WO1986005666A1

WO1986005666A1 - Combined seat, stand, bench, holding device, storage and disposal container

Info

Publication number: WO1986005666A1
Application number: PCT/GB1986/000175
Authority: WO
Inventors: Neville John Lennon
Original assignee: Neville John Lennon
Priority date: 1985-03-27
Filing date: 1986-03-26
Publication date: 1986-10-09
Also published as: GB8507931D0; EP0215885A1

Abstract

A portable multi-purpose combination device for use in the performance of an activity, comprises two separable, inter-engaging constituent parts arranged to serve complementary functions relating to such activity. One said part comprises a base part constructed as a receptacle for holding articles, implements and/or materials required for or useful in the performance of said activity. The other part comprises a cover part arranged to removably fit over, protect, and be supported by said base part, and is constructed so as when removed from said base part to serve alternatively (a) as a seat, support, workbench, or step useful in the performance of the said activity, or (b) when inverted, as a temporary receptacle for materials useful in, associated with, or arising from the performance of said activity. The base part has uppermost one or more carrying handles, which protrude through an aperture or respective apertures formed uppermost in said cover part so as to facilitate the carrying of the combination device. The cover part is separable from said base part by releasing and lifting said cover part so as to disengage said handle or handles from said aperture or respective apertures in said cover part.

Description

COMBINED SEAT, STAND, BENCH, HOLDING DEVICE, STORAGE AND

DISPOSAL CONTAINER.

This invention rel ates to a secure seat, stand, bench, holding device, storage and disposal container which is portable.

There are several examρles of users who use one container to store things in and a seperate device to use as a stand, seat or bench. Examples of this ar e:

The carpenter who has a bag of tools, a set of steps and portable bench.

A housewife who has a box of cleaning materials and a stool.

A gardener who has a set of tools, and a bucket for weeds or fertiliser.

In addition there are users who use a storage container as a device but cannot obtain access while it is being used. An example of this is: The a ng l er wh o si t s on a ba sk et b u t has t o st a n d t o obtain access .

The functions of this mention are normally seperate items designed specifically for each task. The invention combines the essential features of each individual item into one combined device which is portable. In addition it makes the contents secure when not in use. The invention allows for several items to be carried together and it offers a saving in the cost of purchasing several seperate devices.

According to this invention there is provided; a "shell", or "shells", which performs the function of seat, stand, bench, holding device and container and; a "frame" which performs the function of storage of tools, materials, clothing, food, sports equi pment or chemicals. The type of storage container within, or part of, the "frame" would be dependant on the application. The "shell" and "frame" can be securely joined together when they are being moved, stored, or used.

Figure 1 shows in perspective the invention being carried to its place of use.

Figure 2 shows the seperation of the "frame" from the "shell".

Figure 3 shows the "shell" being used as a bench and holding device and "frame" as a tool and filing store.

Figure 4 shows the "shell" being used as seat and "frame" to st ore fishing tackle.

Figure 5 shows the "shell" being used as a stand and the "frame" to store cleaning utensils.

Figur e 6 shows the "shell" being used as a container and the "fr ame" to store gardening utensils.

Claims

1. A portable multi-purpose combination device for use in the performance of an activity, which device comprises two separable, inter-engaging c o n s t i t u e n t parts arranged to serve complementary functions relating to such activity; one said constituent part comprising a base part constructed as a receptacle for holding articles, implements and/or materials required for or useful in the performance of said activity, and the other constituent pa r t comprising a cover part arranged to removably fit over, protect, and be supported by said base part, and being constructed so as when removed from said base part to serve alternatively (a) as a seat, support, workbench, or step useful in the performance of the said activity, or (b) when inverted, as a temporary receptacle for materials useful in, associated with, or arising from the performance of said activity; said base part having uppermost one or more carrying handles, which handle or handles protrude through an aperture or respective apertures formed uppermost in said cover part so as to facilitate the carrying of the combination device; and said cover part being separable from sa i d base part by lifting said cover part so as to disengage said handle or handles from said aperture or respective apertures in said cover part.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said base part comprises at least two trays spaced apart vertically one above the other, and a central pillar carried rigidly in a central part of the bottom one of said trays, the other of said trays being carried at a central part thereof on said pillar.

3. A device according to claim 2, wherein said central pillar is arranged to extend upwardly through a said aperture in said cover part and to carry uppermost a said carrying handle.

4. A device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said bottom tray is rectangular and is provided along its two longer edges with respective slots into which the corresponding longer edge portions of said cover part respectively engage and are supported thereby.

5. A device according to claim 1, wherein said base part comprises a rectangular bottom tray bounded by two opposed longer walls, and two opposed shorter walls, and wherein said shorter walls extend upwards above the two longer walls, and are joined uppermost by a central longitudinal member which carries centrally a said carrying handle arranged to protrude upwardly through a said aperture in said cover part.

6. A device according to claim 5, wherein said bottom tray is provided with at least one vertical partition wall which is arranged to sub-divide said tray into a plurality of compartments.

7. A device according to claim 1, wherein said base part comprises a rectangular bottom tray bounded by two opposed longer walls, and two opposed sho r t e r walls, and each of said shorter walls carries centrally thereof a said carrying handle, each of which handles is arranged to protrude upwardly through a respective aperture in said cover part.

8. A device according to claim 7, wherein said bottom tray is provided with at least one vertical partition wall which is arranged to sub-divide said tray into a plurality of compartments.

9. A device according to claim 1, wherein said base part comprises a rectangular bottom tray bounded by two opposed longer walls, and two shorter walls; and wherein a partition wall extends between the two shorter walls, is inclined non-perpendicularly to a floor member of that bottom tray, divides the tray into two compartments, and is provided with a plurality of supporting means for supporting thereon respective implements.

10. A device according to claim 9, wherein each of said shorter walls carries uppermost a said c a r r y i n g handle which extends upwards through a said aperture in said cover part.

11. A device according to any one of the claims 4 to 10, wherein the said longer walls of said bottom tray converge in an upwards direction, and said cover part includes correspondingly convergent, opposed longer walls which are joined at their respective ends by nonconvergent opposed shorter walls.

12. A device according to claim 11, wherein the said longer walls of said bo t t om tray converge in an upwards direction, and said shorter walls of said bottom tray converge in an upwards direction, and wherein said cover part includes a pair of opposed longer walls which are joined at their respective ends by a pair of oppo s e d shorter walls, said longer and shorter walls of said cover part being convergent in manners similar to those of the respective pairs of longer and shorter walls of said bottom tray.

13. A device according to any one of the claims 1, 5 and 6, wherein said base part is constructed so as to incorporate trays and partitions for forming a plurality of containers for receiving respectively tools, articles and /or materials useful in carrying on carpentry activities, and wherein said cover part is provided on its uppermost surface with a workpiece gr i pp i ng means arranged to receive and releasably grip a workpiece to be worked upon in the course of carpentry activities.

14. A device according to claim 13, wherein said cover part is provided with an additlonal workpiece gripping means spaced apart from the first-mentioned gripping means and arranged to receive and releasably grip said workpiece at a second position thereon.

15. A device according to any one of the claims 1 , 2 and 3, wherein said base part is constructed so as to incorporate a plurality of trays for receiving articles and /or materials required for or useful in angling activities, and said cover part is co ns t r uc t e d so as to serve as a seat upon which an angler may sit during the performance of angling activities.

16. A device according to any one of the claims 1, 7 and 8, wherein said base part is constructed so as to incorporate partitions for forming a plurality of containers for receiving respectively utensils, materials and /or articles of clothing useful in or to be worked upon in the performance of domestic cleaning activities, and said cover part Is constructed so as to serve as a step for standing upon to reach high objects or places as required in such cleaning activities.

17. A device according to any one of the claims 1, 9 and 10, wherein said base part is constructed so as to incorporate a rack for receiving and holding utensils and a container for receiving a nd holding materials and/or chemicals, which utensils, materials and chemicals are useful in gardening activities, and said cover part is constructed so as when inverted to constitute a container for receiving and holding temporarily garden fertilisers, chemicals or weeds.

18. A device according to any preceding claim, including means for releasably securing said cover part against removal from said base part.

19. A device according to any preceding claim, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to or as shown in the respective relevant figures or groups of associated figures of the accompanying diagrammatic drawings.