Holder

Abstract

A holder and method formed from a single foldable, stiffened sheet of material without using an adhesive material. The holder includes a rectangular floor panel that has a pair of slots, each slot associated with an aperture. The rectangular floor is bounded on all sides by a first and second pair of walls, one pair of wall panels having fastening arms and the other having tabs at the top portion and at least one slot. The fastening arms are disposed in at least one slot in the other wall panels. The pair of tabs on the top portion of those wall panels are pushed through the pair of slots of the rectangular floor and pulled up to close the apertures associated with the slots thereby forming the holder.

1 . A holder formed by a single sheet of stiff, folded stock without the use of an adhesive comprising:
 a rectangular floor panel bounded on all sides by first and second pairs of creases in the stock, wherein the creases of the first pair are perpendicular to the creases of the second pair, the rectangular floor panel having a pair of slots each slot having an associated aperture;   a first pair of wall panels having linear side edges extending outwardly from the first pair of creases;   a second pair of wall panels having linear side edges extending outwardly from the second pair of creases;   fastening arms extending laterally from the side edges of a wall panel in one of the pairs of wall panels; and   at least one slot in each wall of the other pair of wall panels, the other pair of wall panels including a tab on a top portion of each wall panel;   wherein the wall panels are in a fixed orientation relative to the floor panel with the side edges of the wall panels in the first pair meeting the side edges of the wall panels in the second pair, thereby defining a holder in which the fastening arms are disposed in the at least one slot in each wall of the other pair of wall panels and the pair of tabs on the top portion of each wall panel is pushed through the pair of slots of the rectangular floor and pulled up to close the apertures associated with the slots, whereby the floor panel resides within the confines of the wall panels in an upwardly facing, exposed condition.   
   
   
       2 . The holder according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the wall panels in the first pair is a front panel and the other of the wall panels in the first pair is a back panel. 
   
   
       3 . The holder according to  claim 2 , wherein the back panel includes a plurality of apertures for attaching the holder to a vertical surface. 
   
   
       4 . The holder according to  claim 3 , wherein the apertures include a set of teeth for preventing the holder to slide back and forth. 
   
   
       5 . The holder according to  claim 1 , wherein one pair of fastening arms extends from the at least one slot of the other pair of wall panels to the wall panel of the opposite wall panel in which the fastening arms are extending from. 
   
   
       6 . The holder according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one slot in the other pair of wall panels includes three slots. 
   
   
       7 . The holder according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the pairs of wall panels includes a disengaging opening. 
   
   
       8 . The holder according to  claim 1 , wherein the tab on the top portion of each wall panel is shaped according to the aperture associated with each slot on the rectangular floor. 
   
   
       9 . The holder according to  claim 1 , wherein the stock has a thickness of about 2 mm to about 3 mm. 
   
   
       10 . A method for making a holder formed by a single sheet of stiff, folded stock without using an adhesive, the method comprising:
 folding a first and second pairs of creases in the stock to form a rectangular floor panel, wherein the creases of the first pair are perpendicular to the creases of the second pair, the rectangular floor panel having a pair of slots each slot having an associated aperture, the rectangular floor defined by a first pair of wall panels having linear side edges extending outwardly from the first pair of creases and a second pair of wall panels having linear side edges extending outwardly from the second pair of creases;   securing a plurality of fastening arms extending laterally from the side edges of a wall panel in one of the pairs of wall panels to at least one slot in each wall of the other pair of wall panels to secure the sides of the holder, the other pair of wall panels including a tab on a top portion of each wall panel; and   pushing the tabs on the top portion of each wall panel of the other pair of wall panels through the pair of slots on the rectangular floor and pulling the tabs up to close the apertures associated with the slots thereby completely securing the holder.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein folding the first and second pairs of creases in the stock to form the rectangular floor panel comprises bending the first and second pair of wall panels in an upright position. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein securing the plurality of fastening arms extending laterally from the side edges of a wall panel in one of the pairs of wall panels to at least one slot in each wall of the other pair of wall panels to secure the sides of the holder further comprises bending the plurality of fastening arms against an opposite wall panel from the wall panel in one of the pairs of wall panels to secure the holder. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein securing the plurality of fasteners extending laterally from the side edges of the wall panel in one of the pairs of wall panels to at least one slot in each wall of the other pair of wall panels to secure the sides of the holder further comprises waving the plurality of fasteners through three slots. 
   
   
       14 . A holder formed from a single foldable, stiffened sheet of material without using an adhesive, the holder comprising:
 a rectangular floor panel having a pair of slots each slot having an associated aperture;   a front and back panel extending at creases from opposite mutually parallel first and second sides of the floor panel and each including a pair of fastening arms that extend laterally in opposite directions from each other; and   a pair of side panels extending at creases from opposite mutually parallel third and fourth sides of the floor panel, the pair of side panels comprising:
 at least one slot in each side panel, the side panels each concurrently engagable from opposite sides by separate ones of the fastening arms extending from the front and back panels through the at least one slot in each side panel, whereby the fastening arms hold the front and back panels and the side panels in a rigid orientation relative to the floor panel; 
 a tab on the top portion of each side panel, whereby the tabs are pushed through the pair of slots of the rectangular floor and pulled up to close the apertures associated with the slots. 
   
   
   
       15 . The holder according to  claim 14 , wherein the sheet of material is made from a plastic composite. 
   
   
       16 . The holder according to  claim 14 , further comprising a tab on the front panel to secure the holder. 
   
   
       17 . The holder according to  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of slots and holes for inserting items into. 
   
   
       18 . The holder according to  claim 14 , wherein the back panel further comprises a set of slots capable of supporting the weight of the holder. 
   
   
       19 . The holder according to  claim 18 , wherein at least one of the slots includes a set of teeth for preventing the holder to slide back and forth. 
   
   
       20 . The holder according to  claim 14 , wherein the tab on the top portion of each side panel is a semi-circle matching the aperture located in the rectangular floor.