Collapsible shipping container
AssigneeCrowley Government Services, Inc.
InventorsShiju Zacharia, Smijith Kunhiraman, Patrick Wallace, Ashwani Dev
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Abstract
A collapsible container that includes a base, a first side panel hingedly attached to the base, a second side panel hingedly attached to the base, a first end panel hingedly attached to the base, with the first end panel including a door, and a second end panel hingedly attached to the base. The collapsible container can further include a top cover. The collapsible container is configured to be positioned in a collapsed position and an assembled position. In an assembled position, the collapsible container is configured to hold items during a domestic or international move.
Claims45
A collapsible container comprising:
- a base;
- b) a first side panel hingedly attached to the base;
- c) a second side panel hingedly attached to the base;
- d) a first end panel hingedly attached to the base, the first end panel including a door;
- and
- e) a second end panel hingedly attached to the base,
- wherein the collapsible container is configured to be positioned in a collapsed position and an assembled position, and
- wherein, in the collapsed position, the second end panel is positioned on top of the second side panel, the second side panel is positioned on top of the first side panel, the first side panel is positioned on top of the first end panel, and the first and panel is positioned on top of the base.
The collapsible container according to claim herein the container further comprises a means for tracking the container during transport.
A method of assembling a collapsible container comprising:
- a) providing a collapsible container that includes:
- i) a base;
- ii) a first side panel hingedly attached to the base;
- iii) a second side panel hingedly attached to the base;
- iv) a first end panel hingedly attached to the base;
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- v) a second end panel hingedly attached to the base;
- b) lifting the second end panel to an upright position;
- c) lifting the second side panel to an upright position;
- d) attaching the second side panel to the second end panel;
- e) lifting the first side panel to an upright position;
- f) attaching the first side panel to the second end panel;
- g) lifting the first end panel to an upright position;
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- h) attaching e first end panel to both the first side panel and the second side panel.
A method of collapsing a collapsible container comprising:
- a) providing a collapsible container that includes:
- i) a base;
- ii) a first side panel hingedly attached to the base and positioned in an upright position;
- iii) a second side panel hingedly attached to the base and positioned in an upright position;
- iv) a first end panel hingedly attached to the base and positioned in an upright position;
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- v) a second end panel hingedly attached to the base and positioned in an upright position;
- b) folding the first end panel down, such that the first end panel is positioned on top of the base;
- c) folding the first side panel down, such that the first side panel is positioned on top of the first end panel;
- d) folding the second side panel down, such that the second side panel is positioned on top of the first side panel;
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- e) folding the second end panel down, such that the second end panel is positioned on top of the second side panel.
The method according to clam 44, further comprising positioning the top cover onto the collapsible container when in a collapsed position. The method according to claim 45, further comprising attaching the top cover to the base with an internal latching mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.