Patent ID: 7347340
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A folding container comprising a base, side support means upstanding from the corners of said base, side panels located between said side support means and arranged to bound a storage space, and tot means arranged to pivotally mount the side panels onto said side support means, wherein the pivot means for each side panel is disposed in a different horizontal plane to that of any other panel, such that when the container is in a folded state the side panels lie stacked substantially parallel to the base, and when in an unfolded state the side panels are substantially orthogonal to the base; wherein said pivot means of each side panel comprises a male means cooperating with a slot in an edge of the side panel which is adjacent to the side support means when the container is unfolded; wherein said slot is terminated; and wherein said male means is arranged to be a free sliding fit along the length of a mating skit in each of the panel edges.