Container with retractable supports
OwnerAlan J. Cook, Gerald R. Koefeldainventors
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Abstract
A container is provided which includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls which are transverse to the side walls. A support is pivotably mounted to each of the end walls. The support is configured to extend into the container and to fully retract out of the container. The support extends far enough into the container to reliably support another container thereon. The side and end walls may be pivotably connected to the base between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position on the base.
Claims14
A container comprising:
- a base;
- a side wall;
- an end wall transverse to the side wall;
- a support movable between a support position extending into the container and a retracted position, the support including a support portion for supporting another container thereon and an arm portion connecting the support portion to the container;
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- wherein the support is sized such that when the support is in the retracted position the arm portion is at least partially received through an opening through the end wall.
A container comprising:
- a base;
- a side wall;
- an end wall transverse to the side wall;
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- a support movable between a support position extending into the container and a retracted position, the support including a support portion for supporting another container thereon and an arm portion connecting the support portion to the container, the arm portion including a first arm portion and a second arm portion generally perpendicular to the first arm portion.
A method for using a container having a base, a side wall, and an end wall extending transverse to the side wall;
- a) moving the side wall and the end wall from a collapsed position on the base to an upright position and;
- b) moving a support from a retracted position to a support position extending into the container, the support including a support portion and an arm portion, the arm portion connecting the support portion to the container;
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- c) moving the support to the retracted position, where the arm portion is partially received through an opening formed through the end wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.