Patent ID: 8910988

Claim:
An adaptable bin, comprising: a bin floor; at least two bin side walls operatively attached to the bin floor; at least one bin end wall operatively attached to the bin side walls, wherein the bin floor, the bin side walls, and the bin end wall define a primary storage volume; a bin opening defined by the bin side walls and the bin end wall, wherein the bin opening allows access to the primary storage volume; and a secondary shelf operatively attached to the bin end wall and moveable between a collapsed position and an expanded position, wherein the secondary shelf selectively defines a secondary storage volume within the primary storage volume when in the expanded position, including: a first shelf segment; a first hinge rotatably connecting the first shelf segment to the bin end wall, wherein the first shelf segment is substantially parallel to the bin end wall in the collapsed position and substantially perpendicular to the bin end wall in the expanded position; a second shelf segment; and a second hinge rotatably connecting the second shelf segment to first shelf segment, wherein the second shelf segment is substantially parallel to the bin end wall in the collapsed position and substantially perpendicular to the bin end wall in the expanded position.