Collapsible container
US6098827A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C7/0036
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collapsible container orientable between assembled and collapsed positions having a base, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. The base has a pair of opposing upstanding end flanges integral thereto defining a corner line at each end and a side face member perpendicular. A pair of opposing side edges lie in a plane parallel to and spaced inward from an adjacent co-planar pair of side face members and extending therebetween. Opposing side walls are pivotably attached to one of the opposing side edges, forming an extension of the base when the container is in assembled. Each side wall has a latch member at each lateral edge having upper and lower curved surfaces and a tooth at its distal end. Each end wall has a pair of flanges with an opening sized to slidingly receive a latching member in the assembled state and is securely held by a living hinge. The container is adapted to being nestable when in the collapsed position.
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