Patent ID: 6189776
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A collapsible container comprised of:an inner sleeve portion having a lower end and an upper end and including at least one pair of opposable inner sleeve panels;an outer sleeve portion having a lower end and an upper end, the inner sleeve portion being snugly nestable within the outer sleeve portion;a plurality of foldable panels disposed at the respective lower end of each of the inner and outer sleeve portions, the plurality of foldable panels hingeably connecting the inner sleeve portion and the outer sleeve portion, the inner sleeve portion being axially telescopable into the outer sleeve portion to erect the container, and the plurality of foldable panels forming a bottom of the container when the inner sleeve portion is axially telescoped into the outer sleeve portion;wherein each of the opposable inner sleeve panels in said pair of opposable inner sleeve panels is constructed as an upwardly extending support panel forming a support area at its upper end; andwherein the container further comprises a downwardly extending flap extending from and folding down from the upper end of each of the upwardly extending support panels, wherein the area between the upwardly extending support panel and the downwardly extending flap forms the support area.