[특허]Multipurpose storage device and method

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Multipurpose storage device and method

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B65D-006/00 B65D-008/00 A45C-013/34
미국특허분류(USC)	220/007; 220/004.08; 190/107
출원번호	UP-0263424 (2005-10-31)
등록번호	US-7845508 (2011-01-31)
발명자 / 주소	Rothschild, Wayne H. Rothschild, Maxwell Bell
대리인 / 주소	Nixon Peabody LLP
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A convertible device that converts between an activity mat and a storage container to capture and store numerous articles. Upon reclosing the activity mat, the articles are recaptured into the storage container. The device includes walls and a base, webbing connected between each adjacent wall pair, and a joint connected between the base and walls so that they are foldable into a third configuration wherein the footprint of the folded device is roughly the size of the base. In the third configuration, the walls are stacked relative to the base. The convertible device may further include two zippers for releasably holding the walls in a rigid and upright position in the first configuration. The webbing can be inwardly biased such that when the walls are urged from the second to the first configuration, the webbing folds toward the interior of the convertible device.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus convertible between at least a storage container in a first configuration and an activity mat in a second configuration, comprising: a base connected to a first wall end and a second wall end, each of said first and said second wall ends having a distal edge, a proximate edge, and an upper edge between said distal and said proximate edges; a first wall side connected between said first and second wall ends by a first pair of webbings, said first wall side having a proximate edge and a distal edge, said first pair of webbings including a first and a second webbing, said first webbing connected between said proximate edge of said first wall end and said distal edge of said first wall side, said second webbing connected between said proximate edge of said second wall end and said proximate edge of said first wall side; a second wall side integral with a flap and a top portion that extends completely around said upper edges of said first and second wall ends in said first configuration, said flap overlapping said first wall side in said first configuration, said second wall side connected between said first and second wall ends by a second pair of webbings, said second wall side having a proximate edge and a distal edge, said top portion having a proximate edge and a distal edge, said second pair of webbings including a third and a fourth webbing, said third webbing connected between said distal edge of said first wall end and said distal edge of said second wall side, said fourth webbing connected between said distal edge of said second wall end and said proximate edge of said second wall side; a first pair of zippers, one of the first pair of zippers being configured to releasably secure (i) said distal edge of said first wall end to said distal edge of said second wall side and (ii) said upper edge of said first wall end to said distal edge of said top portion; and a second pair of zippers, one of the second pair of zippers being configured to releasably secure (i) said distal edge of said second wall end to said proximate edge of said second wall side and (ii) said upper edge of said second wall end to said proximate edge of said top portion, said apparatus being in an erect, assembled configuration when said first and second zippers are in a zipped position and said apparatus being convertible from said erect, assembled configuration to an open, flattened configuration when said first and second zippers are in an unzipped position, wherein a length of said proximate edge of said second wall side, a length of said distal edge of said second wall side, a length of said distal edge of said first wall end, and a length of said distal edge of said second wall end are substantially equal, and wherein said first and said second pairs of webbings are configured to aid in automatically capturing items on said apparatus in said flattened configuration in response to said apparatus being converted from said flattened configuration to said erect, assembled configuration. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a ratio of an area of said apparatus when in said open, flattened configuration to an area of said base is at least 5:1. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a ratio of an area of said apparatus when in said open, flattened configuration to an area of said base is at least 2:1. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first and said second pair of webbings are inwardly biased such that in response to said apparatus being converted from said flattened configuration to said erect, assembled configuration, said first and said second pair of webbings fold toward an interior of said apparatus. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said first and said second pair of webbings include a semi-rigid material that is scored or pre-folded so as to form an inward bias. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of said upper edges of said first and said second wall ends is a curved upper edge. 7. An apparatus transformable between at least an erect, assembled configuration and an open, flattened configuration, comprising a base foldably connected to a pair of wall ends and a pair of wall sides, each of said wall ends having a distal edge, a proximate edge, and an upper edge between said distal and said proximate edges, a first of said pair of wall sides being integral with a flap and a top portion that extends completely around said upper edges of said pair of wall ends in said erect, assembled configuration, a first of said pair of wall ends releasably attached to said pair of wall sides by a first pair of zippers such that one of said first pair of zippers releasably secures said top portion to said upper edge of said first wall end and a second of said pair of wall ends releasably attached to said pair of wall sides by a second pair of zippers such that one of said second pair of zippers releasably secures said top portion to said upper edge of said second wall end, in said erect, assembled configuration, each adjacent pair of said wall ends and said wall sides being flexibly connected together by a webbing that is inwardly biased to fold toward an interior of said apparatus in response to said apparatus being converted from said open, flattened configuration toward said erect, assembled configuration, wherein a length of said upper edge of said first wall end, a length of said upper edge of said second wall end, and a length of said top portion are substantially equal. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said webbing connected between a first one of said pair of wall ends and a first one of said wall sides remains generally flush against said first wall side in response to said apparatus being in said erect, assembled configuration. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said flap extends over a second of said pair of wall sides in response to said apparatus being in said erect, assembled configuration, said one of said first pair of zippers and said one of said second pair of zippers being disposed along an entire length of respective side edges of said first wall side and said top portion. 10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said first pair of zippers and said second pair of zippers are oriented such that respective zipper tails of said first and said second pairs of zippers are proximate said base in response to said apparatus being in said open, flattened configuration, said apparatus further comprising a first pair and a second paid of pouches proximate said base configured to respectively store said zipper tails. 11. A method of assembling an apparatus convertible between at least a first configuration, a second configuration, and a third configuration, comprising: providing said apparatus in said first configuration, said first configuration being an erect, assembled configuration, said second configuration being an open, flattened configuration, and said third configuration being a stacked, folded configuration; unzipping a first pair of zippers to release a first wall end from a pair of wall sides, said first wall end being connected to said pair of wall sides by a first pair of webbings, said first pair of webbings including a first and a second webbing, each of said first and said second webbings being inwardly biased in said first configuration; unzipping a second pair of zippers to release a second wall end from said pair of wall sides, said second wall end being connected to said pair of wall sides by a second pair of webbings, said second pair of webbings including a third and a fourth webbing, each of said third and said fourth webbings being inwardly biased in said first configuration, each of said first and said second wall ends having a distal edge, a proximate edge, and an upper edge between said distal and said proximate edges, a first of said pair of wall sides being integral with a flap and a top portion that extends completely around said upper edges of said pair of wall ends in said first configuration, one of said first pair of zippers releasably securing said top portion to said upper edge of said first wall end and one of said second pair of zippers releasably securing said top portion to said upper edge of said second wall end in said first configuration, and a length of said upper edge of said first wall end, a length of said upper edge of said second wall end, and a length of said top portion being substantially equal; flattening said first wall end, said second wall end, and said pair of wall sides until said apparatus is in said second configuration; and folding said first wall end, said second wall end, and said pair of wall sides relative to a base connected thereto until said apparatus is in said third configuration. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising inwardly biasing said webbings by scoring a semi-rigid material along the bias and positioning said material such that each of said webbings fold toward an interior of said apparatus in response to said apparatus being urged from said open, flattened configuration to said erect, assembled configuration. 13. The method of claim 11, further comprising: unfolding said first wall end, said second wall end, and said pair of wall sides relative to said base until said apparatus is in said second configuration; first zipping said first pair of zippers to attach said first wall end to said pair of wall sides; and second zipping said second pair of zippers to attach said second wall end to said pair of wall sides, said first zipping and said second zipping converting said apparatus from said open, flattened configuration to said erect, assembled configuration. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of said first, said second, said third, and said fourth webbings have a single fold. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said base, said first and said second wall ends, said first and said second wall sides, said first pair of webbings, and said second pair of webbings lie in a substantially singular plane when said apparatus is in said open, flattened configuration. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first, said second, said third, and said fourth webbings have a generally square profile when said apparatus is in said open, flattened configuration and wherein said webbings have a generally triangular profile when said apparatus is in said erect, assembled configuration. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first, said second, said third, and said fourth webbings are solely connected to respective ones of said first and said second wall ends and said first and said second wall sides. 18. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said base includes a plurality of rounded plastic nubs configured to removably connect with building blocks. 19. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said base, one or both of said pair of wall ends, one or both of said pair of wall sides, or any combination thereof includes a plurality of rounded plastic nubs configured to removably connect with building blocks. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said building blocks are LEGO® building blocks. 21. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said other one of the first pair of zippers is configured to releasably secure said proximate edge of said first wall end to said distal edge of said first wall side. 22. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said other one of the second pair of zippers is configured to releasably secure said proximate edge of said second wall end to said proximate edge of said first wall side. 23. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said flap overlaps a substantial portion of said first wall side. 24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein said first wall side includes a first engaging means for engaging a corresponding second engaging means disposed on an inner surface of said flap. 25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein said first engaging means includes a hook fastener and said second engaging means includes a loop fastener. 26. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of elongated joints between said base and each of said pair of wall ends and said wall sides such that said wall ends and said wall sides are foldable into a stacked, folded configuration wherein the footprint of said apparatus in said stacked, folded configuration has substantially the same dimensions as said base and said wall ends and said walls sides are in a stacked relationship relative to said base. 27. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said first pair of zippers and said second pair of zippers are attached by zipper tape affixed to the exterior of said wall ends and said wall sides. 28. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein at least one of said pair of wall ends or at least one of said pair of wall sides includes a vent hole.

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