The caddy of claim 1 wherein in said lid further comprises at least one storage member.
- 19. The caddy of claim 1 wherein at least one of said front panel and said back panel contain at least one storage area.
- 20. The caddy of claim 1 wherein at least one of said front panel and said back panel further comprise a pair of opposing L-shaped lips, said L-shaped lips creating a channel to receive a slide panel.
- 21. The caddy of claim 20 wherein said slide panel is integral with a storage member, said storage member being mounted onto said caddy by sliding said slide panel into said channel.
- 22. The caddy of claim 10 wherein said bottom panel has at least one recessed area, said recessed area being dimensioned to receive and retain said hangers.
- 23. The caddy of claim 22 wherein said bottom panel has at least a pair of recess areas, each of said recess areas having a recess rim and a first platform and a second platform, a distance from said recess rim to said second platform being greater than a distance from said recess rim to said first platform, and a center brace, said center brace having a locking member and dividing each of said at least one recess areas.
- 24. The caddy of claim 23 further comprising a retaining bracket, said retaining bracket covering at least a portion of each of said recess areas and interacting with said locking member to maintain said hangers within said recess areas.
- 25. The caddy of claim 1 further comprising a container case, said case being affixed to said caddy and having a hinged lid, said case containing multiple self-leveling containers, each of said containers being affixed to a rotatable brace, said rotatable brace folding to bring said containers within said case when said lid is closed and opening to extend said containers in an accessible manner when said lid is open.
- 26. A collapsible wheeled caddy having a front panel, a back panel, a first pair of wheels proximate said back panel, a first pair of vertically hinged side panels, a second pair of vertically hinged side panels, a hinged bottom panel and retractable handles within said back panel, said caddy having an outer periphery and each of said front panel, said back panel, said first pair of vertically hinged side panels and said second pair of vertically hinged side panels having a bottom rim and a top rim, the improvement being:
at least one securing rim, each of said at least one said securing rim having a first edge and a second edge, said first edge being affixed at about a right angle to said front panel adjacent to said top rim, a container, said container having a first panel, multiple sides and a second panel, said first panel being rotatably connected to one of said multiple sides, said multiple sides creating a depth between said first panel and said second panel, said container having a depth equal to a distance between said first edge and said second edge, said container having at least one compartment and a handle, at least one rotating connecting member, each of said at least one said rotating connecting member having a first end affixed to said second edge of said securing rim and a second end affixed to said container, said first end being detachable from said second end to enable said container to be removed from said caddy and said at least one rotating connecting member enabling said container to rotate at least 270 degrees, at least one holder, each of said holder having multiple sides and a hinged cover, said hinged cover containing a cup receiving area and cover rotating to about 90 degrees to maintain a cup in an upright position, a cord holder, said cord holder removably storing a length of cord, wherein said first panel of said container lies parallel to and in contact with said front panel in an open position and said second panel of said container lies parallel to and in contact with said top rim of at least one of said back panel, said first pair of side panels, and said second pair of side panels in a closed position.
- 27. The caddy of claim 26 further comprising a pair of hangers, each of said hangers having:
a first member, said first member having a back support, said back support being configured to lie adjacent said vertically hinged side panels, a top plate, said top plate being at right angles to said back plate, and a back panel, said back panel having a first end affixed, at a right angle, to said top plate and being parallel to said back support, and having a U-shaped member at a second end, a second member, said second member having a J-shaped hook member, said J-shaped hook member being dimensioned to rest within said first member U-shaped member; an L-shaped bracket, one end of said L-shaped bracket being integral with one end of said J-shaped hook member, wherein said first member forms a snap fit over said hinged side panel top rim and said second member interacts with said first member to hold handing files.
- 28. The caddy of claim 26 wherein said at least one rotating connecting member enables said container to rotate at least 270 degrees.
- 29. The caddy of claim 26 wherein said container has multiple compartments.
- 30. The caddy of claim 29 wherein said first panel has multiple openings, said openings enabling access to at least one of said multiple compartments and each of said openings having a closable lid.
- 31. The caddy of claim 26 wherein said container further comprises a handle.
- 32. The caddy of claim 26 wherein said at least one rotating connecting member is a hinge, a first portion of said hinge being affixed to said container and a second portion of said hinge being affixed to said second edge of said securing rim.
- 33. The caddy of claim 32 wherein said first portion of said hinge is removable from said second portion of said hinge, thereby enabling said container to be removed from said caddy.
- 34. The caddy of claim 33 wherein said first portion of said hinge and said second portion of said hinge are connected by a snap lock, said snap lock having a release button to enable said first portion to be removed from said second portion.
- 35. The caddy of claim 33 wherein said first portion of said hinge and said second portion of said hinge are connected by a pin, said pin being permanent affixed within said first portion of said hinge and removably held within said second portion of said hinge, wherein said first portion of said hinge can be slid away from said second portion of said hinge, thereby enabling said container to be removed and reaffixed.
- 36. The container of claim 26 wherein at least one of said front panel, said back panel, said hinged side panels or said container further comprise at least one holder, each of said holder having multiple sides and a hinged cover.
- 37. The container of claim 39 wherein said hinged cover contains a cup receiving area, said cover rotating to about 90 degrees from said at least one of said front panel, said back panel, said hinged side panels or said container, to maintain a cup in an upright position.
- 38. The container of claim 36 wherein said holder further comprises a cord holder, said cord holder removably storing a length of cord.
- 39. The container of claim 26 further comprising a second container, said second container having a top panel, a bottom panel and multiple sides, one of said second container multiple sides lying adjacent to and on the same plane as one of said container multiple sides, said second container being hingeably connected to said container, thereby enabling said second container to rotate to enable said second container top panel to lie adjacent to said container first panel.
- 40. The caddy of claim 26 further comprising a pair of hangers, each of said hangers having:
a first member, said first member having:
a back support, said back support being configured to lie adjacent said vertically hinged side panels, a top plate, said top plate being at right angles to said back plate, and a back panel, said back panel having a first end affixed, at a right angle, to said top plate and being parallel to said back support, and having a U-shaped member at a second end, a second member, said second member having a first end and a second end, a J-shaped hook member, said J-shaped hook member being dimensioned to rest within said first member U-shaped member; an L-shaped bracket, one end of said L-shaped bracket being integral with one end of said J-shaped hook member, wherein said first member forms a snap fit over said hinged side panel top rim and said second member interacts with said first member to hold handing files.
- 41. The container of claim 40 wherein said hinged bottom panel further contains recesses, said recesses being dimensioned to received first portion and said second portion of each of said pair of hanging file holders.
- 42. The caddy of claim 40 wherein said bottom panel has at least a pair of recess areas, each of said recess areas having a recess rim and a first platform and a second platform, a distance from said recess rim to said second platform being greater than a distance from said recess rim to said first platform and a center brace, said center brace having a locking member and dividing each of said at least one recess areas.
- 43. The caddy of claim 42 further comprising a retaining bracket, said retaining bracket covering at least a portion of each of said recess areas and interacting with said locking member to maintain said hangers within said recess areas.
- 44. The container of claim 26 wherein said front panel and said back panel have a distance from said bottom rim to said top rim greater than the distance from bottom rim to said top rim of said first hinged side panel and said second hinged side panel and further comprise channels proximate said top rim of said back panel and said front panel, said channels being positioned to enable a container having a pair of flanges to slide into said channels, thereby enabling said container to be removable from said caddy.
- 45. The caddy of claim 26 wherein said first panel, said second panel and one of said multiple sides has arcs, said arcs being positioned in said first panel, said second panel and one of said multiple sides opposite said hinge and dimensioned to receive said handles when said container is in said closed position.
- 46. The caddy of claim 26 wherein said container second panel has a periphery less than an interior periphery created by said front panel, said back panel and said hinged side panels; said first panel has a periphery approximately equal to an outer periphery created by said front panel, said back panel and said hinged side panels; and said multiple sides are notched, thereby enabling a portion of said container to recess into said caddy.
- 47. The caddy of claim 40 wherein said second member of each said hangers further comprises end panels, said end panels preventing files from sliding off said L-shaped bracket.
RELATE BACK
[0001] This application claims the benefits from and is a Continuation in Part of PCT Serial No. PCT/US01/41675, Filed Aug. 11, 2001, which is a Continuation in Part of Provisional Serial No. 60/291,548, Filed May 17, 2001, which are incorporated herein as though recited in full.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60291548 |
May 2001 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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PCT/US01/41675 |
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10189085 |
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