Patent ID: 8256635
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A collapsible cargo container assembly, comprising: a collapsible skeleton framework defining a front, rear and opposite sides of the container assembly and including a plurality of ribs each of which extends generally planar in a front-to-rear direction, the ribs being spaced in a side-to-side direction when the container assembly is in an open condition, a plurality of articulated braces connected to and extending between the ribs to hold the ribs in spaced relationship in the open condition of the container assembly, and the articulated braces being foldable to position the ribs in juxtaposition alongside each other in a collapsed condition of the container assembly; and a flexible cover substantially about at least the front, rear and opposite sides of the collapsible framework, the cover being fixed to the framework for folding therewith as the framework moves back-and-forth between the open and collapsed conditions thereof.