Instant set-up bulk container

A method of forming a container for holding bulk material, the method comprising:

• cutting a flat piece of material to form a flat pattern, the flat pattern including a first tab and first tab finger defining a first hook and a second tab and second tab finger defining an opposed second hook;
• folding the flat piece of material so as to define a plurality of interconnected panels, including opposed first and second side panels;
• folding the flat piece of material so as to define first and second bottom flap extending from respective bottom edges of respective first and second side panels, wherein the first hook extends from a distal end of the first bottom flap and the second hook extends from a distal end of the second bottom flap;
• and
• interlocking the first hook with the second hook so as to hingedly couple the distal ends of the bottom flaps together.

A method of moving a container for holding bulk material from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration defining an interior area, the method comprising:

• biasing a first side panel away from a second side panel so as to cause the side panels to move towards their respective deployed configuration positions,
• wherein a first bottom flap extends from a bottom edge of the first side panel,
• wherein a second bottom flap extends from a bottom edge of the second side panel,
• wherein a first set of hooks extends from a distal end of the first bottom flap,
• wherein a second set of hooks extends from a distal end of the second bottom flap, and
• wherein each hook of the first set of hooks is interlocked with a hook of the second set of hooks so as to hingedly couple the distal end of the first bottom flap with the distal end of the second bottom flap, thereby causing the bottom flaps to rotate towards their respective deployed configuration positions as the first and second side panels are translated towards their respective deployed configuration positions.