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US 12,759,786 B2Granted
Collapsible container
OwnerIlya Furerinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible container including a roof; a base; a collapsible wall between the roof and the base; a linkage connecting the roof to the collapsible wall to collapse the collapsible wall and raise the collapsible wall to an erect position; and a foldable wall, wherein the roof includes a constant-force device to act on the foldable wall.
Claims20
A collapsible container, comprising:
- a roof;
- a base;
- a collapsible wall between the roof and the base;
- a linkage connecting the roof to the collapsible wall to collapse the collapsible wall and raise the collapsible wall to an erect position;
- and
- a foldable wall,
- wherein the roof comprises a constant-force device to act on the foldable wall, and
- wherein
- the container further comprises a base lock for locking the collapsible wall to the base, wherein the base lock comprises a lever to lock the collapsible wall to the base or unlock the collapsible wall from the base, and wherein the lever is storable within the base, or
- the container further comprises a roof lock for locking the roof to the collapsible wall, wherein the roof lock comprises a lever to lock the roof to the collapsible wall or unlock the roof from the collapsible wall, and wherein the roof lock is storable within the collapsible wall, or
- the roof comprises a slot to which the linkage is coupled, and the slot comprises a widening at an end the slot, or
- the container further comprises a protrusion connected to the roof and insertable into the collapsible wall when the container is in an erect configuration, and the base when the container is in a collapsed configuration, or
- the container further comprises a hinge connecting the collapsible wall to the base to inwardly collapse the collapsible wall towards the base, and to raise the collapsible wall from the base to an erect position, or
- the container further comprises a hinge connecting the foldable wall to the roof, or
- the foldable wall is a bi-fold wall, or
- the foldable wall comprises panels connected by a hinge, or
- the foldable wall comprises a disengageable support column, or
- the foldable wall is longer than the collapsible wall, or
- a combination thereof.
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A collapsible container, comprising:
- a roof;
- a base;
- a collapsible wall between the roof and the base;
- a linkage connecting the roof to the collapsible wall to collapse the collapsible wall and raise the collapsible wall to an erect position;
- and
- a foldable wall,
- wherein the linkage comprises an automatic choke, and
- wherein the roof comprises a constant-force device to act on the foldable wall.
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A collapsible container, comprising:
- a roof;
- a base;
- a collapsible wall between the roof and the base;
- a linkage connecting the roof to the collapsible wall to collapse the collapsible wall and raise the collapsible wall to an erect position;
- a foldable wall;
- a base lock for locking the collapsible wall to the base, wherein the base lock comprises a lever to lock the collapsible wall to the base or unlock the collapsible wall from the base, and wherein the lever is storable within the base;
- a roof lock for locking the roof to the collapsible wall, wherein the roof lock comprises a lever to lock the roof to the collapsible wall or unlock the roof from the collapsible wall, and wherein the roof lock is storable within the collapsible wall;
- a protrusion connected to the roof and insertable into the collapsible wall when the container is in an erect configuration, and the base when the container is in a collapsed configuration;
- a first hinge connecting the collapsible wall to the base to inwardly collapse the collapsible wall towards the base, and to raise the collapsible wall from the base to an erect position;
- and
- a second hinge connecting the foldable wall to the roof,
- wherein
- the roof comprises a constant-force device to act on the foldable wall, a slot to which the linkage is coupled, and a widening at an end the slot,
- the foldable wall is connected to the roof and inwardly foldable towards the roof, is a bi-fold wall, comprises panels connected by a third hinge, comprises a disengageable support column, and is longer than the collapsible wall,
- the linkage comprises an automatic choke,
- movement of the automatic choke is impeded when the container is in an extended configuration,
- the roof comprises a stopper that impedes movement of the automatic choke, and
- movement of the automatic choke is not impeded when the container is in an opening configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.