Foldable container with access opening
AssigneeMonoflo International, Inc.
InventorsAxel Sommer, Henning Rader
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Abstract
A collapsible container includes a rectangular bottom wall and a plurality of walls pivotally connected to the bottom wall. The plurality of walls include first and second side walls disposed in facing relation and first and second end walls disposed in facing relation. An access door is provided in the first end wall. The access door is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The first side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the bottom wall, the second side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the collapsed first side wall, and the first and second end walls are collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the second side wall.
Claims16
A collapsible container comprising:
- a rectangular bottom wall;
- a plurality of walls pivotally connected to the bottom wall, the plurality of walls including first and second side walls disposed in facing relation and first and second end walls disposed in facing relation;
- an access door in the first end wall, the access door being pivotable between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- a wall latch in each of the first and second side walls, the wall latch including:
- latch parts releasably engageable with the first and second end walls, and
- a latch handle cooperable with the latch parts to release the latch parts from engagement with the first and second end walls,
- wherein when the latch handle releases the latch parts from engagement with the first and second end walls, the first side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the bottom wall, the second side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the collapsed first side wall, and the first and second end walls are collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the second side wall.
A collapsible container comprising:
- a rectangular bottom wall;
- a plurality of walls pivotally connected to the bottom wall, the plurality of walls including first and second side walls disposed in facing relation and first and second end walls disposed in facing relation;
- an access door in the first end wall, the access door being pivotable between a closed position and an open position wherein the first side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the bottom wall, the second side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the collapsed first side wall, and the first and second end walls are collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the second side wall, and wherein each of the side walls is secured in an upstanding position via a wall latch releasably engageable with the first and second end walls;
- and
- a latch handle cooperable with each of the wall latches, wherein the latch handle is displaceable upward relative to the bottom wall to release the wall latches.
A collapsible container comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a plurality of walls pivotally connected to the bottom wall, the plurality of walls including first and second side walls disposed in facing relation and first and second end walls disposed in facing relation;
- an access door in the first end wall, the access door being pivotable between a closed position and an open position relative to the first end wall, wherein the first end wall comprises an opening in which the access door is disposed, the opening defining an inner perimeter of the first end wall;
- and
- a wall latch in each of the first and second side walls, the wall latch including:
- latch parts releasable engageable with the first and second end walls, and
- a latch handle cooperable with the latch parts to release the latch parts from engagement with the first and second end walls,
- wherein when the latch handle releases the latch parts from engagement with the first and second end walls, the first side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the bottom wall, the second side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the collapsed first side wall, and the first and second end walls are collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the second side wall.
A collapsible container comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a plurality of walls pivotally connected to the bottom wall, the plurality of walls including first and second side walls disposed in facing relation and first and second end walls disposed in facing relation;
- an access door in the first end wall, the access door being pivotable between a closed position and an open position relative to the first end wall, wherein the first end wall comprises an opening in which the access door is disposed, the opening defining an inner perimeter of the first end wall, wherein the first side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the bottom wall, the second side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the collapsed first side wall, and the first and second end walls are collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the second side wall, and wherein each of the side walls is secured in an upstanding position via a wall latch releasably engageable with the first and second end walls;
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- a latch handle cooperable with each of the wall latches, wherein the latch handle is displaceable upward relative to the bottom wall to release the wall latches.
A method of collapsing a collapsible container, the container including a bottom wall, a plurality of walls pivotally connected to the bottom wall, the plurality of walls including first and second side walls disposed in facing relation and first and second end walls disposed in facing relation, an access door in the first end wall, the access door being pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and a wall latch in each of the first and second side walls that includes latch parts releasably engageable with the first and second end walls and a latch handle cooperable with the latch parts, the method comprising:
- (a) displacing the latch handle to release the latch parts from engagement with the first and second end walls;
- (b) collapsing the first side wall from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the bottom wall;
- then,
- (c) collapsing the second side wall from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the collapsed first side wall;
- and then,
- (d) collapsing the first and second end walls from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the second side wall.
A method of collapsing a collapsible container, the container including a bottom wall, a plurality of walls pivotally connected to the bottom wall, the plurality of walls including first and second side walls disposed in facing relation and first and second end walls disposed in facing relation, and an access door in the first end wall, the access door being pivotable between a closed position and an open position, the method comprising:
- (a) collapsing the first side wall from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the bottom wall;
- then,
- (b) collapsing the second side wall from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the collapsed first side wall;
- and then,
- (c) collapsing the first and second end walls from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the second side wall,
- wherein each of the side walls is secured in an upstanding position via a wall latch releasably engageable with the first and second end walls, and wherein steps (a) and (b) are practiced by displacing the wall latch to release the first and second side walls, and
- wherein the container further comprises a latch handle cooperable with each of the wall latches, and wherein steps (a) and (b) are further practiced by displacing the latch handles upward relative to the bottom wall to release the wall latches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.