Folding transport container

A folding transport container intended mainly for transport of materials, goods, and other cargo, comprising:

• a base, and
• side panels with side uprights, wherein the side panels have pivot links with edges of the base and a lock-release mechanism, wherein the lock-release mechanism comprises a lever with a catch at one end thereof and a spring linked to the lever, wherein the lever is placed in rotary fashion with one of the side uprights of a first side panel using a fixed axis, wherein the lock-release mechanism is placed inside a side upright of the first side panel, wherein the side upright contains one hollow 1 and one hollow 2, wherein the lever is placed in rotary fashion inside the side upright of the first side panel using the fixed axis so that one end of the lever is placed within the hollow 1 of the side upright of the first side panel, while the other end of the lever has a fixed link to the catch that is placed inside the hollow 2 of the side upright of the first side panel, wherein a side upright of an adjacent side panel is equipped with an opening whose shape and dimensions are adapted to the shape and dimensions of the catch, and wherein the opening is positioned such, that when the container is unfolded, the catch catches into the opening.