Collapsible crate
OwnerPatrick Flanaganinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible crate including a generally rectangular bottom panel having two pairs ed edges, a first side, and a second side; at least two side panels, one each hingedly along a first pair of the opposed bottom panel edges; and at least two end panels, one each hingedly attached along a second pair of opposed bottom edges. The at least two side re foldable between a collapsed position substantially parallel to the first side of the panel and a set up position extending upward from the bottom panel. The at least two panels are foldable between a position substantially parallel to the second side of the bottom panel and a set up position extending upward from the bottom panel. The side panels, end panels and bottom panel, can be connected together to define a generally box shaped the set up position.
Claims17
A collapsible crate comprising:
- a generally rectangular bottom panel having two pairs of opposed edges, a first side, and a second side;
- at least two side panels, one each hingedly attached along a first pair of the opposed bottom panel edges;
- at least two end panels, one each hingedly attached along a second pair of opposed bottom edges;
- wherein the at least two side panels are foldable between a collapsed position substantially parallel to the first side of the bottom panel and a set up position extending upward from the bottom panel;
- wherein the at least two end panels are foldable between a position substantially parallel to the second side of the bottom panel and a set up position extending upward from the bottom panel, and
- wherein the side panels, end panels and bottom panel, can be connected together to define a generally box shaped crate in the set up position.
A collapsible crate comprising:
- a generally rectangular bottom panel having two pairs of opposed edges, a first side, and a second side;
- at least two side panels, one each hingedly attached along a first pair of the opposed bottom panel edges;
- at least two end panels, one each hingedly attached along a second pair of opposed bottom edges;
- wherein the at least two side panels are foldable between a collapsed position substantially parallel to the first side of the bottom panel and a set up position extending upward from the bottom panel;
- wherein the at least two end panels are foldable between a position substantially parallel to the second side of the bottom panel and a set up position extending upward from the bottom panel,
- wherein the side panels, end panels and bottom panel, can be connected together to define a generally box shaped crate in the set up position;
- wherein the side panels and the end panels include connectors that are generally hollow and disposed at an upper portion of a side edge of the side panel and an upper portion of a side edge of the end panel, and oriented with a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the side edge of the side panel and the side edge of the end panel;
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- a pair of support rods, each having a support section, a connection section and a convoluted turn section, wherein the connection section of the support rod is at least partially inserted into a pair of adjacent connectors to secure the side panels and end panels in position relative one another
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.