Patent ID: 11897183
Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. An apparatus, comprising:
a container; and
a plurality of structures disposed in the container, two or more of the structures being disposed in a flat state and being stacked on one top of the other, and each of the stacked structures comprises:
a flexible plastic body having a first end and a second end, as well as a first side and a second side disposed opposite each other, the first side comprising a first plurality of integral segments that are each hollow, and the second side comprising a second plurality of integral segments; and
a plurality of living hinges integral with the flexible plastic body, and one of the living hinges is positioned between, and connects, two of the segments, that are positioned either on the first side or the second side, such that the flexible plastic body extends unbroken between those two segments, and the living hinges enable the flexible plastic body to alternatively assume a flat state, or a state in which the flexible plastic body is not flat, in its entirety, forms a curved configuration.