Foldable storage case

Abstract

A foldable storage case comprises a one-piece, waterproof container. The container comprises a body, a bottom, and a cover, where the body, the bottom, and the cover form an interior space therebetween. The body comprises a plurality of body panels, the bottom comprises a plurality of bottom panels, and the cover comprises a plurality of cover panels. A plurality of removable fasteners is used to fasten together the body panels and the bottom panels. Further, each cover panel includes a projection adapted to be received by a receiving area of at least one of the body panels. When the cover is folded such that two or more projections are disposed adjacent each other within the receiving area, the projections and the receiving area interfere with each other, detachably securing the cover panels in place.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A foldable storage case comprising:
 a one-piece container comprising a body, a bottom, and a cover, wherein the body, the bottom, and the cover are adapted to form an interior space therebetween;   the body comprising a plurality of body panels, at least one of the body panels comprising a first overlapping body area, at least one of the body panels comprising a second overlapping body area adapted to be disposed adjacent the first overlapping body area, wherein the first overlapping body area and the second overlapping body area comprise at least one body aperture, wherein when the first overlapping body area and the second overlapping body area overlap, the body aperture of the first overlapping body area and the body aperture of the second overlapping body area align to form a body aperture pair therethrough;   the bottom comprising a plurality of bottom panels, each bottom panel hingedly joined to at least one of the body panels, at least one of the bottom panels comprising a first overlapping bottom area, at least one of the bottom panels comprising a second overlapping bottom area adapted to be disposed adjacent the first overlapping bottom area, wherein the first overlapping bottom area and the second overlapping bottom area comprise at least one bottom aperture, wherein when the first overlapping bottom area and the second overlapping bottom area overlap, the bottom aperture of the first overlapping bottom area and the bottom aperture of the second overlapping bottom area align to form a bottom aperture pair therethrough;   the cover comprising a plurality of cover panels, the cover panels comprising a hinged end and a free end, the hinged end adapted to be hingedly joined to one of the body panels by at least one cover hinge, the free end comprising a projection adapted to be received by a receiving area of at least one of the body panels, wherein when the cover is folded along the cover hinge such that the projections of at least two of the cover panels are disposed adjacent each other within the receiving area, the projections and the receiving area interfere with each other such that the projections and the receiving area detachably secure the cover panels in place;   a plurality of removable fasteners adapted to be disposed in the body aperture pair and the bottom aperture pair, thereby fastening together the body panels and the bottom panels, respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The foldable storage case of  claim 1 , wherein the container further comprises a waterproof material. 
     
     
         3 . The foldable storage case of  claim 1 , wherein the container further comprises a corrugated plastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The foldable storage case of  claim 1 , wherein the fasteners comprise screws. 
     
     
         5 . The foldable storage case of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving area comprises a U-shaped slot vertically oriented on the body panel. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable storage case of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the hinged ends of the cover panels comprises two or more cover hinges separated by a space, said space adapted to increase flexibility of the cover panel with respect to the body panel. 
     
     
         7 . The foldable storage case of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the hinged ends of the cover panels comprises two or more cover hinges separated by a space, said space adapted to increase flexibility of the cover panel with respect to the body panel. 
     
     
         8 . The foldable storage case of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the hinged ends of the cover panels comprises a discontinuous hinge. 
     
     
         9 . The foldable storage case of  claim 1 , wherein each of the hinged ends of each of the cover panels comprises a space. 
     
     
         10 . The foldable storage case of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the body panels further comprises an integral handle, the handle comprising a handling aperture, whereby a user may use the handling aperture to grasp the container. 
     
     
         11 . The foldable storage case of  claim 10 , wherein the handle further comprises a flap adapted to be hingedly joined to the respective body panel by at least one handle hinge;
 wherein the handle hinge is adapted to adjust the flap from a closed position, wherein the flap forms the same plane as the body panel and thereby fills the handling aperture, to an open position, wherein the flap is disposed into the interior space of the container, thereby opening the handling aperture and enabling a user to grasp the container at the handling aperture.   
     
     
         12 . The foldable storage case of  claim 11 , further comprising a divider adapted to be disposed in the interior space of the container, wherein when the divider is disposed in the interior space of the container, and when the at least one flap of the handle is in the open position, the flap detachably secures the divider in place and prevents the divider from being removed from the interior space of the container. 
     
     
         13 . A foldable storage case comprising:
 a one-piece container comprising a body, a bottom, and a cover, wherein the body, the bottom, and the cover are adapted to form an interior space therebetween;   the body comprising a plurality of body panels;   the bottom comprising a plurality of bottom panels, each bottom panel hingedly joined to at least one of the body panels;   the cover comprising a plurality of cover panels, the cover panels comprising a hinged end and a free end, the hinged end adapted to be hingedly joined to one of the body panels by at least one cover hinge, the free end comprising a projection extending therefrom and hingedly joined thereto, the projection further comprising a closure flap comprising at least one end aperture;   the cover panels further comprising a side flap extended from and hingedly joined to the cover panel, the side flap further comprising at least one side aperture;   whereby the cover panel and the side flap are adapted to overlap such that the at least one end aperture and the at least one side aperture align to form a cover aperture pair therethrough; and   a plurality of removable fasteners adapted to be disposed in the cover aperture pair, thereby fastening together the closure flap and the side flap.   
     
     
         14 . The foldable storage case of  claim 13 , wherein each of the hinged ends of each of the cover panels comprises a space. 
     
     
         15 . A foldable storage case comprising:
 a one-piece container comprising a body, a bottom, and a cover, wherein the body, the bottom, and the cover are adapted to form an interior space therebetween;   the body comprising a plurality of body panels, at least one of the body panels comprising a first overlapping body area, at least one of the body panels comprising a second overlapping body area adapted to be disposed adjacent the first overlapping body area, wherein the first overlapping body area and the second overlapping body area comprise at least one body aperture, wherein when the first overlapping body area and the second overlapping body area overlap, the body aperture of the first overlapping body area and the body aperture of the second overlapping body area align to form a body aperture pair therethrough;   the bottom comprising a plurality of bottom panels, each bottom panel hingedly joined to at least one of the body panels, at least one of the bottom panels comprising a first overlapping bottom area, at least one of the bottom panels comprising a second overlapping bottom area adapted to be disposed adjacent the first overlapping bottom area, wherein the first overlapping bottom area and the second overlapping bottom area comprise at least one bottom aperture, wherein when the first overlapping bottom area and the second overlapping bottom area overlap, the bottom aperture of the first overlapping bottom area and the bottom aperture of the second overlapping bottom area align to form a bottom aperture pair therethrough;   the cover comprising a plurality of cover panels, the cover panels comprising a hinged end and a free end, the hinged end adapted to be hingedly joined to one of the body panels by at least one cover hinge, the free end comprising a projection adapted to be received by a receiving area of at least one of the body panels, wherein when the cover is folded along the cover hinge such that the projections of at least two of the cover panels are disposed adjacent each other within the receiving area, the projections and the receiving area interfere with each other such that the projections and the receiving area detachably secure the cover panels in place;   the projection further comprising a closure flap comprising at least one end aperture;   the cover panels further comprising a side flap extended from and hingedly joined to the cover panel, the side flap further comprising at least one side aperture;   whereby the cover panel and the side flap are adapted to overlap such that the at least one end aperture and the at least one side aperture align to form a cover aperture pair therethrough;   a plurality of removable fasteners adapted to be disposed in the body aperture pair and the bottom aperture pair, thereby fastening together the body panels and the bottom panels, respectively; and   a plurality of removable fasteners adapted to be disposed in the cover aperture pair, thereby fastening together the closure flap and the side flap.   
     
     
         16 . The foldable storage case of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the hinged ends of the cover panels comprises two or more cover hinges separated by a space, said space adapted to increase flexibility of the cover panel with respect to the body panel. 
     
     
         17 . The foldable storage case of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the hinged ends of the cover panels comprises a discontinuous hinge. 
     
     
         18 . The foldable storage case of  claim 15 , wherein each of the hinged ends of each of the cover panels comprises a space.