Transport of goods
US8453861B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2519/00975
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collapsible container includes a base two ends and one or two sides. Two pairs of lifting element guide formations are connected to the base. The ends are displaceable relative to the base between an erect condition in which they extend upwardly from opposed ends of the base and a collapsed condition in which they are generally parallel with the base. The ends have a width which is less than the spacing between the lifting element guide formations in a pair such that when two or more of the containers are arranged in a stack, in their collapsed conditions, ends of one container are positioned between the lifting element guide formations of a container positioned immediately above said one container in a stack.
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