US 12,268,312 B2
Foldable container and foldable supporting frame thereof, and folding method
Mengmeng Mu, Ningbo (CN)
Filed by Mengmeng Mu, Ningbo (CN)
Filed on May 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/747,857.
Application 17/747,857 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/251,752, granted, now 11,623,788, previously published as PCT/CN2019/090087, filed on Jun. 5, 2019.
Application 17/747,857 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/041,822, filed on Jul. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,882,662, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 201810575375.9 (CN), filed on Jun. 6, 2018; application No. 201820871354.7 (CN), filed on Jun. 6, 2018; application No. 201820871648.X (CN), filed on Jun. 6, 2018; application No. 201820871770.7 (CN), filed on Jun. 6, 2018; and application No. 202220709424.5 (CN), filed on Mar. 29, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2022/0274738 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47D 9/00 (2006.01); A47B 3/091 (2006.01); A47D 7/00 (2006.01); B65D 5/20 (2006.01); B65D 6/18 (2006.01); B65D 21/08 (2006.01); B65D 25/24 (2006.01); D06F 95/00 (2006.01); F16M 11/10 (2006.01); F16M 11/20 (2006.01); F16M 11/38 (2006.01)
CPC A47D 9/005 (2013.01) [A47B 3/091 (2013.01); A47D 7/002 (2013.01); A47D 9/008 (2022.08); B65D 7/26 (2013.01); B65D 21/086 (2013.01); B65D 25/24 (2013.01); F16M 11/10 (2013.01); F16M 11/20 (2013.01); F16M 11/38 (2013.01); B65D 5/20 (2013.01); D06F 95/002 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable container for pet bathing, comprising:
a foldable supporting frame comprising two top supporting arms;
a container body arranged on said foldable supporting frame, wherein said container body is a flexible body that is made of a flexible water-proof material selected from the group consisting of Polyethylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Polypropylene and Thermoplastic Urethane, wherein said container body comprises a bottom wall and a surrounding wall connected to said bottom wall, wherein said bottom wall has a drain port for draining the water in the container body; and
two pad bodies disposed in said bottom wall of said container body at two opposite sides of said drain port, wherein said bottom wall of said container body is constructed to have two wall layers and a receiving pocket between said two wall layers, such that said wall layers are connected to said surrounding wall, wherein said pad bodies are received in said receiving pocket so as to retain said pad bodies at a bottom of said container body;
wherein said foldable container is configured for:
unfolding said container body which is unfolded with an unfolding of said foldable supporting frame to allow said container body to be supported on said foldable supporting frame, containing a liquid within said container body, receiving a pet within said container body for the pet bathing, and supporting the pet by said two pad bodies within said bottom wall of said container body; and
after the pet bathing, folding said bottom wall of said container body to upwardly pull up said two pad bodies and overlappedly align said two pad bodies with each other, and cause two top supporting arms of said foldable supporting frame to pivotally move to drive an edge of said surrounding wall of said container body mounted to said two top supporting arms to be folded, so as to fold up said container body which is folded together with a folding of said foldable supporting frame.