Collapsible container
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsTrenton M. Overholt, William Patrick Apps, Gerald R. Koefelda
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Abstract
A collapsible container including a base having a first pair of opposed upstanding members and a second pair of opposed upstanding members, and also including a first pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the base and orientable between an assembled position and a second position. Each of the first pair of opposed side walls has a recess which mates with and receives a corresponding one of the first pair of opposed upstanding members when in the assembled position. The container further receive a second pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to a corresponding one of the second pair of opposed upstanding members and also orientable between an assembled position and a second position.
Claims19
A collapsible container, comprising:
- a base having a first pair of opposed upstanding members and a second pair of opposed upstanding members;
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- a first pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the base and orientable between an assembled position and a second position, each of the first pair of opposed side walls including a recess for mating with and receiving a corresponding one of the first pair of opposed upstanding members when in the assembled position;
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- a second pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to a corresponding one of the second pair of opposed upstanding members and orientable between an assembled position and a second position.
A collapsible container orientable in an inwardly folded position and adapted to receive the base of at least one other container thereupon in a nesting orientation when the collapsible container is in the inwardly folded position, the collapsible container comprising:
- a base having an upper surface and a pair of opposed upstanding members;
- a first pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the base and orientable in the inwardly folded position;
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- a second pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the base and orientable in the inwardly folded position for resting on the first pair of opposed side walls, the second pair of opposed side walls in the inwardly folded position being spaced apart with the pair of opposed upstanding members disposed therebetween,
- wherein the second pair of opposed side walls and an upper surface of the opposed upstanding members provide a stable surface for nesting the at least one smaller container thereupon.
The collapsible container of claim 15, wherein the pair of opposed upstanding members are centrally disposed along the length of the base.
A container having a base and adapted to be secured to a pallet, comprising:
- a first pair of upstanding opposed side walls attached to the base;
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- a second pair of upstanding opposed side walls attached to the base and attached to the first pair of upstanding opposed side walls, the second pair of upstanding opposed side walls defining corner wall portions, each of the corner wall portions having a recess formed therein for receiving pallet straps for securing the container to a similar container.
A collapsible container comprising:
- a base having a plurality of upstanding corner members each having a recess formed therein;
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- a first pair of opposed side walls each having a pair of opposed lateral edges, each lateral edge having a linear portion and a second portion extending outwardly from beyond the linear portion, the second portion received within a corresponding recess of the upstanding corner members for enhancing the strength of the container.
A collapsible container, comprising:
- a base having first and second pairs of opposed edges, one of the first and second pairs of opposed edges defined by an upstanding base wall, the other of the first and second pairs of opposed edges having an upstanding member, and each of the first and second pairs of opposed edges including a plurality of lower hinge members;
- a first pair of opposed side walls, each having a plurality of upper hinge members for pivotably mounting to a corresponding one of the plurality of lower hinge members of the first pair of opposed edges, at least one of the first pair of opposed side walls including a display member mounted thereto movable between an open position and a closed position;
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- a second pair of opposed side walls releasably attached to the first pair of opposed side walls, each of the second pair of opposed side walls having a plurality of upper hinge members for pivotably mounting to a corresponding one of the plurality of lower hinge members of the second pair of opposed edges,
- wherein the upper hinge members and the lower hinge members are pivotably mounted for moving the first and second pairs of opposed side walls between an up position and a down position,
- and wherein one of the first and second pairs of opposed side walls includes a recessed portion for receiving therein a corresponding upstanding member when the container is oriented in the assembled position.
A method of nesting collapsible containers comprising:
- providing a collapsible container having a base with a first and second pair of opposed edges and a pair of centrally disposed upstanding members integrally formed with the first pair of opposed edges, the collapsible container further including a first pair of opposed side walls pivotably attached to the first pair of opposed edges, and a second pair of opposed side walls pivotably attached to the second pair of opposed side walls;
- folding inwardly the first pair of opposed side walls;
- folding inwardly the second pair of opposed side walls such that the first pair of opposed side walls are sandwiched between the base and the second pair of opposed side walls;
- positioning at least one other container on top of the inwardly folded collapsible container for nesting therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.