Collapsible storage container

US8789715B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US

Inventors

• Daniel Shea · Walden, US
• Tomohito Hashikawa · Farmington Hills, US
• Martin Petersen · Bad Abbach, DE
• Angelo Parisi · Nahant, US
• Hugh Francis · Farmington Hills, US
• Kelly Schlotterer · Farmington Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 29, 2008
• Grant date: Jul 29, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 1, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D81/3823
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A collapsible container includes a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls. At least two of the side walls include a rigid first segment and a rigid second segment coupled to the first segment by a pivot to permit the side wall to fold so that the first segment and second segment form an acute angle or are parallel when the container is collapsed. The collapsible container can be configured in a storage configuration for containing objects or a collapsed configuration occupying less volume than the storage configuration for stowing the container.