Folding ottoman

• US 20080265631A1
• Filed: 07/27/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Foremost Groups, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Foremost Groups, Inc.
• Inventors: Quicoy, Ryan Hans
• Application Number:
  US11/881,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20080265631A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/42
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 16/02 Footstools; Foot-rests; Leg-rests

Abstract

The present invention provides a foldable ottoman having a sidewall assembly, a bottom panel, and a top lid. The sidewall assembly comprises a number of sidewalls, wherein adjacent sidewalls are interconnected by flexible hinges so as to enable the sidewall assembly to be moved between a collapsed state and a deployed state. In the deployed state, the sidewall assembly forms a geometric shape. The bottom panel is inserted into the deployed sidewall assembly and is removably supported by a plurality of removable support means. The top lid is placed onto the sidewall assembly and is removably supported thereon.

Claims

1. A foldable ottoman comprising:

a sidewall assembly having a number of sidewalls and an equal number of hinges hingedly interconnecting adjacent sidewalls, the sidewall assembly having a bottom end and an opposed top end;

a plurality of support members protruding inwardly from the sidewall assembly and disposed near the bottom end thereof;

a bottom panel removably supported by the support members within the sidewall assembly; and

a top lid removably supported by the top end of the sidewall assembly.

2. The foldable ottoman of claim 1, wherein the sidewall assembly forms a generally circular shape and has a large number of sidewalls.

3. The foldable ottoman of claim 1, wherein the sidewall assembly forms a polygonal shape having an even number of sidewalls.

4. The foldable ottoman of claim 3, wherein the sidewall assembly forms a square.

5. The foldable ottoman of claim 3, wherein the sidewall assembly forms a rectangle.

6. The foldable ottoman of claim 3, wherein the sidewall assembly forms a hexagon.

7. The foldable ottoman of claim 3, wherein the sidewall assembly forms an octagon.

8. The foldable ottoman of claim 1, wherein the hinges comprise fabric hinges.

9. The foldable ottoman of claim 1, wherein each support member is a peg protruding inwardly from a sidewall.

10. The foldable ottoman of claim 9, wherein each sidewall includes at least one aperture adapted for removably receiving a peg.

11. The foldable ottoman of claim 1, wherein the lid includes a locator to position the lid on the sidewall assembly.

12. The foldable ottoman of claim 1, wherein the sidewalls, the lid, and the bottom panel in combination form a closed interior space.

13. The foldable ottoman of claim 1, wherein at least one sidewall comprises an opening.

14. A foldable ottoman comprising:

a sidewall assembly having four sidewalls and four fabric hinges hingedly interconnecting adjacent sidewalls, the sidewall assembly having a bottom end and an opposed top end;

a bottom panel removably supported by a plurality of support members within the sidewall assembly near the bottom end thereof; and

a top lid removably supported by the top end of the sidewall assembly, the top lid having a locator to position the lid on the sidewall assembly.

15. The foldable ottoman of claim 14, wherein each support member comprises a ledge formed integrally with a sidewall, the bottom panel resting on the ledge.

16. The foldable ottoman of claim 14, wherein each support member comprises a ledge attached to a sidewall, the bottom panel resting on the ledge.

17. The foldable ottoman of claim 14, wherein each support member comprises a peg protruding inwardly from a sidewall and an aperture in the sidewall adapted to removably receive the peg, the bottom panel resting on the peg.

18. The foldable ottoman of claim 14, wherein each support member comprises an outward protrusion formed on the bottom panel, the outward protrusion engaging a sidewall.

19. A method of assembling a foldable ottoman having a sidewall assembly including a number of sidewalls and an equal number of hinges hingedly interconnecting adjacent sidewalls, a bottom panel, a top lid, and a plurality of support members, the sidewall assembly having an open bottom end and an open top end, comprising:

unfolding the sidewall assembly from a collapsed state to form a geometric shape defined by the number of sidewalls;

removably installing at least one support member near the bottom end of each sidewall, the support members protruding inwardly from the sidewall assembly;

inserting the bottom panel through the open top end of the sidewall assembly to be removably supported by the support members;

placing the top lid to be removably supported by the top end of the sidewall assembly.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the hinges comprise fabric hinges.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein each support member is a peg adapted to be removably inserted into a corresponding aperture in a sidewall.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the top lid has a locator for positioning the lid on the sidewall assembly.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the number of sidewalls is an even number and the sidewall assembly forms a polygonal shape.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the number of sidewalls is four and the sidewall assembly forms a generally square shape.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein the number of sidewalls is large and the sidewall assembly forms a generally circular shape.