Crate with adjustment mechanism

A crate comprising:

• a base panel defining a bottom surface of the crate, and the base panel further defining a first pivot slot and a second pivot slot, each of the first pivot slot and the second pivot slot defining a first pivot section and a second pivot section that are separated from one another by a pair of opposing projections;
• a top ring disposed above the base panel;
• a first side panel including a first sub-panel rotatably coupled to a second sub-panel, the first sub-panel being rotatably coupled to the base and the second sub-panel being rotatably coupled to the top ring;
• a second side panel including a third sub-panel rotatably coupled to a fourth sub-panel, the third sub-panel rotatably coupled to the base and the fourth sub-panel rotatably coupled to the top ring;
• a first end panel rotatably coupled to the top ring and configured to selectively engage with the base;
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• a second end panel rotatably coupled to the top ring and configured to selectively engage with the base;
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• an adjustable leg moveably coupled to the base panel, the adjustable leg being configured to rotate relative the base panel between a stored configuration, in which the adjustable leg is substantially parallel with the base panel, and an extended configuration, in which the adjustable leg extends away from the base panel at a non-zero angle relative to the bottom surface, the adjustable leg including a first leg pin extending outwardly from a side of the adjustable leg and configured to be received within a first pivot slot, and a second leg pin extending outwardly from an opposing side of the adjustable leg and configured to be received within a second pivot slot.

A base panel for a crate having a plurality of side panels extending upwardly from the base panel, the base panel comprising:

• a first pivot slot and a second pivot slot, each of the first pivot slot and the second pivot slot defining a first pivot section and a second pivot section that are separated from one another by a pair of opposing projections;
• a bottom recess that opens along a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to contact a support surface;
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• an adjustable leg, wherein the adjustable leg includes a first leg pin opposite a second leg pin, each of the first leg pin and the second leg pin configured to be received within a respective one of the first pivot slot and the second pivot slot so that each of the first leg pin and the second leg pin are configured to be rotatably received in the first pivot section and the second pivot section of the respective one of first pivot slot and the second pivot slot, and to be snappably moveable between the first pivot section and the second pivot section of the respective one of the first pivot slot and the second pivot slot moveably coupled to the base panel within the bottom recess, the adjustable leg being configured to move relative the base panel between a stored configuration, in which the adjustable leg is fully received within the bottom recess, and an extended configuration, in which the adjustable leg extends out of the bottom recess.