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Collapsible container

US4102557A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1977
Grant dateJul 25, 1978
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Expiry dateMar 1, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S220/25
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collapsible container having two channel-like members which mate with one another to form an enclosure and two U-shaped brackets having inwardly facing grooves for receiving the edges of the channel-like members to secure them together. A method for forming the channel-like members from sheet metal or the like and the U-shaped members from elongated bars.

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