Collapsible Crate And Related Methods

A collapsible crate comprising:

• a supporting surface;
• a receptacle comprising a first track and a second track below the supporting surface, the first and second tracks each including locking recesses and a first track surface and second track surface extending from the locking recesses;
• and
• a first side frame having a first leg slidable along the first track surface of the first track and a second leg slidable along the second track surface of the second track to removably stow the first side frame on the first and second track surfaces of the receptacle, wherein the first leg and second leg include end portions that are removably insertable into the locking recesses of the first and second tracks to secure the first side frame in an upright position relative to the supporting surface when removed from the first and second track surfaces of the first and second tracks,
• wherein an upper portion of the first side frame includes a nesting protrusion for insertion into a recess of a base of another collapsible crate when the first side frame is stowed on first and second track surfaces of the receptacle.

A collapsible crate comprising:

• a first side frame having an end portion and an upper portion extending from the end portion;
• and
• a base including a supporting surface and a receptacle below the supporting surface for positioning the first side frame, the base including one or more locking recesses positioned below the supporting surface to receive the end portion of the first side frame,
• the first side frame movable between a first configuration where the end portion of the first side frame is received in the one or more locking recesses of the base such that at least a portion of the first side frame extends above the supporting surface of the base and a second configuration where the end portion and at least a portion of the upper portion of the first side frame are within the receptacle of the base.

A crate comprising:

• a base having a supporting surface;
• a first side frame connected to a first end portion of the base and extending upward from the supporting surface;
• a second side frame connected to a second end portion of the base opposite the first end portion and extending upward from the supporting surface;
• an extension having a first connection portion and a second connection portion, the first connection portion mountable to the first side frame and the second connection portion mountable to the second side frame such that the extension extends between the first and second side frames, the extension extending upward from the first and second side frames.