Patent ID: 6173839
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
A portable storage unit, comprising:a main compartment comprisinga waterproof rectangular base having upwardly extending side wall sections defining front and rear wall and opposed side wall sections;fabric side walls attached to the front and rear walls and opposed side walls of the base and extending upwardly therefrom to define contiguous main compartment front and rear walls and opposed side walls and a rectangular main compartment having a rectangular upper peripheral edge;rectangular fabric lid with a main panel having front and rear edges and opposed side edges, the rear edge of said lid attached to the upper peripheral edge of the rear wall of the main compartment and said lid having a main panel configured to open and close the main compartment;an internal frame insertable into said main compartment comprisinglaterally extending upper frame sections releasably connected to at least the main compartment opposed side walls near the upper peripheral edge thereof when said frame is inserted into said main compartment;downwardly extending frame sections connected to the laterally extending upper frame sections; andbase sections connected to said downwardly extending frame sections and configured for resting on the base;whereby the main compartment of said storage unit may be collapsed by removing said internal frame from said main compartment and the main compartment of said storage unit may be assembled by inserting said internal frame into said main compartment and connecting said laterally extending frame sections to at least the main compartment opposed side walls near the upper peripheral edge thereof.