Container
US11136183B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D88/52
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container includes: an upper container part constituting an upper half of a container body having a horizontally elongate rectangular parallelepiped shape; a lower container part constituting a lower half of the container body; four posts disposed at the four corners of the container body; and hinges 20 rotatably retaining the posts at the four corners of at least one of the upper container part or the lower container part. The container body can be transformed between a first state in which the upper container part is retained at a first height with respect to the lower container part and a second state in which the container body is retained at a second height that is lower than the first height. In the second state, the posts are rotated inward in the lengthwise direction of the container body by the hinges.
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