Patent ID: 8720719
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A foldable storage and transport container of plastic, comprising: a container base comprised of a base frame and a base plate; at least two sidewalls foldable on top of one another, each sidewall having a defined thickness; at least two hinge connections for articulating each sidewall to the base frame, each said hinge connection comprising a hinge bolt or a hinge pin for pivot engagement in a receiving gap of the base frame, said receiving gap having an elongate opening extending substantially perpendicular to a plane of the base plate to allow the hinge bolt or the hinge pin to move in the receiving gap from a lower end position to an upper end position, said opening having a length sized to at least correspond to the thickness of the sidewall so that the sidewall is liftable in a vertical direction by at least the thickness thereof; and at least two guide elements formed onto the foldable sidewall which are received in corresponding recesses in the base frame, said recesses having each a nose protruding from a bottom of the recess and having an upper edge spaced from an upper edge of the base frame by a distance which corresponds to a length of the guide element from a lower edge of the sidewall such that a lower edge of the guide element bears upon the upper edge of the nose.