Patent ID: 8308018
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A stackable and collapsible container, comprising: at least four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container, the support members capable of supporting the weight of other containers; a top surface to the container having an edge rail with an opening and a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container; a bottom surface to the container having an edge rail with an opening and a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container; and wherein the top and the bottom surfaces of the container are fixedly positioned in at least two collapsed states by a horizontal support beam of a fixed length passing through at least one of the opening in the edge rail of the top surface and the bottom surface.