Patent ID: 7802540

Claim:
A collapsible soft crate, comprising: a frame including: two top members; two bottom members; at least two side members; the two top members and the two bottom members each including a first hinge along a length thereof; the two top members and the two bottom members each being connected via second hinges to the at least two side members; at least four flexible panels directly connected to each other and surrounding a portion of the frame; the two top members and the two bottom members being movable from a first, extended position, wherein the at least two side members are spaced apart from one another by a length of the top and the bottom members, to a second, collapsed position, wherein the hinges are folded, the at least two side members are moved into proximity with one another, and the first hinges of the top members are located between the first hinges of the bottom members; and wherein the two top members are generally located above respective ones of the two bottom members, the second hinges of the top members are located above respective ones of the second hinges bottom members, and the first hinges of the top members are laterally displaced inwardly with respect to the first hinges of the bottom members.