Bulk shipping container having adjustable height, collapsible walls

US7556166B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• John Parnall · Midlothian, US
• Susan Melanie Shoop · Midlothian, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 13, 2008
• Grant date: Jul 7, 2009
• Expiry date: Feb 13, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2519/00995
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A collapsible container has adjustable height walls. The container includes a base defining the bottom wall of the container, an opposing pair of side walls, and an opposing pair of end walls. The side walls and end walls are pivotable between an upright position and a collapsed position over the base. The side walls and end walls each further include extension walls movably connected thereto between a nested, unextended position and an upright, extended position.