Foldable container

A container for holding objects and the like comprising:

• a floor unit having a frame including side members and end members, said floor unit having extension means for increasing a linear dimension of the floor unit, means movably mounting the extension means for increasing a linear dimension of the floor unit, means movably mounting the extension means on the frame whereby the width of the floor unit can be adjusted, corner means secured to adjacent ends of each side member and end member, each corner means having generally upright wall means providing an open top enclosed pocket, said wall means having an upper portion containing at least one upwardly open notch, posts mounted on the corner means, means movably connecting the posts to the corner means, said posts having lower ends located in said enclosed pockets in the corner means, and tab means secured to said posts located in said notches when the posts are in a generally upright position, said lower ends of the posts being movable out of the pockets and the tab means movable out of the notches whereby the posts and walls secured to the posts can be folded down adjacent the floor means.

The container of claim 12 wherein:

• said releasable holding means including first means secured to the posts and second means secured to the side walls and engageable with the first means to hold the side walls in generally upright positions and hold the posts in assembled upright relation with said corner means.

A container for holding objects comprising:

• floor means having a frame for supporting one or more objects, a plurality of corner means secured to said frame, each of said corner means having generally upright walls providing an open top pocket, a generally upright post mounted on each corner means, said post having a lower end located in said pocket, said post and walls having cooperating means to hold the post in a generally upright position on the corner means, said post being movable out of the pocket to release said cooperating means whereby the post can be moved to a position adjacent said floor means, said upright walls of each corner means has at least one generally upright slot, locking means mounted on the post projected into the slot to limit upright movement of the post relative to the corner means and, means for biasing said locking means into said slot.

A container for holding objects comprising:

• floor means having a frame for supporting one or more objects, a plurality of corner means secured to said frame, each of said corner means having generally upright walls providing an open top pocket, a generally upright post mounted on each corner means, said post having a lower end located in said pocket, said post and walls having cooperating means to hold the post in a generally upright position on the corner means, said post being movable out of the pocket to release said cooperating means whereby the post can be moved to a position adjacent said floor means, said floor means having extension means for increasing a linear dimension of the floor means, means movably mounting the extension means on the frame, and lock means for holding the extension means on the frame in a selected adjusted position.

A container for holding objects comprising:

• floor means having a frame for supporting one or more objects, a plurality of corner means secured to said frame, wall means having generally upright posts mounted on said corner means, said posts and corner means having cooperating means which hold the wall means in a generally upright position and allow the wall means to be moved to a folded position adjacent the top of the floor means, said floor means having extension means for increasing a linear dimension of the floor means, means movably mounting the extension means on the frame, and lock means for holding the extension means on the frame in a selected adjusted position.

A container for holding objects comprising:

• a floor unit having a frame with corners, floor means mounted on the frame, corner means secured to the corners of the frame, walls extended upwardly from the frame, each end wall having a pair of upright posts, each post has a lower end, each corner means having generally upright wall means providing an open top enclosed pocket in the lower portion thereof and a U-shaped portion in the upper portion thereof open toward the opposite corner means, said lower end of each post located in a pocket and U-shaped portion when the end walls are located in upright positions, each of said posts and wall means having cooperating means to hold the end walls in generally upright positions, said posts being movable out of the pockets to release said cooperating means whereby the end walls can be moved to folded positions adjacent said floor means, said upright wall means of each corner means has generally upright slot means, locking means mounted on each post projected into the slot means to limit upright movement of the walls relative to the corner means and retain the walls in assembled relation with the corner means and biasing means for biasing said locking means into the slot means.

The container of claim 37 including:

• generally upright side walls located between adjacent posts, means movably mounting the side walls on the frame for selected movement to generally upright positions and folded positions adjacent the top of the floor means, and releasable holding means on the side walls and posts for holding the side walls in generally upright positions.

A container for holding objects comprising:

• floor means having a frame for supporting one or more objects, a plurality of corner means secured to said frame, a generally upright post mounted on each corner means, said post and corner means having cooperating restraining means to hold the post in a generally upright position on the corner means, said post being movable relative to the corner means to release said cooperating restraining means whereby the post can be moved to a position adjacent said floor means, said floor means having extension means for increasing at least one linear dimension of the floor means, means movably mounting the extension means on the frame, and means for holding the extension means on the frame in a selected adjusted position.

A container usable to hold objects, said container having corner means generally upright posts mounted on each corner means comprising:

• a floor means having a frame for supporting one or more objects, corner means secured to the floor means, a generally upright post means mounted on each corner means, said post means and corner means having cooperating restraining means to hold the post means in a generally upright position on the corner means, said post means being movable to a position to release said cooperating means, said corner means having wall means with at least one generally upright slot, locking means mounted on the post means projected into said slot to limit upright movement of the post means relative to the corner means and allow the post means to be moved relative to the floor means, and means for biasing and holding said locking means in said slot, said means for biasing and holding said locking means allowing the locking means to be moved out of said slot whereby the post means can be removed from said corner means.

The container of claim 38 wherein:

• said floor means includes extension means for increasing at least one linear dimension of the floor means, means movably mounting the extension means on the frame, and lock means for holding the extension means on the frame in a selected adjusted position, said extension means comprises a first extension movably mounted on one side of the frame and a second extension movably mounted on the opposite side of the frame, said means for holding the extension means comprising separate locks for holding the first and second extensions on the frame in selected adjusted positions.

A container for holding objects comprising:

• floor means for supporting one or more objects, a plurality of corner means secured to said floor means, a generally upright post mounted on each corner means, said post and corner means having cooperating restraining means to hold the posts in a generally upright position on the corner means, said post being movable to a position to release said cooperating means whereby the post can be moved to a position adjacent said floor means, said corner means having wall means with at least one generally upright slot, locking means movably mounted on the post projected into the slot to limit upright movement of the post relative to the corner means, and allow the post to be moved adjacent the floor means, and means for biasing said locking means into said slot.

A container for holding objects and the like comprising:

• a floor unit for supporting objects, corner means secured to adjacent ends of the floor unit, each corner means having generally upright wall means, said wall means having at least one generally upright slot, and an upper portion containing at least one upwardly open generally V-shaped notch, post means mounted on the corner means, cooperating means for restraining the post means in a generally upright position, said cooperating means including lower portions of said post means engageable with said corner means, locking means projected into said slot to limit upright movement of the post means, means for biasing the locking means into said slot and generally V-shaped tab means secured to said post means, said generally V-shaped tab means being complimentary in size and shape to said generally V-shaped notch means whereby when said tab means are located in said notch means the post means are retained in their generally upright positions, said post means being movable away from the corner means whereby the tab means moves out of the notch means and the lower portions of the post means are released from the corner means allowing the post means to be folded down adjacent the floor means.