Patent ID: 7582047

Claim:
A method for transforming a foldable receptacle from a folded storage mode to an open mode for receiving material and then to a secured mode for maintaining material, the method comprising the steps of: providing a receptacle with a first side, a second side, a bottom having a width and a depth, and a closeable open top; providing a first fastener part on the first side adjacent the open top; providing a second fastener part on the second side for receiving the first fastener part in mating engagement; providing a third fastener part on the first side and spaced from the bottom a distance approximating the depth of the bottom for aligning with the first fastener part; providing the receptacle in the folded storage mode wherein the receptacle is folded such that the bottom is disposed between a portion of the first side and another portion of the first side and the first fastener part is in mating engagement with the third fastener part; unfastening the first fastener part from its mating engagement with the third fastener part; unfolding the receptacle into the open mode; folding the receptacle along a first folding line to close the open top; folding the receptacle along a second folding line to provide a double-fold closure of the open top of the receptacle and to align the first fastener part with the second fastener part; and securing the first fastener part in mating engagement with the second fastener part.