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US 12,291,373 B2Granted
Collapsible crate
AssigneeGoodpack IBC (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorUthai Srichai
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Abstract
A collapsible crate is disclosed having a base and a plurality of walls. The base includes a top surface and defines a cavity below the top surface. The plurality of walls are removably attachable to one another and are movable between a first configuration where the plurality of walls extend substantially vertically above the top surface of the base and a second configuration where the plurality of walls are within the cavity of the base.
Claims28
A collapsible crate comprising:
- a base including a top surface and defining a cavity below the top surface;
- and
- a plurality of walls removably attachable to one another and movable between a first configuration where the plurality of walls extend substantially vertically above the top surface of the base and a second configuration where the plurality of walls are within the cavity of the base.
A collapsible crate comprising:
- a base including a top surface and defining a cavity below the top surface, the base including a first track within the cavity for receiving a first wall at a first vertical position and a second track within the cavity for receiving a second wall at a second vertical position different from the first vertical position;
- the first wall comprising an upper portion extending from the top surface of the base in an assembled configuration, the first wall comprising an attachment arm extending from the upper portion to engage the first track of the base in the assembled configuration, the first wall being rotatable relative to the base about the attachment arm to align the first wall with the first track to slidingly insert the first wall into the cavity of the base along the first track to move the first wall to a collapsed configuration;
- the second wall comprising an upper portion extending from the top surface of the base in an assembled configuration, the second wall insertable into the cavity of the base along the second track to move the second wall to a collapsed configuration.
A method of collapsing a crate comprising:
- detaching a first wall of a crate from a second wall of the crate, the crate including a base having a top surface and defining a cavity below the top surface;
- rotating an upper end of the first wall outward from the crate to a position substantially parallel with the top surface of the base;
- sliding the first wall inward and into the cavity of the base;
- rotating an upper end of the second wall outward from the crate to a position substantially parallel with the top surface of the base;
- and
- sliding the second wall of the crate inward and into the cavity of the base.
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A method of assembling a collapsible crate comprising:
- withdrawing a first wall of a crate from a cavity, the crate including a base having a top surface and defining the cavity below the top surface;
- rotating an upper end of the first wall upward to an upright position;
- locking the first wall in the upright position;
- withdrawing a second wall of the crate from the cavity;
- rotating an upper end of the second wall to an upright position;
- withdrawing a third wall of the crate from the cavity;
- rotating an upper end of the third wall to an upright position;
- and
- locking the first wall in the upright position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.