Patent ID: 9301594
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A45C,A47G,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A convertible carrier, comprising: a generally planar flexible sheet having a center portion; first and second means for supporting an object defined in said center portion of said sheet; a first set of a plurality of spaced-apart slits defined in said sheet and arranged in a plurality of concentric rings which are disposed around and extend radially outwardly from said first means for supporting an object; a second set of a plurality of spaced-apart slits defined in said sheet and arranged in a plurality of concentric rings which are disposed around and extend radially outwardly from said second means for supporting an object; a third set of a plurality of spaced-apart slits defined in said sheet and arranged in a plurality of concentric rings which are disposed around and extend outwardly from said first and second sets of a plurality of slits, and wherein the remaining portion of said sheet between said plurality of slits is interconnected to form a lattice structure; and handle means on said sheet; wherein said sheet is moveable from its first normal, planar configuration to a second, expanded configuration in the form of a carrier, wherein at least one object is held in said center portion of said sheet by at least one of said first and second means for supporting an object and said handle means are moveable upwardly away from said center portion of said sheet, and said sheet expands via said lattice structure defined by said plurality of slits to form a carrier for holding the object placed in the center portion thereof.