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Relates to collapsible grocery bag holders for installation in automobile trunk compartments. Different forms of the invention are illustrated and described herein. In general, they are composed of longitudinally extending side wall members pivotally mounted for folding into a flat compact unit, cro

Relates to collapsible grocery bag holders for installation in automobile trunk compartments. Different forms of the invention are illustrated and described herein. In general, they are composed of longitudinally extending side wall members pivotally mounted for folding into a flat compact unit, crossing dividers so designed as to grip the opposing side walls and firmly hold them in spaced apart vertical relationship to form a group of upward opening grocery bag compartments, living hinges for both side wall panels and dividers, and base or bottom members for underlying the grocery bag compartments which are provided with unbroken ridges extending around the perimeter of the base members to prevent escape of liquid or comminuted material from broken grocery packages beyond the confines of the base members. In one form of the invention, the base or bottom member of the bag holder is detachably secured to the floor of the automobile trunk compartment, and the side panels are connected through hinges to the base member for folding movement from an upright bag holding position to a flat collapsed horizontal position when in non-use. In another form of the invention the bag holder in its flat collapsed condition can be further swung about a horizontal axis to assume a vertical position toward the front end of the trunk compartment thereby exposing the floor of the trunk space for other uses.

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A collapsible grocery bag holder for installation in an automobile luggage compartment comprising, in combination: a rectangular, generally flat and flexible base member in the form of a floor mat, said floor mat having an elevated ridge, extending completely around and unbroken within the perimeter

A collapsible grocery bag holder for installation in an automobile luggage compartment comprising, in combination: a rectangular, generally flat and flexible base member in the form of a floor mat, said floor mat having an elevated ridge, extending completely around and unbroken within the perimeter of said floor mat, for the containment of spillage ocuring therein, said containment ridge being at least equal in height and in width respectively, as the thickness of the said floor mat; a pair of parallel and longitudinally extending side wall members spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the combined width of said side wall members, and wherein the opposed said side wall members are pivotally attached to said floor mat by means of living hinges, said living hinges, being located between the top of the longitudinal extending sections of the said containment ridge and the bottom of said side wall members, said side wall members thereby being foldable over said floor mat into a generally flat unit, and wherein said side wall members are provided with a series of open ended correspondingly positioned slots, said slots extending upwardly from approximately midway of said side wall members and through the top edges thereof; a plurality of dividers of relatively rigid material and similarly shaped, for slidable fit by a downward movement into said correspondingly positioned slots provided on said side wall members, said dividers transversely bridging the respective side wall members, forming compartments for the reception therein of filled bags of groceries; and having the opposite ends of each such divider exhibiting in cross section an “H”shaped configuration, formed of two opposed pairs of winged-like sections spaced apart at least the thickness of said side wall members by a centrally located membrane, said membrane approximating dimensionally in length and in width, as the said slots, for slidable fit therein, for supporting said dividers in a suspended position extending no lower than approximately half the depth of said side wall members, leaving the lower portion of said collapsible grocery bag holder unobstructed for accommodating overly stuffed bags of groceries; and wherein the opposed said winged sections straddlingly engage, in the immediate area of said slots, their respective said side wall members, thereby preventing lateral movement thereof, and securing said side wall members in an upright, vertical operative position.