Patent ID: 8281950
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A carrier comprising: a parallelepiped-shaped body defining an internal space; a first panel assembly in the space, the first panel assembly including first and second panels joined together along respective edges to establish a first panel hinge, the first panel being attached to the body along a first wall of the body, the second panel being attached to the body along a second wall of the body orthogonal to the first wall, the first panel assembly being movable between a collapsed configuration, in which the first panel is substantially flush against the first wall, the second panel is substantially flush against the second wall, and the first panel hinge is closely juxtaposed with a first corner of the body established between the first and second walls, and an extended configuration, in which the first panel is substantially orthogonal to the first wall, the second panel is substantially orthogonal to the second wall, and the first panel hinge is distanced from the first corner to establish a first generally parallelepiped-shaped sub-enclosure; a second panel assembly in the space, the second panel assembly including third, fourth, and fifth panels, the third and fourth panels being joined together along respective edges to establish a second panel hinge, the fourth and fifth panels being joined together along respective edges to establish a third panel hinge, the third and fifth panels being attached to the body along the second wall of the body, the second panel assembly being movable between a collapsed configuration, in which the panels of the second panel assembly are substantially flush against the second wall, and an extended configuration, in which the third and fifth panels are substantially orthogonal to the second wall and the fourth panel is substantially parallel to and spaced from the second wall to establish a second generally parallelepiped-shaped sub-enclosure; a third panel assembly in the space, the third panel assembly including sixth and seventh panels joined together along respective edges to establish a fourth panel hinge, the sixth panel being attached to the body along a third wall of the body, the seventh panel being attached to the body along a fourth wall of the body orthogonal to the third wall, the third panel assembly being movable between a collapsed configuration, in which the sixth panel is substantially flush against the third wall, the seventh panel is substantially flush against the fourth wall, and the fourth panel hinge is closely juxtaposed with a corner of the body, and an extended configuration, in which the sixth panel is substantially orthogonal to the third wall and the seventh panel is substantially orthogonal to the fourth wall to establish a third generally parallelepiped-shaped sub-enclosure; a fourth panel assembly in the space, the fourth panel assembly including eighth, ninth, and tenth panels, the eighth and ninth panels being joined together along respective edges to establish a fifth panel hinge, the ninth and tenth panels being joined together along respective edges to establish a sixth panel hinge, the eighth and tenth panels being attached to the body along a fourth wall of the body, the fourth panel assembly being movable between a collapsed configuration, in which the panels of the fourth panel assembly are substantially flush against the fourth wall, and an extended configuration, in which the eighth and tenth panels are substantially orthogonal to the fourth wall and the ninth panel is substantially parallel to and spaced from the fourth wall to establish a fourth generally parallelepiped-shaped sub-enclosure; a first hook and eye fastening member disposed to hold the second and third panels together when the first and second panel assemblies are in the extended configurations; a second hook and eye fastening member disposed to hold the seventh and eighth panels together when the third and fourth panel assemblies are in the extended configurations; and a third hook and eye fastening member disposed to hold the ninth and fourth panels together when the second and fourth panel assemblies are in the extended configurations.