Container
AssigneeUniseg Products Pty Ltd
InventorEarl Fenton Goddard
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Abstract
The container (10) has a lid structure (18) comprising two lid panels (20f) and (20t). The first lid panel (20t) forms at least a part of the top wall (14). The second lid panel 20f forms at least part of one of the side walls (16d). When the container (10) is in the erected condition the lid structure (18) can have one of, and be moved between, a closed configuration; top load configuration; and, front load configuration. The front load configuration has two variants. In a first front load configuration the first and second lid panels (20t) and (20f) remain connected to each other and are moved so that they are in a substantial face to face relationship. In the second front load configuration the second lid panel (20f) is pivoted to lie on top of the first lid panel (20t).
Claims17
A container comprising:
- a bottom wall, a plurality of side walls and a top wall, the walls being coupled together to enable the container to be reconfigured between a lay flat condition in which the walls overlie each other and an erected condition while the walls remain coupled together, wherein when in the erected condition the walls form an enclosed storage space;
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- a lid structure comprising at least two lid panels wherein a first lid panel forms at least a part of the top wall and a second lid panel forms at least a part of one side wall;
- the first lid panel being pivotally coupled to another of the side walls and detachably coupled to the second lid panel;
- the lid structure having:
- a closed configuration where the first and second lid panels act as respective parts of the top wall and one side wall to form, together with the bottom wall and other side walls, the enclosed storage space;
- a top load configuration wherein when the container is in the erected condition the first lid panel is decoupled from the second lid panel and pivoted to a position enabling top loading of the container while the second lid panel forms at least a part of the one side wall;
- and a front load configuration where the first and second lid panels are connected to each other and moveable relative to each other so that an edge of the second lid panel which lies adjacent the bottom wall when the container is in the erected condition is lifted from and disposed above the bottom wall to enable front loading of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.