Claims
- 1. A collapsible structure having an open top, said collapsible structure comprising:a plurality of adjacent side panels, each of said side panels including a web having a perimeter, an edging attached to substantially the entire perimeter of the web and forming a peripheral pocket, and a single loop frame-positioned within the pockets of a selected pair of contiguous side panels; each of said side panels having a bottom side, a top side and two lateral sides; a floor panel having a plurality of sides, each of said floor panel sides being attached to at least one of said side panel bottom sides; each of said lateral sides of each side panel being attached to the lateral side of an adjacent side panel.
- 2. The collapsible structure of claim 1, wherein said single loop frame includes an intermediate cross-over portion to define a general figure eight configuration of said loop frame.
- 3. The collapsible structure of claim 2, wherein said cross-over portion of said single loop frame includes at least one helical portion.
- 4. The collapsible structure of claim 3, wherein said frame and said at least one helical portion has a rectangular cross section.
- 5. The collapsible structure of claim 3 wherein said frame and said at least one helical portion has a circular cross section.
- 6. The collapsible structure of claim 1, further comprising at least one handle member, said handle member being secured to at least one of said panels.
- 7. The collapsible structure or claim 1, further including a storage pouch, said storage pouch being coupled to one of said side panels near said open tip.
- 8. The collapsible structure of claim 1, wherein said side panels are substantially rectangular.
- 9. The collapsible structure of claim 1, wherein said plurality of side panels is four.
- 10. The collapsible structure of claim 1, wherein said frame of each of said side panels is flexible.
- 11. The collapsible structure of claim 1, wherein said plurality of side panels is an even number.
- 12. A collapsible structure having an open top, said structure comprising:a plurality of side panels, each of said side panels including a web having a perimeter, an edging attached to the perimeter of the web and forming a pocket, and a continuous loop frame; the frame being positioned within the edging pocket; each of said side panels having a bottom side and at least two lateral sides; a plurality of side panel separators, said side panel separators each having a first end, a second end, and two lateral sides; a floor panel having a plurality of sides and a plurality of corner sections, each of said floor panel sides being attached to the bottom side of at least one of said side panels; each corner section of said floor panel being coupled to the first end of one of said side panel separators; and each of said lateral sides of each side panel separator being attached to a lateral side of a side panel.
- 13. The collapsible structure of claim 12, further comprising at least one handle member, said handle member being secured to at least one of said side panels.
- 14. The collapsible structure of claim 12, further comprising a seam cover attached to said side panels and substantially enveloping a predetermined portion of said edging.
- 15. The collapsible structure of claim 12, further including a storage pouch, said storage pouch being coupled to one of said side panels near said open top.
- 16. The collapsible structure of claim 12, wherein said side panels are substantially rectangular.
- 17. The collapsible structure of claim 12, wherein said plurality of side panels is an even number.
- 18. The collapsible structure of claim 12, wherein said web of each said side panels is flexible web of material.
- 19. The collapsible structure of claim 12, wherein said frame of each of said side panels is flexible.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/393,956 filed on Sep. 10, 1999 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent parent application Ser. No. 09/108,521 filed on Jul. 1, 1998 that has since issued to U.S. Pat. No. 5,971,188; both the pending application and the issued patent are commonly owned by the assignee hereof. The present invention relates generally to collapsible structures and specifically to a collapsible container and a method of making and using such a structure for convenient storage and transportation of items.
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