COLLAPSIBLE CARGO MAT ORGANIZER

• US 20160144800A1
• Filed: 11/23/2015
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toyota Tsusho America Incorporated (Toyota Tsusho Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Tsusho America Incorporated (Toyota Tsusho Corporation)
• Inventors: Henderson, Brian E., Moskatow, Nickoli, Crook, Tyler J., Munoz, Donald L.
• Application Number:
  US14/948,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20160144800A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/013 comprising removable or hinged parts, e.g. for accessing storage compartments
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2013/016 integrating other functions or accessories
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 5/04 arranged at rear of vehicle B60R5/003, B60R5/006 take precedence; external trunks arranged at rear of vehicle B60R9/065
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/02 in separate luggage compartment B60R7/005 takes precedence

Abstract

A collapsible cargo mat organizer includes a base, a first sidewall and a first end wall. The first sidewall includes a bottom edge hingeably connected to the base and a top edge opposite the bottom edge. The first end wall includes a first core panel hingeably connected to the first sidewall and a second core panel hingeably connected to the first core panel and having a bottom edge abutting the base. The first sidewall is pivotable between a closed position, wherein the top edge of the first sidewall is positioned adjacent the base, and an open position, wherein the top edge of the first sidewall is displaced from the base.

Claims

1. A collapsible cargo mat organizer, comprising:

a base;

a first sidewall including a bottom edge hingeably connected to the base and a top edge opposite the bottom edge;

a first end wall including a first core panel hingeably connected to the first sidewall and a second core panel hingeably connected to the first core panel and having a bottom edge abutting the base; and

the first sidewall pivotable between a closed position, wherein the top edge of the first sidewall is positioned adjacent the base, and an open position, wherein the top edge of the first sidewall is displaced from the base.

2. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 1, wherein the first core panel is positioned between the second core panel and the first sidewall when the first sidewall is in the closed position.

3. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 1, further comprising:

a second sidewall positioned opposite the first sidewall, the second sidewall including a bottom edge hingeably connected to the base and a top edge opposite the bottom edge, the second sidewall pivotable between a closed position, wherein the top edge of the second sidewall is positioned adjacent the base and abuts the top edge of the first sidewall, and an open position, wherein the top edge of the second sidewall is displaced from the base and the top edge of the first sidewall.

4. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 3, wherein the first end wall further comprises a third core panel hingeably connected to the second sidewall and the second core panel, wherein the third core panel is positioned between the second core panel and the second sidewall when the second sidewall is in the closed position.

5. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 3, wherein at least one of the first, second and third core panels includes a semi-rigid material.

6. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 1, wherein the base includes a recessed region, the first sidewall and the second core panel located adjacent a perimeter of the recessed region, the second core panel disposed within the recessed region when the first sidewall is positioned in the closed position.

7. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 6, wherein the first sidewall is at least partially positioned with the recessed region when arranged in the closed position.

8. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 7, wherein an outer surface of the first sidewall and an upper surface of the base are constructed from a common material.

9. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 1, wherein the second core panel is hingeably connected to the base.

10. A collapsible cargo mat organizer, comprising:

a base including a recessed region;

a first sidewall including a bottom edge hingeably connected to the base adjacent a perimeter of the recessed region and a top edge opposite the bottom edge;

a first end wall including a first core panel hingeably connected to the first sidewall and a second core panel hingeably connected to the first core panel and having a bottom edge abutting the base; and

the first sidewall pivotable between a closed position, wherein the top edge of the first sidewall is positioned adjacent the base, the second core panel is disposed within the recessed region and a top edge of the first core panel is aligned substantially parallel with the top edge of the first sidewall, and an open position, wherein the top edge of the first sidewall is displaced from the base.

11. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 10, wherein the first core panel is positioned between the second core panel and the first sidewall when the first sidewall is in the closed position.

12. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 10, wherein the top edge of the first sidewall abuts the top edge of the first core panel when the first sidewall is positioned in the closed position.

13. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 10, further comprising:

a second sidewall positioned opposite the first sidewall, the second sidewall including a bottom edge hingeably connected to the base adjacent the perimeter of the recessed region and a top edge opposite the bottom edge, the second sidewall pivotable between a closed position, wherein the top edge of the second sidewall is positioned adjacent the base and abuts the top edge of the first sidewall, and an open position, wherein the top edge of the second sidewall is displaced from the base and the top edge of the first sidewall.

14. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 13, wherein the first end wall further comprises a third core panel hingeably connected to the second sidewall and the second core panel, wherein the third core panel is disposed within the recessed region and a top edge of the third core panel is aligned substantially parallel with the top edge of the second sidewall when the second sidewall is positioned in the closed position.

15. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 14, wherein the top edge of the second sidewall abuts the top edge of the third core panel when the second sidewall is positioned in the closed position.

16. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 14, wherein the third core panel is positioned between the second core panel and the second sidewall when the second sidewall is in the closed position.

17. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 10, wherein the second core panel is hingeably connected to the base.

18. The collapsible cargo mat organizer of claim 10, wherein at least one of the first and second sidewall includes a semi-rigid material.