Patent · US Expired

Chair storage unit

US6082816A · kind A · utility

42Cited by
23References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 1997
Grant dateJul 4, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 8, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S297/06
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An under-seat storage device made of an expandable material which in a first embodiment comprises an accordian-shaped configuration. Other embodiments include Spandex rope or other mesh type fabrics having other expandable qualities. The material has a top portion having a plurality of VELCRO.RTM. strips clips, magnet(s), screws, bolts, adhesive, wing-nuts, etc. attached thereon, three side portions having accordion folded or other expandable surfaces and a front portion having an articulable flap which opens towards a bottom portion, and a VELCRO.RTM. (or other fastening material) strip in the center thereof. A plurality of VELCRO.RTM. strips are also located on the bottom of a folding seat such that the storage unit may be readily attached and/or detached from the bottom of the seat by pushing the VELCRO.RTM. strips together or pulling them apart. The storage unit may also include a smaller center container attached to the storage envelope. The smaller container may be made of a clear or translucent plastic which can be separately attached to the storage container by means of VELCRO.RTM., rubber cement, clips, magnets, snaps, screws, bolts, wing-nuts, etc. or can slide into the s…

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