Patent ID: 9284094
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A collapsible container, comprising: a body having an open top end, a sidewall having an accordion fold formed from a plurality of fixed pleats in the sidewall, and a bottom panel enclosing a bottom end, the sidewall subdivided into four sides having four corners, the accordion fold in the sidewall permitting the sidewall to collapse and expand between a collapsed position and an expanded position, the bottom panel further having four spaced-apart cups thereon; a collar formed at a top end of the body, extending from the sidewall and defining the open top end, the collar having four spaced-apart cups opposite the four space-apart cups on the bottom panel; and four tubular supports configured and arranged to prop the sidewall in a fully expanded position by supporting the collar away from the bottom panel, the four supports positioned in each of the four corners and each having an end that is received in the corresponding cup on the collar and the opposite end of the support on the cup on bottom panel, respectively, the four supports further removable from the collar and bottom panel to permit the body to collapse.