Collapsible container and method of making and using same

A collapsible container having an open top, said container comprising:

• a plurality of side panels, each of said side panels including a web having a perimeter, an edging attached to the perimeter of the web and forming a pocket, and a continuous loop frame;
• the frame being positioned within the edging pocket;
• each of said side panels having a bottom side and at least two lateral sides;
• a plurality of side panel separators, said side panel separators each having a first end, a second end, and two lateral sides;
• a floor panel having a plurality of sides and a plurality of corner sections, each of said floor panel sides being attached to the bottom side of at least one of said side panels;
• each corner section of said floor panel being coupled to the first end of one of said side panel separators;
• and
• each of said lateral sides of each side panel separator being attached to a lateral side of a side panel.

A method of collapsing a collapsible container comprising a plurality of side panels, a floor panel, a plurality of side panel separators, at least one handle member, and a storing structure, said method comprising the steps of:

• biasing a corner of said collapsible container toward an opposite corner until said side panels are adjacent and overlie each other;
• inserting said handle members and said floor panel between two of said adjacent side panels;
• rotating two opposite corners of said adjacent overlying side panels in opposite directions;
• biasing said two corners toward each other and forming three adjacent circular loops overlying each other;
• inserting said adjacent overlaying circular loops into said storing structure.