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US 11,084,625 B2Granted
Crate with collapsible wall
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsRyan C. Meers, Justin M. Smyers
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Abstract
A crate, such as for transporting egg cartons or other items, includes a base, opposed side walls and a rear wall extending upward from the base. A front wall opposite the rear wall is selectably moveable between a closed position and a retracted, open position. In the retracted position, access to the interior of the crate is provided. In one embodiment, the front wall includes a plurality of pivotably connected sections, such that the front wall can be retracted to provide access to the interior.
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A container comprising:
- a base having a support surface capable of supporting goods thereon, the base having a pair of opposed first edges and a pair of opposed second edges, a first upstanding portion projecting upward from each of the first edges relative to the support surface, a second upstanding portion projecting upward from each of the second edges relative to the support surface, the first upstanding portions and the second upstanding portions formed integrally with the base, wherein the first upstanding portions are taller than the second upstanding portions;
- a pair of opposed first walls hingeably connected to the first upstanding portions, wherein the first walls have a first height, and wherein the first edges of the base are separated by a distance larger than the first height;
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- a pair of second walls hingeably connected to the second upstanding portions, the first and second walls movable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base, one of the second walls including a plurality of sections movable relative to one another between an extended position in which the plurality of sections are the same height as the first height of the first walls and a retracted position in which the plurality of sections are shorter than the first height of the first walls, the plurality of sections including a first section, a second section, and a third section, the first section pivotably connected to the second section, the second section pivotably connected to the third section, wherein the plurality of sections in the retracted position are in an upright position, wherein the first section and the second section are in front of the third section when in the retracted position.
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A container comprising:
- a base having a support surface capable of supporting goods thereon, the base having a pair of opposed first edges and a pair of opposed second edges, a first upstanding portion projecting upward from one of the first edges relative to the support surface, a second upstanding portion projecting upward from one of the second edges relative to the support surface, the first upstanding portion and the second upstanding portion formed integrally with the base, wherein the first upstanding portion is taller than the second upstanding portion;
- a first wall hingeably connected to the first upstanding portion;
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- a second wall hingeably connected to the second upstanding portion, the first and second wall movable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base, the second wall including a plurality of sections movable relative to one another between an extended position and a retracted position, the plurality of sections including a first section, a second section, and a third section, the first section pivotably connected to the second section, the second section pivotably connected to the third section, wherein the plurality of sections in the retracted position are in an upright position.
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A container comprising:
- a base having a support surface capable of supporting goods thereon, the base having a pair of opposed first edges and a pair of opposed second edges, a first upstanding portion projecting upward from one of the first edges relative to the support surface, a second upstanding portion projecting upward from one of the second edges relative to the support surface, the first upstanding portion and the second upstanding portion formed integrally with the base, wherein the first upstanding portion has a different height than the second upstanding portion;
- a first wall hingeably connected to the first upstanding portion;
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- a second wall hingeably connected to the second upstanding portion, the first and second wall movable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base, the first wall includes a cantilevered flexible latch selectively connecting the first wall to the second wall, the second wall including a plurality of sections movable relative to one another between an extended position and a retracted position, the plurality of sections including a first section, a second section, and a third section, the first section pivotably connected to the second section, the second section pivotably connected to the third section.
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