Foldable crate

A collapsible crate comprising a base member, a front wall pivotally articulated along a bottom edge thereof to a front edge of the base member, a back wall pivotally articulated along a bottom edge thereof to a back edge of the base member;

• a first side wall pivotally articulated along a bottom edge thereof to a first side edge of the base member and a second side wall pivotally articulated along a bottom edge thereof to a second side edge of the base member;
• and a locking mechanism disposed at a top portion of each of the side walls, configured for arresting engagement side edges of a side wall and neighboring side edges of the front wall and back wall, respectively;
• said crate configurable between an erect position at which the four walls are disposed upright, and a collapsed position at which the four walls are disposed parallel over the base member,
• wherein the locking mechanism comprises a locking bar pivotally along its longitudinal axis and extending within a locking bar receiving groove disposed across a top portion of a side wall;
• the locking bar comprising at each end a radially projecting locking tab extending beyond a side edge portion of the side wall, and a locking bar manipulation portion for rotatably manipulating the locking bar about a longitudinal axis thereof, between a locked position and an unlocked position;
• each of the front wall and the back wall comprises at a top side edge portion a locking tab arresting portion configured with locking tab path and a locking tab obstruction arrangement, wherein at an erect position an opening of the locking tab path extends opposite the locking tab;
• and wherein at the locked position the locking tab is obstructed and prevented from displacing through opening of the locking tab path, and at the unlocked position the locking tab is free to displace through the opening of the locking tab path,
• wherein the locking bar manipulation portion is a handle-like portion laterally extending from the bar and disposed external to an outside surface of the side wall, and configured with a gripping portion, wherein at the locked position said gripping portion extends within a carrying handle opening of the crate.