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Granted Patent B2
US 11,939,111 · App. 18/224,559 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Foldable container and foldable supporting frame thereof, and folding method

Inventor: Mengmeng Mu (Blue Island, IL)
Assignee: TAN GROW INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,939,111
App. No.
18/224,559
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable container for pet bathing includes a foldable supporting frame and a container body arranged on the supporting frame and constructed to be unfolded for containing a liquid for the pet to bath, wherein the foldable supporting frame includes two top supporting arms each including a rod body having a fixing cavity and a slot communicated to the fixing cavity, wherein the container body includes a bottom wall and a surrounding wall connected to the bottom wall, wherein the surrounding wall comprises an edge which is detachably mounted in the fixing cavity of the rod body through the slot.

Claims (11)

1. A foldable container for pet bathing, comprising:

a foldable supporting frame; and

a container body arranged on said supporting frame and constructed to be unfolded for containing a liquid for the pet to bath, wherein said foldable supporting frame comprises two top supporting arms each comprising a rod body having a fixing cavity and a slot communicated to said fixing cavity, wherein said container body comprises a bottom wall and a surrounding wall connected to said bottom wall, wherein said surrounding wall comprises an edge which is detachably mounted in said fixing cavity of said rod body through said slot;

wherein said edge of said surrounding wall comprises an edge sleeve and two fixing ribs received in said edge sleeve, wherein said two fixing ribs is mounted in said fixing cavity of said rod body of each of said two top supporting arms to fix said edge sleeve between said fixing ribs and said rod body;

wherein said edge sleeve of said surrounding wall has two mounting holes and two retaining channels, wherein each of said two mounting holes are respectively communicated to said two retaining channels, wherein said two fixing ribs are respectively inserted into said two retaining channels through said two mounting holes and are respectively retained in said two retaining channels.

2. The foldable container according to claim 1 , wherein said two top supporting arms are spacedly mounted to said edge of said surrounding wall of said container body to define a central foldable portion of said edge of said surrounding wall of said container body between said two top supporting arms, wherein said central foldable portion of said surrounding wall of said container body is folded when said two top supporting arms are folded.

3. A container assembly for a foldable container which is used for pet bathing, comprising:

a container body comprising a bottom wall and a surrounding wall connected to said bottom wall, wherein said surrounding wall comprises an edge which comprises an edge sleeve and two fixing ribs received in said edge sleeve; and

two top supporting arms, wherein each of said two top supporting arms comprises a rod body having a fixing cavity and a slot communicated to said fixing cavity, wherein said edge of said surrounding wall of said container body is placed in said fixing cavity through said slot and is retained in said fixing cavity, so as to mount said container body with said two top supporting arm;

wherein said edge sleeve of said surrounding wall has two mounting holes and two retaining channels, wherein each of said two mounting holes are respectively communicated to said two retaining channels, wherein said two fixing ribs are respectively inserted into said two retaining channels through said two mounting holes and are respectively retained in said two retaining channels.

4. The container assembly according to claim 3 , wherein each of said two fixing ribs is shaped and sized to couple with said fixing cavity of said corresponding top supporting arm for retaining each of said two fixing ribs within said fixing cavity of said corresponding top supporting arm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2023
From: MU, MENGMENG
To: TAN GROW INC.
Reel/Frame 064354/0400 →
Priority Claims (4)
CN 201810575375.9 · Jun 6, 2018 · national
CN 201820871354.7 · Jun 6, 2018 · national
CN 201820871648.X · Jun 6, 2018 · national
CN 201820871770.7 · Jun 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18151406 · Jan 6, 2023
Continuation In Part 17716967 · Apr 8, 2022
Continuation 17251752
Continuation 16041822 · Jul 22, 2018
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