Collapsible container
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsWilliam P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell
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Abstract
A collapsible container includes a base having a base wall with a plurality of support surfaces separated by a longitudinal drainage channel and a plurality of lateral drainage channels intersecting the longitudinal drainage channel. The drainage channels are lower than the support surfaces. The base wall does not include any openings therethrough, so the drainage channels retain fluid leaking from products or packages in the container. The base may further include a plurality of troughs proximate edges of the base. The plurality of troughs are lower than the drainage channels. Walls are pivotably mounted to the base and are pivotable between an upright position and a collapsed position.
Claims18
A collapsible container comprising:
- a base having a plurality of support surfaces separated by drainage channels lower than the support surfaces;
- a pair of side walls extending upward from side edges of the base;
- and
- a pair of end walls extending upward from end edges of the base.
A collapsible container comprising:
- a base including a base wall having a plurality of support surfaces separated by a longitudinal drainage channel lower than the support surfaces, wherein the base wall does not include any openings therethrough;
- a pair of side walls extending upward from side edges of the base;
- and
- a pair of end walls extending upward from end edges of the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.