Patent ID: 7314147
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. An erectable and collapsible storage container, comprising: a base having opposing first and second sides and opposing third and fourth sides extending between the first and second sides; opposing first and second panels hingedly connected to said base along said opposing first and second sides of said base, respectively; opposing third and fourth panels connected to said base along said opposing third and fourth sides of said base, respectively, said first, second, third, and fourth panels being movable to an erected position extending upwardly from said base to define an interior space of said container, each of said first panel and said second panel having a main portion and a pair of fold-over portions hingedly connected to opposing sides of the main portion, said fold-over portions being arranged to fold over to engage exterior surfaces of said third and fourth panels when the panels are in the erected position with each of said fold-over portions being positioned on the exterior of said container; releasably securable fasteners provided on an interior surface of each of said fold-over portions and the exterior surfaces of said third and fourth panels, the releasably securable fasteners being releasably securable to releasably fasten said fold-over portions to said third and fourth end panels and secure the panels in the erected position; a lid with a main wall and first, second, third and fourth peripheral walls extending from the main wall, the walls of the lid defining an interior space of the lid; wherein the lid is configured to be seated atop upper edges of the first, second, third and fourth panels when in the erected position with the first, second, third and fourth walls of the lid positioned exteriorly of the first, second, third and fourth panels; wherein the base and the first, second, third, and fourth panels are folded over one another in a flat arrangement and disposed within the interior space of the lid for compact storage.