Collapsible container
US7014057B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2313/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collapsible container includes a rectangular bottom, a front and a rear rectangular wall pivotally turnably connected to a front and a rear edge, respectively, of the bottom along two folding lines, two rectangular side walls pivotally turnably connected to two lateral ends of each of the front and the rear wall along two folding lines, and two locating flaps pivotally turnably connected to two lateral edges of the bottom along two folding lines. Each of the two locating flaps is an isosceles triangle having two equal lateral sides separately corresponding to a diagonal of the side wall. Moreover, fastening elements are correspondingly provided on an inner surface of each side wall and an outer surface of the locating flap to enable detachable connection of the side walls to the locating flaps and accordingly free collapse and extension of the container.
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