IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0953138
(2007-12-10)
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등록번호 |
US-7802540
(2010-10-21)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Jakubowski, Todd M.
- Jakubowski, Scott S.
- Jakubowski, Chris
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Vermont Juvenile Furniture Mfg., Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
12 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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A collapsible soft crate comprising a frame having at least one top member, at least one bottom member, and at least two side members. The at least one top and bottom members are hinged along a length thereof. The at least one top member and the at least one bottom member are connected to the at lea
A collapsible soft crate comprising a frame having at least one top member, at least one bottom member, and at least two side members. The at least one top and bottom members are hinged along a length thereof. The at least one top member and the at least one bottom member are connected to the at least two side members. At least four panels are connected together and surround at least a portion of the frame. This configuration allows the crate to collapse more compactly than those in the art.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A collapsible soft crate, comprising: a frame including: two top members; two bottom members; at least two side members; the two top members and the two bottom members each including a first hinge along a length thereof; the two top members and the two bottom members each bei
What is claimed is: 1. A collapsible soft crate, comprising: a frame including: two top members; two bottom members; at least two side members; the two top members and the two bottom members each including a first hinge along a length thereof; the two top members and the two bottom members each being connected via second hinges to the at least two side members; at least four flexible panels directly connected to each other and surrounding a portion of the frame; the two top members and the two bottom members being movable from a first, extended position, wherein the at least two side members are spaced apart from one another by a length of the top and the bottom members, to a second, collapsed position, wherein the hinges are folded, the at least two side members are moved into proximity with one another, and the first hinges of the top members are located between the first hinges of the bottom members; and wherein the two top members are generally located above respective ones of the two bottom members, the second hinges of the top members are located above respective ones of the second hinges bottom members, and the first hinges of the top members are laterally displaced inwardly with respect to the first hinges of the bottom members. 2. The collapsible soft crate of claim 1, further comprising at least one opening in at least one of the at least four panels. 3. The collapsible soft crate of claim 2, wherein the at least one opening comprises openings in a front panel, a side panel, and a top panel. 4. The collapsible soft crate of claim 2, further comprising at least one flap shaped to fit over the at least one opening. 5. The collapsible soft crate of claim 1, wherein the hinges are located at a generally medial location in the at least one top member and the at least one bottom member, creating first and second top member segments and first and second bottom member segments. 6. The collapsible soft crate of claim 5, wherein in the second collapsed position, the first and second top member segments extend downwardly, generally parallel to the side members, and the first and second bottom member segments extend upwardly, generally parallel to the side members. 7. The collapsible soft crate of claim 1, wherein in the first extended and second collapsed position, the side members remain generally parallel to one another. 8. The collapsible soft crate of claim 1, wherein the panels are directly connected to each other by stitched thread. 9. The collapsible soft crate of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of corner pads disposed at corners of the frame. 10. The collapsible soft crate of claim 1, further comprising at least one storage bag attached to at least one of the panels. 11. The collapsible soft crate of claim 1, further comprising a handle attached to at least one of the panels. 12. The collapsible soft crate of claim 1, wherein each of the top members includes an offset portion that laterally displaces the first hinge. 13. A collapsible soft crate, comprising: a frame including: a top member; a bottom member; two side members; the top member and the bottom member each including a first hinge along a length thereof; the top member and the bottom member each being connected via second hinges to the two side members; the top member including two aligned end portions located in a same plane with the bottom member and a center portion including the first hinge, the center portion being laterally displaced with respect to and extending longitudinally in a direction parallel with the plane of the end portions and the bottom member; a fabric cover surrounding a portion of the frame; the frame being movable from a first, extended position, wherein the side members are spaced apart from one another by a length of the top and the bottom members, to a second, collapsed position, wherein the hinges are folded, the two side members are moved into proximity with one another, and the center portion of the top member is adjacent to the bottom member. 14. The collapsible soft crate of claim 13, wherein the first hinge of the top member is generally adjacent to a center portion of the bottom member when the frame is in the second, collapsed position. 15. The collapsible soft crate of claim 13, wherein the center portion of the top member is laterally displaced towards the center of the frame with respect to the end portions and the bottom member. 16. The collapsible soft crate of claim 13, wherein the two end portions and the center portion of top member extend generally parallel to the bottom member when the crate is in the first, extended position. 17. The collapsible soft crate of claim 16, wherein the top member further includes two transitional portions that connect respective ones of the two end portions to the center portion and are angled with respect to the bottom member when the crate is in the first, extended position.
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