Patent ID: 11917980
Assignee: DIGGS INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A collapsible crate assembly, comprising:
a front side comprising a first vertical member, a second vertical member, a front top member, and a first portion of a mesh network, wherein the front side comprises a front side length;
a rear side opposite the front side, the rear side comprising a third vertical member, a fourth vertical member, a rear top member, and a second portion of the mesh network;
a first side between the front side and the rear side, the first side comprising a third portion of the mesh network that is movable relative to the front side and the rear side and between the front side and the rear side, the first side comprising a first side length that is greater than the front side length;
a second side opposite the first side and between the front side and the rear side, the second side comprising a fourth portion of the mesh network;
a bottom comprising a base panel, wherein the first vertical member, the second vertical member, the third vertical member, and the fourth vertical member each extend from the bottom; and
a top comprising:
a first top member extending from the front side to the rear side;
a second top member extending from the front side to the rear side opposite from the first top member;
an intermediate top member extending from the front side to the rear side between the first top member and the second top member;
a first top portion of the mesh network extending between the intermediate top member and the first top member; and
a second top portion of the mesh network extending between the intermediate top member and the second top member,
wherein the collapsible crate assembly is configurable between a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration,
wherein, in the deployed configuration, the top is a first distance from the base panel,
wherein, in the collapsed configuration, the top is a second distance from the base panel that is less than the first distance,
wherein the collapsible crate assembly further comprises a multifunctional handle disposed in the intermediate top member, wherein the multifunctional handle comprises a mechanism configured to lock the collapsible crate assembly in the deployed configuration, and
wherein the mechanism comprises at least one latch pin disposed within the intermediate top member; wherein, in the deployed configuration, the at least one latch pin engages with at least one of the front side or the rear side; and wherein, in the collapsed configuration, the at least one latch pin disengages from the at least one of the front side or the rear side.