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US 7,861,458 B2Granted
Collapsible container
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsWilliam P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell, Sean T. Ogburn
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Abstract
A collapsible container includes a base, at least one side wall and at least one end wall extending from the base, a top ring and a lid. The top ring is positioned on the side wall and the end wall on an opposite side from the base. The lid is hingedly attached to the top ring. The side wall and end wall are pivotable between a collapsed position and a use position relative to the base.
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A collapsible container comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of walls extending upward from the base and hingeably connected thereto, the plurality of walls including a first wall having a recess proximate an upper end thereof;
- a lid having at least one hinge pin formed integrally with the lid, the at least one hinge pin received in the recess of the first wall;
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- a retainer positioned on the first wall over the at least one hinge pin to retain the at least one hinge pin pivotably in the recess.
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A collapsible container comprising:
- a base;
- a first wall pivotably connected to the base, the first wall including a transverse flange extending transversely from an interior surface of the first wall and an arched passageway defining a groove on the interior surface of the first wall, an opening through the transverse flange adjacent an upper end of the arched passageway and positioned inwardly from the interior surface of the first wall, the transverse flange extending in a first plane and the arched passageway extending in a second plane, the first and second planes being transverse to each other;
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- a second wall transverse to the first wall and pivotably connected to the base, the second wall including a tongue protruding laterally therefrom, the tongue slidable in the groove as the second wall is pivoted from a collapsed position toward an upright position, the tongue including a transverse protrusion extending therefrom, the transverse protrusion received in the opening when the second wall is moved to the upright position.
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A collapsible container comprising:
- a base;
- at least one side wall and at least one end wall transverse to the at least one side wall both extending from the base;
- a top ring formed separately from the at least one side wall and the at least one end wall and including a recess formed therein, the recess of the top ring receiving upper portions of the at least one side wall and the at least one end wall such that the top ring is positioned generally opposite the base;
- a lid hingedly attached to the top ring;
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- wherein each of the at least one side wall and the at least one end wall are each connected to the base by a respective hinge.
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A container comprising:
- a lid pivotable between an open position and a closed position;
- a container body that at least partially supports the lid and forms an interior;
- a base positioned on an opposite side of the container body from the lid, the base including a plurality of ribs and a plurality of openings between the ribs, the ribs spaced upwardly from a lowermost plane of the base;
- a weighted member positioned within the interior of the container body between the base and the lid;
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- wherein the container body includes a pair of opposing side walls and a pair of opposing end walls transverse to the pair of opposing side walls, and wherein the pair of opposing side walls and the pair of opposing end walls are each pivotally attached to the base such that the pair of opposing side walls and the pair of opposing end walls fold inwardly toward the base when moving from an upright position to a collapsed position.
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A method of utilizing a collapsible crustacean trap to trap a crustacean, comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving the collapsible crustacean trap in a collapsed position in which opposing side walls and opposing end walls, pivotably connected to a base of the crustacean trap, are generally parallel to the base and positioned on the base, and providing that one of the opposing end walls is pivotably connected to the base about an axis that is vertically offset from a pivot axis of another of the opposing end walls, the opposing end walls being shorter in length than the opposing side walls;
- b) positioning the collapsible crustacean trap in a use position;
- c) adding a weighted member to a portion of the collapsible crustacean trap;
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- d) lowering the collapsible crustacean trap into a body of water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.