Patent ID: 6913161

Claim:
A collapsible shipping/storage box comprising: a rectangular floor; a pair of parallel side walls having lower edges pivoted on the floor and movable between erect positions projecting upward from the floor and collapsed positions close to and generally parallel with the floor; a pair of parallel end walls having lower edges pivoted on the floor between the side walls and movable between erect positions projecting upward from the floor and collapsed positions close to and generally parallel with the floor; a rigid annular top frame having side members at upper edges of the side walls and end members at upper edges of the end walls; respective pivots between the upper edges of the side walls and the side members; means for latching securing the upper edges of the end walls to the end member only in the erect positions of the end walls, the means for latching including projections extending from the upper edges of the end walls and each formed with a hole, respective horizontally projecting tubularly hollow pins on the end members of the top frame fittable in the holes in the erect positions of the end walls, and seats formed in end members of the top frame, complementary to the projections, and receiving the projections in the erect position.