Patent ID: 8113372
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A collapsible cargo container having an upper wall, a floor, first and second side walls, and first and second end walls, and where said container can assume an unfolded position and a collapsed position, comprising: an upper wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, and including releasable catches on said interior surface for retaining first and second pivoting end walls; a first end wall pivotable against said interior surface of said upper wall and engagable with one of said releasable catches to secure said first end wall adjacent said upper wall, and a second end wall pivotable against said interior surface of said upper wall and engageable with one of said releasable catches to secure said second end wall adjacent said upper wall; first and second side walls, each side wall having an upper section and a lower section pivotably connected at hinges and collapsible along said hinges into a folded configuration when said first and second end walls are engaged with said releasable catches; and a spreader in combination with said container wherein said releasable catches can be released via said spreader.