Collapsible container
US5501353A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B1/3445
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collapsible container is defined having: a container base, a plurality of support members extending generally upwardly from the container base and a plurality of wall members each mounted to at least one respective support member by a hinge. Each wall member is movable between an erected position where the wall member extends generally away from the container base and a collapsed position where the wall member generally overlays the container base. Each wall member as top, bottom and side edges extending between inner and outer faces. The inner face lie s closer to the container base than the outer face in the collapsed position. The hinge has a hinge pin extending between each wall member and respective support member. The hinge pin is rotatably supported at one or both of the wall member and support member, and is located on the side edge closer to the inner face than the outer face and closer to the bottom edge than the top edge. The wall members are mounted such that in the collapsed position they generally overlay each other adjacent the container base so that each is generally parallel.
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