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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2015
Butler Home Products, Llc, Marlborough, MA (US);
Michael Silverman, Westborough, MA (US);
Robert Cavalcanti, Marlborough, MA (US);
Robert Ashworth, Littleton, MA (US);
Butler Home Products, LLC, Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A collapsible container is provided having an outer liner defining a top, a bottom and vertical sides and an inner liner defining a plurality of sides corresponding to the vertical sides of the outer liner. The inner liner is attached to the outer liner at least at one of the top and the bottom of the outer liner, and each side of the inner liner defines a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges which extend vertically. A sleeve is attached to each of the edges of the inner liner at the top, bottom, and sides thereof. The sleeves define substantially circular tubes. A flexible frame is located between the outer liner and the inner liner and disposed within the plurality of sleeves to provide a flexible support and permits collapse and/or folding of the container.