Hybrid modular furniture and storage container unit

摘要

In accordance with an embodiment, a hybrid modular furniture and container unit includes a base shell, a base core layer, and a set of base inner panels. The base shell has a shell bottom, a first shell wall, a second shell wall, a third shell wall, a fourth shell wall, and upper flaps associated with each of the respective walls. The base core layer has a core bottom, a first core wall, a second core wall, a third core wall, and a fourth core wall. The core layer is disposed within the base shell. The base inner panels include a first inner panel wall, a second inner panel wall, a third inner panel wall, and a fourth inner panel wall. The inner panel walls disposed within the shell and each upper flap is folded over a respective core wall and inner panel wall.

主权项

1. A hybrid modular furniture and container unit comprising:
a base shell comprising a shell bottom, a pair of shell side walls, a pair of shell end walls, and upper flaps associated with each respective shell wall; a core layer comprising a core bottom, a pair of core side walls, and a pair of core end walls, the core layer disposed within the base shell; an inner layer comprising a pair of inner layer side walls and a pair of inner layer end walls, the inner layer walls disposed within the core layer and the base shell; and each upper flap is folded over a respective core wall and inner layer wall so as to envelop the respective core wall and inner layer wall; the core layer being a single piece of cross-shaped material such that each of the core side walls and each of the core end walls are foldably connected to the core bottom and independent from each other; the core layer being separate from the base shell and the inner layer; the walls of the core layer forming butt joints at each corner thereof; whereby each of one of the core side walls and core end walls extends beyond one of one of the inner layer side walls and inner layer end walls and along an outer edge of each of the other one of the core side walls and core end walls so that an outer edge of each of one of the core side walls and core end walls is adjacent to one of the shell end walls of the base shell; whereby the outer edge of each of one of the core side walls and core end walls engages an inner major planar surface of one of the other one of the core side walls and core end walls.