Patent ID: 8608003

Claim:
A knockdown container comprising a pallet forming a bottom, a sleeve fitted to a groove provided in a peripheral portion of the pallet to form a side wall, and a lid placed on top of the sleeve, characterized in that a hook member is attached to the sleeve by a pivotal retention member for rotating in a plane parallel to a surface of the sleeve, a receptacle portion in which the hook member is retained is formed in the pallet, the pivotal retention member consists of a first anchoring member and a second anchoring member, the first anchoring member integrally rotating with the hook member, the first and second anchoring members engaging with each other with a sleeve provided therebetween, the first anchoring member including a latching projection that engages with a latching groove of the second anchoring member and a latching engagement between the projection and the groove causes the hook member to be rotated such that the rotation of the hook member can be paused at a position where a claw portion formed at one end of the hook member has completely engaged with the receptacle portion of the pallet or a position where it is disengaged therefrom.