Reusable tie down storage case

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10227175-B2
Application number	US-201715805454-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2017
Priority date	Jun 12, 2015
Publication date	Mar 12, 2019
Grant date	Mar 12, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a reusable tie down storage case including a housing having a tie down storage area and first and second strap storage areas, at least one tab in the tie down area for engaging a tie down, a first movable flap covering the first strap storage area to prevent removal of a first strap, and a second movable flap covering the second strap storage area to prevent removal of the second strap. The reusable case can be used as a retail package and as a reusable case after purchase to hold the tie downs in the case without an additional fastener.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reusable tie down storage case including:
a housing having a bottom portion forming a rear of the housing, and a first side wall and a second side wall and a first end wall and a second end wall projecting from the bottom portion to define a cavity, the cavity having a first space opening to a front of the housing for receiving a first tie down and one or more straps of the first tie down, and a second space opening to the front of the housing for receiving a second tie down and one or more straps of the second tie down;
a first flap pivotably connected to the first side wall at the front of the housing and movable between a first position to close part of the first space and a second position to allow access to the part of the first space;
a second flap pivotably connected to the second side wall at the front of the housing and movable between a third position to close part of the second space and a fourth position to allow access to the part of the second space;
a first tab projecting from the first end wall configured to retain with the bottom wall the first tie down in the first space; and
a second tab projecting from the first end wall configured to retain with the bottom wall the second tie down in the second space.

2. The reusable tie down storage case according to claim 1 , further including a wall separating the first and second spaces, wherein the separating wall extends from the bottom portion and extends a length of the tie down storage case from one of the end walls to the other of the end walls.

3. The reusable tie down storage case according to claim 1 , wherein the first space is separated into first and second compartments, and the second space is separated into third and fourth compartments.

4. The reusable tie down storage case according to claim 3 , wherein the first space is separated into the first and second compartments in part by a first wall, and wherein the second space is separated into the third and fourth compartments in part by a second wall.

5. The reusable tie down storage case according to claim 3 , wherein the first compartment houses the first tie down and the second compartment houses the one or more straps of the first tie down, and wherein the third compartment houses the second tie down and the fourth compartment houses the one or more straps of the second tie down.

6. A reusable tie down storage case including:
a housing having a bottom portion forming a rear of the housing, and a first side wall and a second side wall and a first end wall and a second end wall projecting from the bottom portion to define a cavity, the cavity having a first space opening to a front of the housing for receiving a first tie down and one or more straps of the first tie down, and a second space opening to the front of the housing for receiving a second tie down and one or more straps of the second tie down;
a first flap pivotably connected to the first side wall at the front of the housing and movable between a first position to close part of the first space and a second position to allow access to the part of the first space;
a second flap pivotably connected to the second side wall at the front of the housing and movable between a third position to close part of the second space and a fourth position to allow access to the part of the second space;
a first projection including an opening and being connected to one end wall and the bottom portion; and
a second projection including an opening and being connected to one end wall and the bottom portion,
wherein the first flap includes at least one tab having a catch for engaging the opening in the first projection, and the second flap includes at least one tab having a catch for engaging the opening in the second projection.

7. The reusable tie down storage case according to claim 6 , further including a wall separating the first and second spaces, wherein the separating wall extends from the bottom portion and extends a length of the tie down storage case from one of the end walls to the other of the end walls.

8. The reusable tie down storage case according to claim 6 , wherein the first space is separated into first and second compartments, and the second space is separated into third and fourth compartments.

9. The reusable tie down storage case according to claim 8 , wherein the first space is separated into the first and second compartments in part by a first wall, and wherein the second space is separated into the third and fourth compartments in part by a second wall.

10. The reusable tie down storage case according to claim 8 , wherein the first compartment houses the first tie down and the second compartment houses the one or more straps of the first tie down, and wherein the third compartment houses the second tie down and the fourth compartment houses the one or more straps of the second tie down.

Assignees

• Winston Products Llc

Inventors

• Breeden Iii Winston H
• Taylor Curtis P
• Hanson Matthew G
• Chepla Ryan
• Kurniawan Colleen
• Drabousky David

Classifications

• Y02W30/80

  Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging (bio-packaging Y02W90/10) · CPC title

• B60P7/0823

  Straps; Tighteners · CPC title

• B65D25/106

  Elements projecting into a recess or through a hole in the articles · CPC title

• B65D85/62 Primary

  for stacks of articles; for special arrangements of groups of articles · CPC title

• B65D25/2826

  provided on a local area of the upper (top) wall, e.g. U-shaped · CPC title