Container
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorWilliam P. Apps
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Abstract
A collapsible container includes a plurality of walls collapsible onto the base. At least one wall has a support pivotably and slidably mounted to an upper end portion thereof. The support is pivotable between a support position where it is partially supported on an adjacent wall and a retracted position. In the retracted position, the wall can be pivoted downward onto the base, with a portion of the support passing through a channel formed on the interior of the adjacent wall. As the wall is pivoted to the upright position, the support is automatically deployed into the support position by its engagement with the channel.
Claims22
A container comprising:
- a base;
- a first wall pivotably mounted to the base;
- a second wall pivotably mounted to the base and having a channel formed on an interior surface thereof;
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- a support mounted to the first wall, the support movable relative to the first wall between a support position and a retracted position, the support movable in the channel on the second wall, and the support engaging the second wall such that the support is moved by the second wall from the retracted position toward the support position upon pivoting of the first wall toward the upright position, and wherein the first wall and the support are collapsible onto the base when the support is in the retracted position.
A container comprising:
- a base;
- a first wall mounted to the base and movable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base;
- a second wall adjacent the first wall and movable between an upright position and a collapsed position, the second wall including an abutment surface on an interior thereof;
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- a support mounted to the first wall and including a laterally-extending portion engaging the abutment surface upon pivoting of the first wall from the collapsed position toward the upright position, the abutment surface causing the support to move inwardly relative to the first wall upon movement of the first wall from the collapsed position toward the upright position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.