US-12616316-B2 - Foldable container and foldable supporting frame thereof, and folding method

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Abstract

A foldable container includes a foldable supporting frame, at least one operation switch arranged on the foldable supporting frame, and a container body supported on the foldable supporting frame. The operation switch is actuated through a pulling operation to move the foldable supporting frame between an unfolded mode and a folded mode. The container has an edge and an opening formed within the edge. At the unfolded mode, the opening is opened. At the folded mode, the opening is closed. The container body is automatically folded as the foldable supporting frame is moved from the unfolded mode to the folded mode. Via a folding method, the foldable supporting frame is folded to reduce an overall size for occupying less storage space when it is not in use.

Inventors

Mengmeng Mu

Assignees

TAN GROW INC.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20250626

Claims (11)

1 . A foldable container for pet bathing, comprising: a foldable supporting frame; a container body arranged on said foldable supporting frame, wherein said container body is waterproof and comprises a surrounding wall, and a bottom wall connected to said surrounding wall, wherein said bottom wall has a drain port for draining water in the container body; and two pad bodies disposed in said bottom wall of said container body, wherein said bottom wall of said container body comprises two wall layers and at least one receiving pocket between said two wall layers which are waterproof, such that said at least one receiving pocket is formed within said bottom wall which is connected to said surrounding wall, wherein said two pad bodies are received and hidden in said at least one receiving pocket within said bottom wall, so as to retain said two pad bodies at a bottom of said container body, wherein said container body is folded up with a folding of said foldable supporting frame and unfolded with an unfolding of said foldable supporting frame, wherein said two pad bodies are folded with a folding of said container body.
2 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least one of said two wall layers is connected to said surrounding wall.
3 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 1 , wherein two said receiving pockets are individually formed between said two wall layers to receive said two pad bodies respectively.
4 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 3 , wherein said bottom wall serves as a flexible connecting element connected between said two pad bodies to retain said pad bodies at a bottom of said container body.
5 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a flexible connecting element connected between said two pad bodies, wherein said flexible connecting element is received in said at least one receiving pocket when said pad bodies are received in said at least one receiving pocket.
6 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said two pad bodies comprise a material selected from the group consisting of wood, metal, metal alloy, plastic, latex mattress, cotton mattress, sponge cushion mattress, and air cushion mattress.
7 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said container body is made of a material selected from the group consisting of Polyethylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Polypropylene and Thermoplastic Urethane.
8 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 1 , wherein a handle is connected to a middle area of said bottom wall of said container body, wherein said handle is configured for driving the folding of said foldable supporting frame and said container body by a pulling operation.
9 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 8 , wherein said foldable supporting frame comprises two top supporting arms, wherein said surrounding wall comprises an edge which is a top edge mounted to said two top supporting arms.
10 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said foldable container further comprises a drain pipe connected to said drain port for allowing water to flow out said container body.
11 . The foldable container, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said foldable container further comprises a drain pipe connected to said drain port for allowing water to flow out said container body, wherein said two pad bodies disposed in said bottom wall of said container body are arranged at two opposite sides of said drain port.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATION This is a Continuation application that claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to a non-provisional application, application Ser. No. 19/001,515, filed Dec. 25, 2024, which is a Continuation application that claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to a non-provisional application, application Ser. No. 17/747,857 filed May 18, 2022, which is a Continuation-In-Part application that claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to a non-provisional application, application Ser. No. 17/251,752, filed Dec. 11, 2020, which is a non-provisional application which is a U.S. National Stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 of the International Application Number PCT/CN2019/090087, filed Jun. 5, 2019, which claims priority to Chinese application numbers 201810575375.9, 201820871770.7, 201820871648.X and 201820871354.7, filed Jun. 6, 2018, and also a Continuation application that claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to a non-provisional application, application Ser. No. 16/041,822, filed Jul. 22, 2018, this application is also a non-provisional application that claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to China application number CN202220709424.5, filed Mar. 29, 2022, which are incorporated herewith by reference in their entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION Field of Invention The present invention relates to a foldable appliance, and more particularly to a foldable container with foldable supporting frame and folding method thereof. Description of Related Arts Many foldable brackets are designed and aid for daily entertainment activities. Accordingly, a height of the bracket can be raised to lift up the appliance from the ground during the use of the appliance. As a result, the user does not have to bend or squat to use the appliance. Once the bracket is folded, a size of the bracket is reduced for storage and space saving. Household temporary container, especially large size receptacle, is popular to be used as basin, bathtub or swimming pool for bathing, cleaning or playing purpose. This temporary container is convenient for most families. For example, the user is able to move this temporary container from place to place, such as bathroom or yard, as needed. Since this kind of container needs to have space large enough to hold at least a child or pet inside while having enough space to contain water or cleaning liquid, the conventional container is generally made in larger size. This kind of rigid container is convenient for most families also take wider space for using water, usually in outdoor area or bathroom. It is known that such relatively large container is not required to be used all the time or even daily use, this temporary container will not be the primary consideration for most families in view of storage, especially for urban families. Since the storage in urban family is very limited, it is a problem to store the temporary container when it is not in used. These defects of the temporary container cannot be solved and this temporary container is not practical in use. Specifically, in order to reduce the space occupied by the temporary container when it is not in use, the current temporary container is designed to be inflatable, such that the temporary container is reused by inflating and deflating the temporary container. Usually, the temporary container is inflated by an inflator or inflatable pump. Before using the inflatable temporary container, it is necessary to initially place the inflatable temporary container in a preset position, and then use the inflatable pump to inflate the inflatable temporary container for at least five minutes for fully inflate the temporary container by filling a predetermined amount of gas to bias against the inner sidewall of the temporary container so as to support the shape of the temporary container. In other words, it is very troublesome to setup the temporary container. If the inflatable pump is damaged or lost, the inflatable temporary container cannot be used at all. Moreover, in order to facilitate the temporary container being folded after deflation, it is also necessary to provide an air exhaust vent at the temporary container. If the air exhaust vent is poorly sealed, air leakage is likely to occur. Once the inflatable temporary container has an air leakage problem, it is easy to cause the water or cleaning liquid contained in the temporary container to leak out, especially for the temporary container used in the living room. In other words, if the water or cleaning fluid leaks out of the temporary container, it will inevitably cause water damage to the home environment. Furthermore, during the manufacturing process of the inflatable temporary container, the air exhaust vent is affixed to the sidewall of the temporary container to communicate with an interior air chamber of the inflatable temporary container. It is difficult to ensure the tightness between the sidewall and the air