Patent ID: 6109513
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A collapsible container having a deployed position in which articles may be positioned therewithin and first and second collapsed positions for storing said container when not in use, said container comprising:four hingedly interconnected side panels;two bottom panels each having two flaps integrally connected thereto, each said flap being adhesively connected to a lower surface of a respective one of said side panels, said bottom panels being hingeable with respect to said flaps;each said bottom panel including a score line about which each said bottom panel is foldable, each said bottom panel comprising an edge having a notch, said notches mating with one another in said deployed position, said mating being the sole means of securing said bottom panels in said deployed position; andwherein, in said deployed position said side panels are disposed in one of a substantially rectangular and a substantially square shape, said bottom panels are interlocked and form a substantially flat shape, whereby said side panels form container side walls and said bottom panels form a container bottom; andin said first collapsed position said side panels are disposed in a substantially flat shape and said bottom panels and said flaps are disposed therewithin, whereby the profile of said container in said first collapsed position is minimized; andin said second collapsed position, said side panels form a substantially flat shape and said bottom panels are folded outwardly of said side panels.