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US 7,484,634 B2Granted
Container with collapsible wall
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorWilliam P. Apps
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Abstract
A container having at least one wall moveable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the floor. A hinge connecting the wall to the base includes a first axis and a second axis offset from the first axis. The hinge is locked when the wall is in the upright position to prevent rotation about the second axis but permit rotation about the first axis.
Claims21
A container comprising:
- a base;
- a wall movable between an upright position and a collapsed position;
- a hinge connecting the wall to the base, the hinge including a first axis and a second axis offset from the first axis, the hinge locked when the wall is in the upright position to prevent rotation about the second axis but permit inward rotation of the wall about the first axis, and unlocked when the wall is not in the upright position to permit inward rotation of the wall about the second axis.
A container comprising:
- a base;
- a wall movable between an upright position and a collapsed position;
- a hinge connecting the wall to the base, the hinge including a hinge member pivotably connected to the base about a first axis and pivotably connected to the wall about a second axis offset from the first axis, the hinge locked when the wall is in the upright position to prevent rotation about the second axis but permit rotation about the first axis, and unlocked when the wall is not in the upright position to permit rotation about the second axis;
- a first interlocking feature on the wall that prevents rotation about the second axis but permits rotation about the first axis when the wall is in the upright position;
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- a second interlocking feature on the base that is complementary to the first interlocking feature, at least one of the first interlocking feature and the second interlocking feature including an arcuate surface.
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A container comprising:
- a base;
- a wall movable between an upright position and a collapsed position;
- a hinge connecting the wall to the base, the hinge including a first axis and a second axis offset from the first axis, the hinge locked when the wall is in the upright position to prevent rotation about the second axis but permit rotation about the first axis, and unlocked when the wall is not in the upright position to permit rotation about the second axis, a surface of the wall contacting a surface of the base to prevent rotation of the wall about the second axis when the wall is in the upright position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.