CONVERTIBLE TRADESHOW TRAVEL CASE AND METHOD

摘要

A travel case that converts from a palletable shipping container into one or more display cabinet(s) and/or table(s). In some embodiments, the container includes first and second dual-box units each having two open-faced boxes connected to one another along an edge of each by a first hinge. One box of each unit includes a bottom pallet portion to allow the apparatus to be lifted and carried by a forklift. In some embodiments, the first unit unfolds from a stacked configuration where its first box is stacked upon its second box to a dual-table configuration where the first box is side-by-side the second box, and wherein the height of the second box including the bottom pallet portion is substantially equal to the height of the first box. In some embodiments, a second unit connects to the first unit to enclose the inner volumes of the first and second box.

主权项

1. A convertible travel case apparatus that converts from a palletable enclosed shipping container into one or more display cabinets and/or tables, the apparatus comprising:
a first unit that includes a plurality of open-faced boxes including
a first open-faced box having a height and an inner volume anda second open-faced box having a height and an inner volume,wherein the first open-faced box and the second open-faced box of the first unit are connected to one another along an edge of each by a first edge-connector system,wherein the second open-faced box includes a bottom pallet portion having at least one forklift-accessible opening configured to allow the apparatus to be lifted and carried by a forklift,wherein the first dual-box unit is configured to be unfolded along an axis of the first edge-connector system from a first enclosed shipping configuration in which the first open-faced box is folded against the second open-faced box, to a second display configuration in which the first open-faced box is on a floor next to the second open-faced box, andwherein the height of the second open-faced box including the bottom pallet portion is substantially equal to the height of the first open-faced box; and a second unit that connects to the first unit to selectively enclose the inner volume of the first open-faced box and the inner volume of the second open-faced box when in the first enclosed shipping configuration.