Abstract: A vehicle utility rack with a foldable frame and floor. The frame includes a back support and two arms attached to the back support with hinges. Each arm includes a top part and a bottom part forming a track therebetween. When the arms are extended, they allow the floor to extend from a stored position to a working position. The floor includes an end support attached to the exterior end. The end support functions as a wall when the floor is in the working position. When the floor is in the stored position, the arms are locked to the back support. This allows the vehicle utility rack to remain closed, even when the vehicle is in motion.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body having a roof that defines a volume and includes a top surface. The vehicle further includes a plurality of support members. The vehicle further includes a plurality of actuators each coupled to at least one of the plurality of support members. The vehicle further includes an input device configured to receive user input corresponding to a desired roof rack configuration. The vehicle further includes an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the plurality of actuators and to the input device and configured to control the plurality of actuators to actuate at least one of the plurality of support members to be in a raised position in which it extends above the top surface of the roof or to be in a stored position in which it is located in the volume based on the desired roof rack configuration.

Abstract: A flexible scabbard for securing a baton to equipment worn by a user includes a holster, a cover, and a clip. The holster and cover are made from flexible material. A strip of a first half of a hook and loop fastener wrapping around a top of the front of the holster and a first half of a snap fastener at a center of the front of a holster. The cover has a rear portion extending from the back of the holster to a forward portion having first and second security portions. A second half of the hook and loop fastener extends across the first and second security portions, with a second half of the snap fastener in the middle. When the halves of the snap fastener are engaged and the first and second halves of the hook and loop fastener are engaged, the hook and loop fastener in the security portions is orientated in a shear direction with respect to a release direction of the snap fastener.

Abstract: An integrated carton and container which includes a collapsible container and a plurality of cartons. The carton or cartons can be filled with a product or products while the carton or cartons remain integrated with the container. The carton and container are integrated in such a way that when the container is expanded into an open position, the carton or cartons correspondingly expand into an open position. The integrated carton and container may be integrated in such a way that the integrated carton and container may be filled with a product and closed on a single apparatus.

Abstract: A card carrier includes a presentation substrate, a pocket layer connected to an interior side of the presentation substrate, and a notification carrier configured to fit within a receiving pocket. The presentation substrate defines a presentation address window. The receiving pocket is defined by the pocket layer and the presentation substrate. The pocket layer defines an interior display window configured for displaying card object data and is connected to the presentation substrate such that the interior display window is positioned in a top half of the presentation substrate. When the notification carrier is positioned within the receiving pocket, an address on the notification carrier is visible through the presentation address window.

Abstract: A simple vehicle rack includes: a fixing rod, a middle part of the fixing rod being an H-shaped reinforcing seat, the H-shaped reinforcing seat forming an upper sliding slot on a top surface of the fixing rod and forming a lower sliding slot on a bottom surface of the fixing rod; two fixing frames, the fixing frames being fixed on the top surface of the fixing rod and connected to the fixing rod, moving back and forth along the upper sliding slot; and two support frames, the support frames being fixed on the bottom surface of the fixing rod and connected to the fixing rod, moving back and forth along the lower sliding slot.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a vehicle hook includes a base configured to be coupled to a support structure of a vehicle and a rotatable hook rotatively coupled to the base having an open position and a closed position. The rotatable hook includes a hook arm having an end, wherein the end of the hook arm is vertically aligned with the base when the rotatable hook is rotated to the closed position and the end of the hook arm is angularly spaced from the base when the rotatable hook is rotated to the open position.

Abstract: Golf bag strap systems and methods to manufacture the same are generally described herein. In one example a strap system may include a strap connector having a body portion and a first and second strap arm portion extending diagonally therefrom. A plurality of strap fitments may be pivotally coupled to the strap connector at or proximate longitudinal end portions of the first and second strap arm portions. Other examples may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A wearable, access-control management and storage device includes a belt loop including opposed connectable ends, the belt loop being adjustable in size; a pouch module coupled to the belt loop, the pouch module including an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the pouch module defining a first storage compartment having an opening and the outer surface defining a front side and a back side of the pouch module; and a plurality of key holders disposed within the first storage compartment of the pouch module, each of the plurality of key holders configured to receive and hold at least one key. The back side of the pouch module includes at least one aperture configured to receive the belt loop.

Abstract: A carrier system and method for assisting in handling cargo of a vehicle. A carrier container includes an interior storage space surrounded by a front side facing the rear of the vehicle, rear, left, right, and bottom sides, and an open top that allows access to the interior storage space with a lid that closes and opens the top. A carrier support structure mounted to the carrier container is inserted into the hitch of the vehicle and holds the top surface of the container flush with the cargo bed of the vehicle. The lid is opened to deploy a ramp stored inside which is anchored to the container so that it is flush with the top surface of the container and reaches the ground. The lid is closed and a bridge plate commonly hinged with the lid is deployed over any gap between the cargo bed and the container top, providing a continuous surface between the cargo bed and the ground for use by pets for ingress and egress of the vehicle and for handling cargo.

Abstract: A clipping cosmetic tube holder includes a clip element that includes a clip spine, and a clip toe that protrudes from an end of the clip spine. The clipping cosmetic tube holder further includes a clip connector element that includes a back portion, a pair of arced ribs, and a bridge that connects the back portion to the clip element. A longitudinal axis of the back portion is offset the clip spine, forming a slot between the clip spine and the back portion that is configured to secure a portion of a garment within the slot and along the clip spine. The pair of arced ribs are connected to the back portion and are bilaterally symmetrical about the longitudinal axis of the back portion, configured to secure a cosmetic tube to the back portion by wrapping around a longitudinal section of a cylindrical surface of the cosmetic tube.

Abstract: A shoe-carrying bag with front and back shoe holding sections pivotally attached to a base. The front and back sections each have multiple shoe-carrying compartments that display the shoes behind see-through covers such as mesh fabric. A center section extends vertically from the base between the front and back sections. It has a compartment sized for a laptop computer. The front and back sections pivot apart from the center section into a horizontally opposed open position while the center section remains vertical. This displays all of the shoes in the front and back sections simultaneously while also providing unobstructed access to the center section. The base may have a further zippered compartment. Partitions between the shoe carrying compartments may be rigid or semi-rigid and non-releasable.

Abstract: A thermally insulated fanny pack containment system provides secure containment of temperature sensitive articles in either hot or cold environments by utilizing a rigid double wall bin portion that has an insulating gap between the inner and outer walls. A cover, which is also rigid double wall construction is configured to extend over the top opening of the bin portion and latch down to secure the cover over the bin portion. A belt is coupled to the bin portion and is configured to extend around a person's waist. One or more detachably attachable thermal liners that are chilled or heated may be configured to fit within the bin portion to control the temperature within the interior of the bin portion enclosure. The thermal liners may have fasteners for securing an article within the bin portion. A bottle-in-bottle may be utilized to prevent moisture exposure to contents therein.

Abstract: Example aspects of a storage box and a method for assembling a storage box are disclosed. The storage box can comprise a sidewall enclosure, the enclosure defining a top edge and an opposing bottom edge, a fastener extending from the bottom edge, and a tray, the fastener coupling the tray to the sidewall enclosure.

Abstract: A carton for holding at least one article includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel. The top panel is recessed below a portion of each of the front panel, the back panel, and the at least one side panel to form a recessed top portion for receiving a portion of a vertically adjacent carton.

Abstract: The pull tab portion is formed as an area surrounded by four solid or broken line-formed incisions. The four incisions include a first incision which is formed as a boundary line of the push-in portion, a pair of second incisions each of which is continuous with the first incision and which are spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the adhesive tape, and a third incision which is continuous with each of the pair of second incisions and functions as a folding line. When those ends of the pair of second incisions which are each located opposite to the push-in portion are called tape-side incision ends, the distance between the two tape-side incision ends in the width direction of the adhesive tape is set greater than the width of the adhesive tape.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile mounting system for releasably supporting an elongated vessel on a vehicle support member, the mobile mounting system comprising a handgrip extending from a curved end to an angled end, a mount in receipt of the handgrip and a hinge operably extending between the handgrip and the mount, the hinge configured for pivotal operation of the handgrip about a pivot axis extending through the curved end and a release mechanism operably connect to the angled end.

Abstract: A support for a portable electronic device, the support having a case that is configured to receive and hold the portable electronic device. A strap is coupled to the case and configured for fitting around an appendage of a user and allowing the user to support the case relative to the appendage. A support stand is coupled to the case independently of the strap and includes a portion that is swivelable away from the case and is configured, when swiveled away from the case, for supporting the case on an external surface in an angled arrangement relative to the external surface. Optionally, the base is positioned on a back plane of the case, and a rotational mechanism is coupled between the base and the case such that the case is rotatable relative to the base.

Abstract: A package for convenient dispensing of multiple kinds of candies, mints or the like is made from a single blank having top flaps including a pair of slides, and bottom flaps foldably extending from side panels running the length of the blank. The side panels are formed into a dual compartment box with a common front panel with a pair of openings allowing the candies or mints to pass. The slides are each separately moveable to block and unblock each of the openings. The box has a support tab that presses the slides against the front panel near the openings, and the slides have catches to keep at least some part of them inside the box.

Abstract: A hitch equipment storage mount. The hitch equipment storage mount is sized and shaped to secure to a portion of hitch equipment, such as a trailer hitch or trailer hitch tongue, and comprises a main body. The main body is sized and shaped to secure to, for example, the trailer hitch tongue. The main body is configured to receive and hold, for example, a hitch bar or spring bar used in a hitch system and comprises two arm-like appendages separated by a space and terminating in a bottom portion.