An article-storage unit is configured to store various articles in several compartments. The article-storage unit is compactable to assume a smaller size when not in use.
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1. An article-storage unit comprising a container including a collapsible tray formed to include an interior storage region and a rear lid coupled to the collapsible tray for pivotable movement about a rear-lid pivot axis relative to the collapsible tray from an opened position to a closed position
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An article-storage unit comprising a container including a collapsible tray formed to include an interior storage region and a rear lid coupled to the collapsible tray for pivotable movement about a rear-lid pivot axis relative to the collapsible tray from an opened position to a closed position to cover a portion of the interior storage region anddetachable tray-organizer means for detachably mating with the collapsible tray to partition the interior storage region to establish a front chamber that is arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the rear-lid pivot axis and a separate rear chamber that is arranged to lie between the rear-lid pivot axis and the front chamber and to close, at the option of a user, a front top aperture opening into the front chamber so that the rear lid is free to mate with the detachable tray-organizer means upon movement of the rear lid about the rear-lid pivot axis relative to the collapsible tray to the closed position to close a rear top aperture opening into the rear chamber without blocking motion of a front lid included in the detachable tray-organizer means away from the collapsible tray to open the front top aperture to gain access to any items stored in the front chamber. 2. The article-storage unit of claim 1, wherein the detachable tray-organizer means further includes a partition wall coupled to the collapsible tray to partition the interior storage region to establish the front and rear chambers in the interior storage region and the front lid of the detachable tray-organizer means is coupled to the partition wall for pivotable movement about a front-lid pivot axis relative to the partition wall and to the collapsible tray between a closed position mating with the collapsible tray to close the front top aperture and an opened position disengaging the collapsible tray to open the front top aperture. 3. The article-storage unit of claim 2, wherein the rear lid includes a rear panel coupled to the collapsible tray for pivotable movement about the rear-lid pivot axis and first fastener means for detachably fastening the rear panel to the front lid of the detachable tray-organizer means to retain the rear lid in the closed position when the front lid is in the closed position and also when the front lid is in the opened position. 4. The article-storage unit of claim 3, wherein the collapsible tray includes a floor and an endless side wall coupled to the floor to form the interior storage region, the endless side wall includes, in series, a rear wall coupled to the rear lid, a first side wall, a front wall arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the rear wall to locate the partition wall about midway therebetween, and a second side wall coupled to the rear wall and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side wall, the partition wall is coupled to each of the floor and the first and second side walls, and the front lid mates with the front wall upon movement of the front lid about the front-lid pivot axis to the closed position. 5. The article-storage unit of claim 4, wherein the rear lid further includes second fastener means for detachably fastening the rear panel to at least one of the first and second side walls to retain the rear lid in the closed position. 6. The article-storage unit of claim 4, wherein the detachable tray-organizer means further includes a rear divider panel coupled to the partition wall and fastener means for detachably fastening the rear divider panel to the rear wall when the partition wall is coupled to the collapsible tray to divide the rear chamber into separate first and second Storage compartments. 7. The article-storage unit of claim 4, wherein the rear panel includes an underside arranged to face toward the floor when the rear lid is in the closed position and a topside that is arranged to face away from the floor when the rear lid is in the closed position, the front lid includes a front panel having an underside arranged to face toward the floor when the front lid is in the closed position and a topside arranged to face away from the floor when the front lid is in the closed position, the first fastener means of the rear lid includes a first fastener strip coupled to the underside of the rear panel for movement therewith relative to the collapsible tray and a companion second fastener strip coupled to the topside of the front panel of the front lid for movement therewith and configured to detachably grip the first fastener strip upon engagement therewith. 8. The article-storage unit of claim 2, wherein the partition wall of the detachable tray-organizer means includes a partition panel and fastener means for detachably coupling the partition panel to the collapsible tray to establish the front and rear chambers in the interior storage region. 9. The article-storage unit of claim 8, wherein the collapsible tray includes a floor and an endless side wall coupled to the floor to form the interior storage region, the endless side wall includes a rear wall coupled to the rear lid, a first side wall, a front wall arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the rear wall to locate the partition panel about midway therebetween, the partition panel is arranged to extend above the floor from the first side wall to the second side wall, the fastener means of the partition wall is coupled to the partition panel and each of the floor and the first and second side walls, and the front lid mates with the front wall upon movement of the front lid to the closed position. 10. The article-storage unit of claim 9, wherein the fastener means of the partition wall includes a first fastener strip coupled to a first end edge of the partition panel, a companion second fastener strip coupled to the first side wall and configured to detachably grip the first fastener strip upon engagement therewith, a third fastener strip coupled to a bottom edge of the partition panel, a companion fourth fastener strip coupled to the floor and configured to detachably grip the third fastener strip upon engagement therewith, a fifth fastener strip coupled to a second end edge of the partition panel, and a sixth fastener strip coupled to the second side wall and configured to detachably grip the fifth fastener strip upon engagement therewith. 11. The article-storage unit of claim 9, wherein the detachable tray-organizer means further includes a rear divider panel coupled to the partition wall to move therewith and rear divider-panel fastener means for detachably fastening the rear divider panel to the rear wall when the partition wall is coupled to the collapsible tray to divide the rear chamber into separate first and second storage compartments. 12. The article-storage unit of claim 11, wherein the rear divider-panel fastener means includes a first fastener strip coupled to the rear divider panel and a companion second fastener strip coupled to the rear wall and configured to detachably grip the first fastener strip upon engagement therewith. 13. The article-storage unit of claim 9, further comprising a front divider panel located in the front chamber and front divider-panel fastener means for detachably fastening the front divider panel to each of the partition panel and the front wall to divide the front chamber into separate first and second storage compartments. 14. The article-storage unit of claim 13, wherein the front divider-panel fastener means includes a first fastener strip coupled to an inner edge of the front divider panel, a companion second fastener strip coupled to the partition panel and configured to detachably grip the first fastener strip upon engagement therewith, a third fastener strip coupled to an outer edge of the front divider panel, and a companion fourth fastener strip coupled to the front wall and configured to detachably grip the third fastener strip upon engagement therewith. 15. The article-storage unit of claim 14, wherein the companion second fastener strip is arranged to extend on the partition panel along a horizontal line from the first side wall to the second side wall. 16. The article-storage unit of claim 14, wherein the companion second fastener strip is arranged to extend on the partition panel along a vertical line from the floor to the front-lid pivot axis. 17. The article-storage unit of claim 2, wherein the front lid of the detachable tray-organizer means includes a front panel coupled to the partition wall for pivotable movement about a front-lip pivot axis and first fastener means for detachably fastening the front panel to the collapsible tray to retain the front lid in the closed position. 18. The article-storage unit of claim 17, wherein the collapsible tray includes a floor and an endless side wall coupled to the floor to cooperate with the floor to form the interior storage region, the endless side wall includes a rear wall coupled to the rear lid, a first side wall, a front wall arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the rear wall to locate the partition wall about midway therebetween, and a second side wall coupled to the rear wall and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side wall, the partition wall is coupled to each of the floor and the first and second side walls, and the first fastener means of the front lid is coupled to the front panel and to the front wall. 19. The article-storage unit of claim 18, wherein the front lid further includes second fastener means for detachably fastening the front panel to at least one of the first and second side walls to retain the front lid in the closed position. 20. The article-storage unit of claim 2, wherein the front lid of the detachable tray-organizer means includes a front panel coupled to the partition wall for pivotable movement about the front-lid pivot axis relative to the partition wall, the front panel includes a top plate arranged to lie above and in spaced-apart confronting relation to the floor when the front lid is in the closed position and a front lip coupled to a front edge of the top plate for pivotable movement about a front-lip pivot axis relative to the top plate and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the partition wall to locate the top plate between the front lip and the partition wall, and a first fastener means for detachably fastening the front lip to the collapsible tray to retain the front lid in the closed position. 21. The article-storage unit of claim 20, wherein the collapsible tray includes a floor and an endless side wall coupled to the floor to cooperate with the floor to form the interior storage region, the endless side wall includes a rear wall coupled to the rear lid, a first side wall, a front wall arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the rear wall to locate the partition wall about midway therebetween, and a second side wall coupled to the rear wall and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side wall, the partition wall is coupled to each of the floor and the first and second side walls, and the first fastener means of the front lid is coupled to the front lip and to the front wall. 22. The article-storage unit of claim 21, wherein the front lid further includes second fastener means for detachably fastening the front panel to at least one of the first and second side walls to retain the front lid in the closed position. 23. The article-storage unit of claim 22, wherein the detachable tray-organizer means further includes a rear divider panel coupled to the partition wall to move therewith and fastener means for detachably fastening the rear divider panel to the rear wall when the partition wall is coupled to the collapsible tray to divide the rear chamber into separate first and second item-storage compartments. 24. The article-storage unit of claim 23, further comprising a front divider panel located in the front chamber and fastener means for detachably fastening the front divider panel to each of the partition wall and a front wall of the collapsible tray that is arranged to lie in a spaced-apart relation to the first lid-pivot axis to locate the partition panel therebetween to divide the front chamber into separate first and second storage compartments. 25. The article-storage unit of claim 1, wherein the collapsible tray is made of a pliable material and includes a floor and an endless side wall coupled to the floor to form the interior storage region and coupled to the rear lid at the rear-lid pivot axis and the endless side wall includes, in series, a first segment coupled to the rear lid at the rear-lid pivot axis, a second segment coupled to the rear lid at the rear-lid pivot axis and to the first segment at a rear-wall fold line to define a rear wall, a third segment coupled to the second segment at a first-corner fold line to establish a first corner of the collapsible tray, a fourth segment coupled to the third segment at a first-side fold line to define a first side wall, a fifth segment coupled to the fourth segment at a second-corner fold line to establish a second corner of the collapsible tray, a sixth segment coupled to the fifth segment at a front-wall fold line to define a front wall, a seventh segment coupled to the sixth segment at a third-corner fold line to establish a third corner of the collapsible tray, and an eighth segment coupled to the seventh segment at a second-side fold line to define a second side wall and to the first segment at a fourth-corner fold line to establish a fourth corner of the collapsible tray. 26. The article-storage unit of claim 25, wherein the foldable storage unit is reconfigurable by a user to assume one of an erected use mode and a compact first folded mode and wherein, in the compact erected use mode, the first and second segments lie in coplanar relation to one another to establish the rear wall, the third and fourth segments lie in coplanar relation to one another to establish the first side wall and orient the first side wall to lie in perpendicular relation to the rear wall, the fifth and sixth segments lie in coplanar relation to one another to establish the front wall and orient the front wall to lie in perpendicular relation to the first side wall and in spaced-apart parallel relation to the rear wall, and the seventh and eighth segments lie in coplanar relation to one another to establish the second side wall and to orient the second side wall to lie in perpendicular relation to each of the front and rear walls and in spaced-apart parallel relation to the first side wall andwherein, in the compact first folded mode, the rear wall is arranged to lie in closely confronting generally parallel relation to the front wall to define a segment-receiving space therebetween, the third and fourth segments are arranged to lie in the segment-receiving space between the rear and front walls in closely confronting relation to one another to form a first-side segment stack, and the seventh and eighth segments are arranged to lie in the segment-receiving space between the rear and front walls in closely confronting relation to one another to form a second-side segment stack arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first-side segment stack, and the floor is folded to lie substantially in the segment-receiving space provided between the rear and front walls. 27. The article-storage unit of claim 26, wherein each of the segments includes an inner surface facing into the interior storage region and an outer surface facing away from the interior storage region when the foldable storage unit is in the erected use mode and wherein, in the compact first folded mode of the foldable storage unit, the inner surface of the second segment faces toward the inner surface of the third segment, the outer surface of the third segment faces toward the outer surface of the fourth segment, the inner surface of the fourth segment faces toward the inner surface of the fifth segment, the inner surface of the first segment faces toward the inner surface of the eighth segment, the outer surface of the eighth segment faces toward the outer surface of the seventh segment, and the inner surface of the seventh segment faces toward the inner surface of the sixth segment. 28. The article-storage unit of claim 27, wherein the foldable storage unit is also reconfigurable by a user to assume a more compact second folded mode, the rear lid includes an underside arranged to face toward the floor and a topside arranged to face away from the floor when the foldable storage unit is in the erected use mode and the rear lid is in the closed position and wherein the underside of the rear lid is arranged to face toward and lie in closely confronting relation to the outer surfaces of the fifth and sixth segments to establish a compact second folded mode of the foldable storage unit in response to pivoting movement of the rear lid about the rear-lid pivot axis toward the rear wall. 29. The article-storage unit of claim 28, wherein the foldable storage unit is also reconfigurable by a user to assume a most compact third folded mate of the foldable storage unit, the topside of the rear lid includes a right-side portion arranged to lie in closely confronting and generally parallel relation to the second segment and a left-side portion arranged to lie in closely confronting and generally parallel relation to the first segment, and wherein the right-side portion of the topside of the rear lid is arranged to lie in closely confronting and generally parallel relation to the left-side portion of the topside of the rear lid in response to pivoting movement of the second segment about the rear-wall fold line toward the first segment and pivoting movement of the fifth segment about the front-wall fold line toward the sixth segment. 30. The foldable storage unit of claim 25, further comprising anchor means coupled to the floor of the collapsible tray for piercing a surface of an underlayment under the floor to retain the collapsible tray on the underlayment. 31. The foldable storage unit of claim 30, wherein the anchor means includes a first floor anchor coupled to a first corner portion of the floor at the first corner of the collapsible tray, a second floor anchor coupled to a second corner portion of the floor at the second corner of the collapsible tray, a third floor anchor coupled to a third corner portion of the floor at the third corner of the collapsible tray, and a fourth floor anchor coupled to a fourth corner portion of the floor at the fourth corner of the collapsible tray. 32. The foldable storage unit of claim 30, wherein the floor is formed to include an anchor-receiving aperture, the anchor means includes a floor anchor coupled to the floor at the anchor-receiving aperture and arranged to extend through the floor to reach an underlayment located under the floor. 33. The foldable storage unit of claim 32, wherein the floor anchor includes a base located in the interior storage region of the collapsible tray and formed to include a central aperture aligned and in communication with the anchor-receiving aperture formed in the floor to establish an aligned position of the base on the floor, a fastener coupled to the floor and the base to retain the base in the aligned position, a piercing member, and grip means for supporting the piercing member in a tethered position on the base for movement under the control of a user in a first direction to move the piercing member to pierce the surface of an underlayment located below the floor and remain in a temporary locked position therein and in an opposite second direction to remove the piercing member from the underlayment without untethering the piercing member from the base so that the user can move the piercing member relative to the base in the first direction while the floor of the collapsible tray is at rest on an underlayment to anchor the collapsible tray to the underlayment and alternatively can move the piercing member relative to the base in the opposite second direction to disengage the piercing member from the underlayment to release the collapsible tray from the underlayment. 34. The foldable storage unit of claim 1, further comprising anchor means coupled to the floor of the collapsible tray for piercing a surface of an underlayment under the floor to retain the collapsible tray on the underlayment. 35. The foldable storage unit of claim 34, wherein the floor is formed to include an anchor-receiving aperture, the anchor means includes a floor anchor coupled to the floor at the anchor-receiving aperture and arranged to extend through the floor to reach an underlayment located under the floor. 36. The foldable storage unit of claim 35, wherein the floor anchor includes a base located in the interior storage region of the collapsible tray and formed to include a central aperture aligned and in communication with the anchor-receiving aperture formed in the floor to establish an aligned position of the base on the floor, a fastener coupled to the floor and the base to retain the base in the aligned position, a piercing member, and grip means for supporting the piercing member in a tethered position on the base for movement under the control of a user in a first direction to move the piercing member to pierce the surface of an underlayment located below the floor and remain in a temporary locked position therein and in an opposite second direction to remove the piercing member from the underlayment without untethering the piercing member from the base so that the user can move the piercing member relative to the base in the first direction while the floor of the collapsible tray is at rest on an underlayment to anchor the collapsible tray to the underlayment and alternatively can move the piercing member relative to the base in the opposite second direction to disengage the piercing member from the underlayment to release the collapsible tray from the underlayment. 37. The foldable storage unit of claim 36, wherein the piercing member included is corkscrew-shaped and has an upper end coupled to the gripping means and a lower end formed to include a sharpened point and is helically wound about a vertical axis extending through the central aperture of the base. 38. The foldable storage unit of claim 36, wherein the piercing member has an upper end coupled to the gripping means and a lower end formed to include a sharpened point and the sharpened point is arranged to lie in the central aperture of the base when the piercing member is moved to assume the retracted position and to lie outside of the central aperture of the base when the piercing member is moved to assume the temporary locked position. 39. An article-storage unit comprising a collapsible tray including a floor and an endless side wall coupled to the floor to form an interior storage region,a tray-organizer located in the interior storage region and detachably coupled to the collapsible tray to partition the interior storage region to form front and rear chambers, andanchor means located in each of the front and rear chambers and coupled to the floor of the collapsible tray for selectively piercing a surface of an underlayment under the floor to retain the collapsible tray in a stationary position on the underlaymentwherein the floor is formed to include an anchor-receiving aperture, the anchor means includes a floor anchor coupled to the floor at the anchor-receiving aperture and arranged to extend through the floor to reach an underlayment located under the floor, andwherein the floor anchor includes a base located in the interior storage region of the tray and formed to include a central aperture aligned and in communication with the anchor-receiving aperture formed in the floor to establish an aligned position of the base on the floor, a fastener coupled to the floor and the base to retain the base in the aligned position, a piercing member, and grip means for supporting the piercing member in a tethered position on the base for movement under the control of a user in a first direction to move the piercing member to pierce the surface of an underlayment located below the floor and remain in a temporary locked position therein and in an opposite second direction to remove the piercing member from the underlayment without untethering the piercing member from the base so that the user can move the piercing member relative to the base in the first direction while the floor of the tray is at rest on an underlayment to anchor the tray to the underlayment and alternatively can move the piercing member relative to the base in the opposite second direction to disengage the piercing member from the underlayment to release the tray from the underlayment. 40. The foldable storage unit of claim 39, wherein the piercing member included is corkscrew-shaped and has an upper end coupled to the gripping means and a lower end formed to include a sharpened point and is helically wound about a vertical axis extending through the central aperture of the base. 41. The foldable storage unit of claim 39, wherein the piercing member has an upper end coupled to the gripping means and a lower end formed to include a sharpened point and the sharpened point is arranged to lie in the central aperture of the base when the piercing member is moved to assume the retracted position and to lie outside of the central aperture of the base when the piercing member is moved to assume the temporary locked position.
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