STORAGE CONTAINER USING BAMBOO/STRAW CURTAINS
A storage container includes a container body formed of multiple upright peripheral panels linked to one another with stitches and a flexible bottom bearing sheet stitched to the upright peripheral panels at the bottom side, each upright peripheral panel being formed of a bamboo curtain that is formed by using weaving cords to link bamboo strips together in a parallel manner and wrapping a reinforcing strip at each side, and a bottom panel supportable on the flexible bottom bearing sheet inside the container body and formed by using weaving cords to link bamboo strips together and having each peripheral side thereof respectively covered with a flexible covering material.
(a) Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to storage containers and more particularly, to a storage container formed of bamboo curtains that are decomposable in the natural environment.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
Storage containers are commonly used in a limited home space area for keeping things. Some storage containers for this purpose have a fixed configuration. Some others are folding collapsible to reduce the dimension when not in use. Further, plastics, metals and many other materials that are not easily decomposable are used for making these storage containers. The handling of waste undecomposable materials is complicated. Further, storage containers made of these undecomposable materials do not cause a unique sense of beauty.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a storage container, which utilizes environmentally protective materials that are decomposable in the natural environment, and which causes a unique sense of beauty.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the storage container comprises a container body and a bottom panel. The container body comprises a plurality of upright peripheral panels linked to one another with stitches, and a flexible bottom bearing sheet stitched to the upright peripheral panels at the bottom side. The upright peripheral panels are respectively formed of a bamboo curtain. The bamboo curtain comprises a plurality of bamboo strips arranged in parallel, a plurality of weaving cords linking the bamboo strips, a first reinforcing strip respectively provided at each of the peripheral sides thereof, and a binding respectively fastened to the bamboo strips at each peripheral side to hold the associating first reinforcing strip in place. The bottom panel is inserted into the container body and supported on the flexible bottom bearing sheet. The bottom panel is formed of a plurality of bamboo strips that are linked together with weaving cords, and having each of the peripheral sides respectively covered with a flexible covering material.
According to another aspect of the present invention, second reinforcing strips may be provided at the inner side of the bamboo curtain for each upright peripheral panel.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the bamboo strips of the bamboo curtain are horizontally arranged in parallel, and second reinforcing strips are vertically stitched to the inner side of the bamboo curtain.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the bamboo strips of the bamboo curtain are vertically arranged in parallel, and second reinforcing strips are vertically stitched to the inner side of the bamboo curtain.
Further, pockets may be stitched to the inner side of the bamboo curtain to accommodate a respective second reinforcing strip.
The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
Referring to
The container body 1 has a rectangular profile formed of four upright peripheral panels and a bottom bearing sheet material 13 and defining a storage space for storing things. According to the embodiment shown in
The bottom panel 2 is formed of a number of bamboo strips 21 and weaving cords 211. The weaving cords 211 link the bamboo strips 21 together in a parallel manner. Further, each of the four sides of each upright peripheral panel of the bottom panel 2 is respectively provided a binding 22. When the container body 1 is set up, the bottom panel 2 is put in the container body 1 and supported on the bottom bearing sheet material 13 with its four sides respectively stopped against the four upright peripheral panels of the container body 1.
The formation of the edge of the bamboo curtain for each upright peripheral panel of the container body 1 can be achieved, as shown in
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Claims
1. A storage container comprising:
- a container body, said container body comprising a plurality of upright peripheral panels linked to one another with stitches and a flexible bottom bearing sheet stitched to said upright peripheral panels at a bottom side and defining with said upright peripheral panels a storage space, each said upright peripheral panel being formed of a bamboo curtain, said bamboo curtain comprising a plurality of bamboo strips arranged in parallel, a plurality of weaving cords linking said bamboo strips, a first reinforcing strip respectively provided at each of multiple peripheral sides thereof, and a binding respectively fastened to said bamboo strips at each of said multiple peripheral sides to hold each associating first reinforcing strip in place; and
- a bottom panel inserted into said container body and supported on said flexible bottom bearing sheet, said bottom panel being formed of a plurality of bamboo strips that are linked together with weaving cords and having each of multiple peripheral sides thereof respectively covered with a flexible covering material.
2. The storage container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bamboo strips are vertically arranged in parallel.
3. The storage container as claimed in claim 2, wherein said bamboo curtain comprises a plurality of second reinforcing strips vertically fastened to an inner side thereof.
4. The storage container as claimed in claim 3, wherein said bamboo curtain comprises a plurality of vertical pockets disposed at said inner side to accommodate said second reinforcing strips.
5. The storage container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bamboo strips are vertically arranged in parallel.
6. The storage container as claimed in claim 5, wherein said bamboo curtain comprises a plurality of second reinforcing strips horizontally fastened to an inner side thereof.
7. The storage container as claimed in claim 6, wherein said bamboo curtain comprises a plurality of horizontal pockets disposed at said inner side to accommodate said second reinforcing strips.
8. The storage container as claimed in claim 6, wherein said bamboo strips each have a plurality of insertion holes for the mounting of said weaving cords.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 23, 2008
Publication Date: Jul 23, 2009
Inventor: WEN-TSAN WANG (Taipei City)
Application Number: 12/018,208
International Classification: B65D 6/28 (20060101);