US2003062233A1PendingUtilityA1

Cargo organizer

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Assignee: LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL INCPriority: Sep 28, 2001Filed: Mar 28, 2002Published: Apr 3, 2003
Est. expirySep 28, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Keith Sharples
A45C 7/0054A45C 13/02A45C 13/10A45C 5/06A45C 13/103A45C 5/14
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Abstract

A collapsible multi-compartment cargo organizer including a top compartment and a bottom compartment disposed atop one another. Each compartment is accessed though either a top or side zipper opening. The cargo organizer is particularly well suited to store items in the back of a sports utility vehicle, van, or station wagon.

Claims

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         1 . A cargo organizer comprising: 
 a top compartment defined by a first side wall and a first top wall, the top compartment being accessible via a first releasable connection disposed along at least a portion of one of the first side wall and the first top wall; and    a bottom compartment defined by a second side wall and a second top wall, the bottom compartment being accessible via a second releasable connection disposed along at least a portion of one of the second side wall and the second top wall.    
     
     
         2 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the first and second releasable connections are one of a zipper, Velcro, buttons, buckles, ties, snaps, and hook-and-eyes.  
     
     
         3 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the first releasable connection is disposed about at least a portion of the perimeter of one of the first side wall and the first top wall.  
     
     
         4 . A cargo organizer as in  claim 3 , further comprising a second releasable connection disposed about at least a portion of the first top wall.  
     
     
         5 . A cargo organizer as in  claim 4 , wherein when the top compartment is fully opened using the first and second releasable connection, a left and right halve of the top wall are lifted so as to fold in half longitudinally permitting access from either the right or left side of the top compartment  
     
     
         6 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the first releasable connection is disposed about the entire perimeter of one of the first side wall and the first top wall.  
     
     
         7 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the second releasable connection is disposed about at least a portion of the perimeter of one of the second side wall and the second top wall.  
     
     
         8 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the second releasable connection is disposed about the entire perimeter of one of the second side wall and the second top wall.  
     
     
         9 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the first top wall is made from a flexible material.  
     
     
         10 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising at least one removable divider disposed in at least one of the first compartment and the second compartment.  
     
     
         11 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising a removable skeletal system for providing support to the first and second side walls when assembled and when removed permit the cargo organizer to be collapsed down.  
     
     
         12 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the cargo organizer is rectangular in shape.  
     
     
         13 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising at least two wheels disposed exteriorly of the bottom compartment so as to roll the cargo organizer while being pulled by a handle.  
     
     
         14 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the handle is retractable.  
     
     
         15 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the top and bottom compartments are disposed one atop another.  
     
     
         16 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the top and bottom compartments are substantially equal in overall dimension and shape.  
     
     
         17 . A cargo organizer comprising: 
 a rectangular top compartment defined by at least one first side wall and a first top wall, the top compartment being accessible via a first releasable connection disposed along at least a portion of the first top wall; and    a rectangular bottom compartment defined by at least one second side wall and a second top wall, the bottom compartment being accessible via a second releasable connection disposed along at least a portion of one of the at least one second side wall.    
     
     
         18 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein the top compartment is formed by four first side walls and the bottom compartment is formed by four second side walls.  
     
     
         19 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 18 , wherein the top compartment is further defined by a first bottom wall and the bottom compartment is further defined by a second bottom wall.  
     
     
         20 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 19 , wherein the first bottom wall and the second top wall are a single wall.  
     
     
         21 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 19 , wherein the first bottom wall and the second top wall are separate walls.  
     
     
         22 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein the top and bottom compartments are disposed one atop another.  
     
     
         23 . A cargo organizer comprising: 
 a top compartment defined by at least one first side wall and a first top wall, the top compartment being accessible via a first releasable connection disposed along at least a portion of the at least one first side wall; and    a bottom compartment defined by at least one second side wall and a second top wall, the bottom compartment being accessible via a second releasable connection disposed along at least a portion of the second top wall.    
     
     
         24 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 23 , wherein the top compartment is formed by four first side walls and the bottom compartment is formed by four second side walls.  
     
     
         25 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 24 , wherein the top compartment is further defined by a first bottom wall and the bottom compartment is further defined by a second bottom wall.  
     
     
         26 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 25 , wherein the first bottom wall and the second top wall are a single wall.  
     
     
         27 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 25 , wherein the first bottom wall and the second top wall are separate walls.  
     
     
         28 . The cargo organizer in accordance with  claim 23 , wherein the top and bottom compartments are disposed one atop another.

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