Collapsible container with side wall latching capability

A collapsible container comprising:

• a base;
• a first wall generally perpendicular to the base when in an upright position, a recess on an exterior surface of the first wall for receiving a latch of a similar wall when the first wall and the similar wall are collapsed onto the base;
• a second wall pivotably connected to the base and pivotable between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position generally parallel to the base, the second wall generally perpendicular to the first wall when in the upright position;
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• a latch protruding laterally from the first wall and engaging the second wall when the second wall is in the upright position, the latch deflectable in a direction generally parallel to a plane of the first wall to selectively disengage the latch from the second wall, wherein the latch is selectively manually actuatable to release the second wall from the upright position and wherein the latch is deflectable to release the second wall from the upright position upon the application of a knockdown force on the second wall.

A collapsible container comprising:

• a generally planar base;
• a first wall having a plane generally perpendicular to the base when in an upright position and generally parallel to the base when in a collapsed position;
• a second wall pivotably connected to the base and pivotable between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position generally parallel to the base, the second wall generally perpendicular to the first wall when in the upright position;
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• a latch on a flexible arm extending generally parallel to the plane of the first wall, the latch protruding inwardly from the flexible arm, the latch having a forward ramp surface and a rearward ramp surface steeper than the forward ramp surface relative to the base, the second wall engaging the forward ramp surface to deflect the latch in the first direction generally parallel to a plane of the first wall as the second wall is raised to the upright position, the rearward ramp surface engaging the second wall in the upright position to retain the second wall in the upright position, wherein the latch is deflectable in a first direction generally parallel to the plane of the first wall to release the second wall from the upright position.

A collapsible container comprising:

• a base;
• a first wall;
• a second wall perpendicular to the first wall and pivotably connected to the base, the second wall pivotable between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position generally parallel to the base;
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• a latch on the first wall, at least a first one of the latch and the second wall having a first ramped surface which engages the other of the latch and the second wall as the second wall is raised to the upright position, at least a second one of the latch and the second wall having a second ramped surface which engages the other of the latch and the second wall when the second wall is in the upright position, the latch being deflectable toward an unlatched position by the second ramped surface to release the second wall from the upright position upon the application of a knockdown force on the second wall, wherein the latch is manually actuatable through an opening through the first wall to release the second wall from the upright position.

A collapsible container comprising:

• a base;
• four walls each pivotable relative to the base between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position substantially parallel to the base;
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• a latch connecting each adjacent pair of walls, each latch formed on a flexible arm integrally molded within one of the walls, each latch protruding laterally inwardly from the flexible arm and engaging an adjacent wall when the adjacent wall is in the upright position, the latch having a forward ramp surface and a rearward ramp surface steeper than the forward ramp surface but less than perpendicular to the base, the adjacent wall engaging the forward ramp surface to deflect the latch in a direction transversely to the base as the adjacent wall is raised to the upright position, the rearward ramp surface engaging the adjacent wall in the upright position to retain the adjacent wall in the upright position, the latch being deflectable by the second ramped surface to release the adjacent wall from the upright position upon the application of a knockdown force on the adjacent wall.