Patent ID: 7017765
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A collapsible container orientable between an inwardly folded position and assembled position, the container arranged to receive the base of an other container thereupon in a nesting orientation when the container is in the inwardly folded position, the collapsible container comprising: a base having an upper surface and at least one raised portion extending from the upper surface substantially along the length thereof, the base further having first and second pairs of opposed edges, and a pair of opposed upstanding members projecting from the first pair of opposed edges; a first pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the first pair of opposed edges of the base and orientable between the assembled position and the inwardly folded position, wherein when in the inwardly folded position, at least one of the first pair of opposed side walls rests on the at least one raised portion, the first pair of opposed side walls having an inner surface with a peripheral portion and a bowed and substantially unbroken central portion; a second pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the second pair of opposed edges and orientable in the inwardly folded position for resting on the first pair of opposed side walls, the second pair of opposed side walls in the inwardly folded position being spaced apart with the pair of opposed upstanding members disposed therebetween, wherein the second pair of opposed side walls and an upper surface of the opposed upstanding members provide a surface upon which to nest the other container.