Freezer bin system

Abstract

A freezer bin system utilizes a collapsible bin with two sides having bin folding features and a base member of fabric to allow the sides to fold inward to collapse the bin and a base support insert configured for insertion into the bin for stability in an open configuration and one or more wall divider panels configured for detachable attachment across the wall of the collapsible bin to form compartments within the bin. A compartment divider panel may be configured to extend from a wall divider panel to one of the walls of the collapsible bin to enable further customization of the compartments within the bin. The wall panels may include a structural component, to provide effective strength and rigidity, and an interior and exterior fabric.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A freezer bin system comprising:
 a) a collapsible bin comprising:
 i) four walls comprising:
 two foldable side walls, each having a bin fold feature; and 
 two end walls; 
 
   wherein only two of said four walls have a bin fold feature to form said two foldable side walls;   wherein two opposing walls of said four walls comprise a bin divider attachment extending vertically along each of said two opposing walls;
 ii) a base fabric member extending along a base of the collapsible bin and coupled to each of the four walls; 
   b) a base support insert configured for insertion into the collapsible bin to retain the four walls in an open configuration;
 wherein each of the four walls and the base support insert comprise a wall panel comprising:
 a structural component that is a plastic rigid member that is self-standing and retains a shape, wherein the structural component comprises two sections of structural component and structural voids between said two sections of structural component; wherein a first section of said two sections of structural component extends as a layer proximal to an interior of the wall panel and a second section of said two sections of structural component extends as a layer proximal to an exterior of the wall panel and wherein the structural voids are configured between the first section and second section of the structural component; and 
 
 wherein each of the wall panels are waterproof, wherein no liquid water, passes through the wall panel for 10 hours with a 25 cm water column of pressure applied thereto; 
   c) a wall divider panel configured to extend between the two opposing walls of said four walls, wherein the wall divider panel comprises:
 i) a first end attachment configured on a first end of the wall divider panel; and 
 ii) a second end attachment configured on a second end of the wall divider panel; 
   wherein the first and second end attachments are configured to detachably attach to the bin divider attachments on said two opposing walls of the collapsible bin to produce a first compartment and second compartment within the collapsible bin;   d) a strap attached to each of the two foldable side walls wherein each strap has a first attached end attached on a first side of the bin fold feature and a second attached end attached to a second side, opposite said first side of the bin fold feature, and
 wherein the two opposing walls having the bin divider attachments are the foldable side walls; 
 wherein each of the bin divider attachments extend along the bin fold feature of the respective foldable side wall; and 
 wherein the bin fold feature is centrally configured on each of the foldable side walls between the two end walls. 
   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The freezer bin system of  claim 1 , wherein the base support insert has a base fold feature to enable the base support insert to fold. 
     
     
         6 . The freezer bin system of  claim 1 , wherein the base support insert extends centrally across the base support insert. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The freezer bin system of  claim 1 , wherein the base support insert is waterproof wherein no liquid water passes through the base support insert for 10 hours with a 25 cm water column of pressure. 
     
     
         9 . The freezer bin system of  claim 8 , wherein the base support insert has a base fold feature to enable the base support insert to fold. 
     
     
         10 . The freezer bin system of  claim 1 , wherein the bin divider attachment and each of the first end attachment and second end attachment of the wall divider panel is a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         11 . The freezer bin system of  claim 1 , wherein the wall divider panel comprises a flap on said first end and a flap on said second end, and wherein the first end attachment is configured on said flap on said first end and second end attachment is configured on said flap of the second end of the wall divider panel, and wherein the flap is configured to flop with respect to the wall divider panel. 
     
     
         12 . The freezer bin system of  claim 1 , comprising two or more bin divider attachments on each of said two opposing walls. 
     
     
         13 . The freezer bin system of  claim 12 , wherein the two opposing walls having the two or more bin divider attachments are the foldable side walls and wherein the freezer bin system comprises two or more wall divider panels. 
     
     
         14 . The freezer bin system of  claim 1 , further comprising a compartment divider panel comprising a first end attachment and a second end attachment, and
 wherein the wall divider panel comprises a compartment attachment configured to detachably attach with the first end attachment of the compartment divider panel, and   wherein one of said four walls other than said two opposing walls with the bin divider attachments comprises a bin compartment attachment configured to detachably attach with the second end attachment of the compartment divider panel to produce a segmented compartment within the first compartment of the collapsible bin.   
     
     
         15 . The freezer bin system of  claim 14 , wherein the wall divider panel comprises a plurality of compartment attachments configured to detachably attach with the first end attachment of one of said plurality of compartment divider panels, and
 wherein at least one of said four walls other than said two opposing walls with the bin divider attachments comprises a bin compartment attachment configured to detachably attach with the second end attachment of the compartment divider panel to produce a segmented compartment.   
     
     
         16 . The freezer bin system of  claim 1 , wherein a length and a width of the collapsible bin in an open configuration is between 30 cm and 45 cm. 
     
     
         17 . The freezer bin system of  claim 16 , wherein a height of the collapsible bin in an open configuration is no more than 25 cm. 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . The freezer bin system of  claim 1 , wherein the collapsible bin is waterproof allowing no liquid water to pass therethrough for 10 hours with a 25 cm water column. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled)