An organizer for holding and organizing cargo comprises a case and a collapsible wall. A case comprises a pair of hinged case halves. The case is adapted to contain a collapsible wall that comprises two end walls and two side walls. Each side wall can include two side wall panels that can be pivotal
An organizer for holding and organizing cargo comprises a case and a collapsible wall. A case comprises a pair of hinged case halves. The case is adapted to contain a collapsible wall that comprises two end walls and two side walls. Each side wall can include two side wall panels that can be pivotally joined together. The collapsible wall is configurable into a generally square-in-plan-view open configuration, or a generally flat, collapsed configuration. The case and the collapsible wall form an open-ended bin for holding the cargo. One or more extensible poles can be used to assist in restraining the cargo. The collapsible wall can be set to the collapsed configuration and stored in the case along with the extensible pole(s). The case can then be placed in the closed position, whereupon the organizer is completely contained within the closed case, facilitating storage and transport thereof.
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What is claimed is: 1. An organizer for cargo comprising: a case comprising a pair of case halves, each half including a bottom wall having a plurality of upwardly extending side edges at a periphery thereof, one side edge of each half including a mutually-cooperating hinge means, an opposite side
What is claimed is: 1. An organizer for cargo comprising: a case comprising a pair of case halves, each half including a bottom wall having a plurality of upwardly extending side edges at a periphery thereof, one side edge of each half including a mutually-cooperating hinge means, an opposite side edge of each half including a mutually cooperating latch means, the case configurable into an open position in which the bottom walls of each case half are generally coplanar, and a closed position in which one case half is rotated about the hinge means substantially 180 degrees until the side edges of each case half are brought substantially into mutual contact to form a substantially sealed enclosure therebetween; a collapsible wall extension means comprising two end walls and two side walls, each wall including an upper edge, a lower edge, an inside surface, and an outside surface, each side wall including two side wall panels pivotally joined together at a side wall panel hinge means and including a case hinge cut-out for receiving the hinge means of each of the case halves therethrough, the collapsible wall extension means configurable into a generally square-in-plan-view open configuration and a generally flat, collapsed configuration; whereby with the wall extension means in the open configuration and positioned such that the lower edges of each wall thereof are in close proximity to the raised edges of each half of the case, the case in the open position, the organizer forms an open bin for holding the cargo and the case forms a water-tight tray, and with the wall extension means in the collapsed configuration and stored in the case, the case in the closed position, the organizer is completely contained within the closed case. 2. The organizer of claim 1 wherein each half of the case includes one half of a handle projecting from an outer surface of the opposite side edge thereof, each half of the handle forming the handle when the case is in the closed position. 3. The organizer of claim 1 wherein the latch means includes a lever and a catch, such that the catch of one half of the case is frictionally retained by the lever of the other half of the case, the lever being manually actuable to release the catch to allow opening of the case. 4. The organizer of claim 1 wherein each half of the case is structurally identical, whereby each half may be formed using the same mold. 5. The organizer of claim 1 wherein each half of the case further includes a pair of snap apertures traversing the side edges thereof proximate the hinge means of the one side edge, and a pair of snap pins, each snap pin including a flat rim larger in diameter than each aperture and attached to one end of a shaft, the shaft being smaller in diameter than each aperture, and a conical snap portion integral with an opposite end of the shaft, whereby each snap pin may be pressed through one aperture from outside of the case half to be retained by the rim and the conical snap portion thereof, the conical snap portions of each pin projecting into the case. 6. The organizer of claim 5 wherein each side wall panel includes a snap aperture adjacent to its case hinge cut-out such that when the wall extension means is in the open configuration and engaged with the case, each snap aperture of each side wall panel may be snapped onto one snap pin and retained thereby, such that the wall extension means is selectively and rigidly fixed to the case. 7. The organizer of claim 1 further including at least one resilient pole having two ends, the pole sized to fit between and be frictionally retained by either the two side walls or the two end walls of the wall extension means. 8. The organizer of claim 5 further including at least one telescopically extensible pole having two ends, the pole sized to fit between and be frictionally retained by either the two side walls or the two end walls of the wall extension means, at least one end of the pole being biased away from the other by a spring means. 9. The organizer of claim 8 wherein the end of each pole further includes an end aperture for receiving and being retained by the conical snap portion of each snap pin, whereby each pole may be engaged between snap pins of opposing side walls to strengthen the organizer when the case and wall extension means are in the open configuration, and for convenient storage of the poles within the case when the case is in the closed position. 10. The organizer of claim 8 wherein the inside surface of each wall of the wall extension means includes a plurality of pole receiving means, each pole receiving means for receiving one end of the pole, and each pole receiving means corresponding to one other pole receiving means on the opposing wall, such that with the pole engaged in each corresponding pole receiving means the pole is fixed in a substantially orthogonal orientation with respect to the one wall and the opposing wall, and fixed in a substantially parallel orientation with respect to the other walls and the bottom walls of each half of the case. 11. The organizer of claim 10 wherein each pole receiving means is one portion of one of a plurality of raised, sinusoidal ridges projecting inwardly from the inner surface of each wall, each sinusoidal ridge in opposite phase with adjacent sinusoidal ridges to form the pole receiving means, each sinusoidal ridge cooperating with corresponding sinusoidal ridges of an adjacent wall such that when the wall extension means is in the collapsed configuration the ridges intermesh with each other without making contact. 12. The organizer of claim 11 wherein the ridges are generally parallel with the upper and bottom edges of each wall. 13. The organizer of claim 10 wherein each pole receiving means is one portion of one of a plurality of raised, horizontal ridges projecting inwardly from the inner surface of each wall, each horizontal ridge further including a plurality of equally-spaced short vertical ridges intersecting the horizontal ridge to form the pole receiving means, each horizontal and vertical ridge cooperating with corresponding ridges of an adjacent wall such that when the wall extension means is in the collapsed configuration the ridges intermesh with each other without making contact. 14. The organizer of claim 13 wherein the horizontal ridges are generally parallel with the upper and lower edges of each wall. 15. The organizer of claim 1 wherein one side wall panel of each side wall of the wall extension means includes a panel locking means for locking each side wall panel in coplanar alignment. 16. The organizer of claim 15 wherein each panel locking means is a manually actuable lever adapted for pivotal attachment at one end thereof and for selective frictional engagement with the upper edge of a side panel at another end thereof. 17. The organizer of claim 15 wherein each lever further includes a snap means for holding the lever in an unlocked position. 18. The organizer of claim 9 wherein each side wall panel includes a pole retention means proximate to the lower edge thereof, whereby the pole may be retained in the pole retention means of two opposing side wall panels for convenient storage of the pole while the wall extension means is in the open configuration. 19. The organizer of claim 1 wherein the outside surface of each end wall of the wall extension means further includes at least one bag handle hook.
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