Patent ID: 7784632
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An organizer for cargo comprising: a case comprising a pair of case halves, each half including a bottom wall having a plurality of upwardly extending side edges at a periphery thereof, one side edge of each half including a mutually-cooperating hinge means, an opposite side edge of each half including a mutually cooperating latch means, the case configurable into an open position in which the bottom walls of each case half are generally coplanar, and a closed position in which one case half is rotated about the hinge means substantially 180 degrees until the side edges of each case half are brought substantially into mutual contact to form a substantially sealed enclosure therebetween; a collapsible wall extension means comprising two end walls and two side walls, each wall including an upper edge, a lower edge, an inside surface, and an outside surface, each side wall including two side wall panels pivotally joined together at a side wall panel hinge means and including a case hinge cut-out for receiving the hinge means of each of the case halves therethrough, the collapsible wall extension means configurable into a generally square-in-plan-view open configuration and a generally flat, collapsed configuration; whereby with the wall extension means in the open configuration and positioned such that the lower edges of each wall thereof are in close proximity to the raised edges of each half of the case, the case in the open position, the organizer forms an open bin for holding the cargo and the case forms a water-tight tray, and with the wall extension means in the collapsed configuration and stored in the case, the case in the closed position, the organizer is completely contained within the closed case.