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Abstract

Relates to collapsible grocery bag holders for installation in automobile trunk compartments. Different forms of the invention are illustrated and described herein. In general, they are composed of longitudinally extending side wall members pivotally mounted for folding into a flat compact unit, crossing dividers so designed as to grip the opposing side walls and firmly hold them in spaced apart vertical relationship to form a group of upward opening grocery bag compartments, living hinges for both side wall panels and dividers, and base or bottom members for underlying the grocery bag compartments which are provided with unbroken ridges extending around the perimeter of the base members to prevent escape of liquid or comminuted material from broken grocery packages beyond the confines of the base members. In one form of the invention, the base or bottom member of the bag holder is detachably secured to the floor of the automobile trunk compartment, and the side panels are connected through hinges to the base member for folding movement from an upright bag holding position to a flat collapsed horizontal position when in non-use. In another form of the invention the bag holder in its flat collapsed condition can be further swung about a horizontal axis to assume a vertical position toward the front end of the trunk compartment thereby exposing the floor of the trunk space for other uses.

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First Claim