Patent ID: 8905254

Claim:
A container which has an erect condition in which it defines a load space within which goods to be transported are receivable and a collapsed condition, the container comprising: a first side; a pair of ends which, in the erect condition of the container, are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first side; and a base which, in the erect condition of the container, is at the bottom thereof; and wherein the base and the ends are hingedly connected to the first side for displacement between the erect condition and the collapsed condition in which they are releasably lockable, displacement of the container from its erect condition to its collapsed condition being effected by displacing the base towards the first side prior to displacing the ends towards the first side, the first side including an elongate top member having opposed top member ends, wherein the ends are hingedly connected to the top member ends, the base including an elongate horizontal cross-member which, in the erect condition of the container, is disconnectably connected to the ends, the base being configured such that when displaced to its collapsed condition, the top member and the base is parallel with and nested at least partially within the first side.