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Intepac Technologies, Inc.

Michael D Clee

Robert G Dickie

Steve Ostrowski

James Tramontin

The present invention a collapsible shelter comprises spaced apart first and second upright pleated wall sections disposed substantially parallel to each other, first and second slanted pleated roof sections joined at upper ends to form a saw tooth roof peak, and joined at lower ends to upper ends of said wall section to form saw tooth wall-roof junctions, wherein said pleated wall sections together with said pleated roof sections form a tunnel member which is collapsible by folding said pleated sections onto each other in accordion style. Preferably the collapsible shelter further comprising a flat floor panel having straight parallel longitudinal creases defining floor panels, each floor panel operably corresponding to a wall panel and said floor further including an axial crease along an axis running in a transverse direction; wherein said flat floor panel is connected to lower ends of said wall section (defining a tunnel section) and collapses together with said tunnel member in accordion style, to a collapsed position, by firstly folding said floor along said axial crease, prior to folding said pleated section onto each other.

Collapsible shelter

A hinge pivotally connects two side wall panels for use as a collapsible container. The hinge has a first leaf hingedly joined to a second leaf. The first leaf and second leaf each have a pair of spaced prehensile panels for receiving an edge of a side wall panel. The prehensile panels have a plurality of inwardly extending tabs. An internal clip is sized to extend through an aperture along the edge of each of the side wall panels. The internal clip engages the tabs interconnecting the spaced prehensile panels and attaches the first leaf and the second leaf to an edge of each of the two side wall panels.

Hinge for a collapsible container

A supporting structure for positioning a product within an outer shipping container takes the form of a plastic bladder shaped on one side to provide a cavity having internal dimensions matching external dimensions of the product and shaped on the other to have external dimensions matching internal dimensions of the shipping container. The air bladder may be either a vertical or a horizontal positioning elements and is typically used pairs within a single container. The air bladder is compact and can be discarded after use with minimal environment impact. In examples shown, the air bladder is of a plastic material such as polyethylene and is produced by blow molding, making it particularly suitable for disposal after use by a recycling process, thereby further reducing potential environmental impact.

Gas-containing product supporting structure

A supporting structure for positioning a product within an outer shipping container takes the form of a plastic air bladder shaped on one side to provide a cavity having internal dimensions matching external dimensions of the product and shaped on the other to have external dimensions matching internal dimensions of the shipping container. The air bladder may be either a vertical or a horizontal positioning elements and is typically used in pairs within a single container. The air bladder is compact and can be discarded after use with minimal environment impact. In examples shown, the air bladder is of a plastic material such as polyethylene and is produced by blow molding, making it particularly suitable for disposal after use by a recycling process, thereby further reducing potential environmental impact.

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Newmarket, Canada

Michael D Clee