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US 11,597,560 B2Granted
Crate with retractable wall
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsWilliam P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell
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Abstract
A container includes a wall extending upward from a base. The wall includes a frame and a first wall portion pivotably connected to the frame. The wall further includes a latch selectively connecting the first wall portion to the frame. The latch is movable vertically relative to the frame to selectively release the first wall portion from the frame.
Claims42
A container comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a wall extending upward from the base, the wall including a frame and a first wall portion pivotably connected to the frame, the wall further including a second wall portion pivotably connected to the frame, the first wall portion and the second wall portion each pivotable relative to the frame between a deployed, closed position restricting access to the container through the frame and a retracted, open position permitting access to the container through the frame, wherein the second wall portion is nestably received within the first wall portion when the first wall portion and the second wall portion are in the retracted, open position.
A container comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a wall extending upward from the base, the wall including a frame and a first wall portion pivotably connected to the frame, the wall further including a latch slidably captured in the frame and configured to connect the first wall portion to the frame and disconnect the first wall portion from the frame, wherein the latch is movable vertically relative to the frame to release the first wall portion from the frame.
A container comprising:
- a base;
- a wall extending upward from the base;
- a latch movable relative to the wall;
- a cam;
- and
- a secondary latch, wherein the secondary latch is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein movement of the latch moves the secondary latch from the latched position to the unlatched position via the cam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.