One handed, pop-up cargo management system

Abstract

A cargo management system includes a bottom panel, a pair of top panels hingedly connected to the bottom panel, and a plurality of side panels hingedly connected to the bottom panel and the top panels. A plurality of rib members may be provided to divide the cargo management system into separate storage wells. Both the side panels and the rib members pop-up from the bottom panel when the cargo management system is placed from a collapsed position to a fully deployed position. The cargo management can be easily placed from the collapsed position to the fully deployed position by a single hand of the user by pulling one of the top panels toward the user.

1 . A one-handed, pop-up cargo management system, comprising: 
 a bottom panel;    a pair of top panels hingedly connected to the bottom panel; and    a plurality of side panels hingedly connected to the bottom panel and the pair of top panels such that the cargo management system can be placed from a collapsed position to a fully deployed position.    
   
   
       2 . The cargo management system according to  claim 1 , further including a plurality of rib members hingedly connected to the bottom panel, the plurality of rib members dividing the cargo management system into separate storage wells.  
   
   
       3 . The cargo management system according to  claim 1 , wherein the side panels are triangular in shape.  
   
   
       4 . The cargo management system according to  claim 1 , wherein the pair of top panels are hingedly connected to the bottom panel by a living hinge.  
   
   
       5 . The cargo management system according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of side panels are hingedly connected to the bottom panel and the pair of top panels by a living hinge.  
   
   
       6 . The cargo management system according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of side panels form a deployment angle of approximately zero degrees with respect to the bottom panel when the cargo management system is in the collapsed position.  
   
   
       7 . The cargo management system according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of side panels form a deployment angle of approximately ninety degrees with respect to the bottom panel when the cargo management system is in the collapsed position.  
   
   
       8 . The cargo management system according to  claim 1 , further including a top perimeter member, a bottom perimeter member, and a pair of side perimeter members.  
   
   
       9 . The cargo management system according to  claim 8 , wherein one of the perimeter members includes a handle.  
   
   
       10 . A one-handed, pop-up cargo management system, comprising: 
 a bottom panel;    a pair of top panels hingedly connected to the bottom panel;    a first pair of side panels hingedly connected to the pair of top panels, and a first side panel hingedly connected to the first pair of side panels and the bottom panel; and    a second pair of side panels hingedly connected to the pair of top panels, and a second side panel hingedly connected to the second pair of side panels and the bottom panel,    wherein side panels form a first deployment angle with respect to the bottom panel when the cargo management system is in a collapsed position, and    wherein side panels form a second deployment angle with respect to the bottom panel when the cargo management system is in a fully deployed position.    
   
   
       11 . The cargo management system according to  claim 10 , further including a plurality of rib members hingedly connected to the bottom panel, the plurality of rib members dividing the cargo management system into separate storage wells.  
   
   
       12 . The cargo management system according to  claim 10 , wherein the side panels are triangular in shape.  
   
   
       13 . The cargo management system according to  claim 10 , wherein the first deployment angle is approximately zero degrees.  
   
   
       14 . The cargo management system according to  claim 10 , wherein the second deployment angle is approximately ninety degrees.  
   
   
       15 . The cargo management system according to  claim 10 , wherein the bottom panel forms a plurality of perimeter members.  
   
   
       16 . The cargo management system according to  claim 15 , wherein one of the plurality of perimeter members includes a handle.