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Collapsible crate

US11352168B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

70References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

U.S. Merchants Financial Group, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jeff Green · Beverly Hills, US
Jose F. Gomez-Mustafa · Beverly Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2015
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D11/1826
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collapsible crate with improved stability and smooth movement includes a top having two opposing top side sections defining top side axes and two opposing top end sections defining top end axes; a bottom having two opposing bottom side edges defining bottom side axes and two opposing bottom end edges defining bottom end axes; first and second opposing end walls, the first and second end walls each being pivotably connected to the top along the corresponding top end sections with interlocking projections; and first and second opposing side walls. The crate includes one or more features which help the crate remain in the erect configuration, for example, a first protrusion protruding from an inner surface of a first side wall, wherein the first protrusion is configured to abut with a portion of a first end wall with an interference fit when the crate is in an erect configuration.

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