Patent ID: 7699212
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A storage device comprising: a container including a plurality of resilient wall panels defining four side walls and a bottom wall, wherein each of two opposing side walls and the bottom wall are defined by a diagonal flexible hinge extending between opposing substantially triangular wall panels and each of the two remaining side walls are defined by a substantially rectangular wall panel, and wherein each adjacent pair of wall panels is joined by a flexible hinge such that the container is articulably convertible about the hinges between a substantially flat collapsed position and an expanded position defining an opening into an interior of the container, and wherein at least one of rectangular wall panels includes a step between non-coplanar sections and extending diagonally between opposite corners of the rectangular wall panel; and a lid that receives the container in the collapsed position and sealingly covers the opening of the container in the expanded position.