Self-erecting container with liner

A collapsible, self-erecting container comprising:

• a bottom member having an outer surface and an inner surface;
• a plurality of wall members, each of the wall members including an upper wall section and a lower wall section, the lower wall section pivotally connected to the bottom member and pivotally connected to the upper wall section such that the wall members are movable between an erected position wherein the wall members extend from the bottom member so as to cooperate with the bottom member to form an object receiving space with the upper wall section extending angularly outward and a collapsed position wherein the wall members are folded downward into a substantially flattened condition relative to the bottom member, each of the wall members having an outer surface and an inner surface;
• resilient biasing means connected to the wall members for biasing the wall members in the erected position, for permitting the wall members to be moved to the collapsed position from the erected position by a bias overcoming force exerted on the wall members, and for drawing the wall members from the collapsed position to the erected position when the bias overcoming force is removed from the wall members;
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• a flexible lining attached to the wall members so as to cover the inner surface of the bottom member and at least a portion of the inner surface of each of the wall members when the wall members are in the erected position and fold with the wall members when the wall members are moved to the collapsed position.

A collapsible, self-erecting container, comprising:

• a bottom member having an outer surface and an inner surface;
• a plurality of wall members pivotally connected to the bottom member such that the wall members are movable between an erected position wherein the wall members extend from the bottom member so as to form an object receiving space and a collapsed position wherein the wall members are folded downward into a substantially flattened condition, each of the wall members having an outer surface and an inner surface;
• resilient biasing means for biasing the wall members in the erected position, for permitting the wall members to be moved to the collapsed position from the erected position by a bias overcoming force exerted on the wall members, and for drawing the wall members from the collapsed position to the erected position when the bias overcoming force is removed from the wall members, the resilient biasing means comprising:
• a bracket disposed in the object receiving space and having a bracket opening;
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• a plurality of elastic members, each of the elastic members extending between the bracket and a corresponding wall member;
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• a flexible lining attached to the wall members so as to cover the inner surface of the bottom member and at least a portion of the inner surface of each of the wall members when the wall members are in the erected position and fold with the wall members when the wall members are moved to the collapsed position.