Patent ID: 7296704

Claim:
A collapsible ocean-going shipping container comprising: a solid bottom; a first side panel, hingedly attached perpendicular to said bottom; a second side panel, hingedly attached to said first side panel by means of a pin rod hinge; a third side panel, opposite from said first side panel, hingedly attached to said bottom, comprising: a. a fourth side panel, hingedly attached to said bottom; and b. a fifth side panel, hingedly attached to said fourth side panel; a top, hingedly attached to said fifth side panel and detachably affixed to said second side panel to thereby form a rectangular cylindrical enclosure; a first set of removable doors, hingedly attached to one end of said rectangular cylindrical enclosure; a second set of removable doors, hingedly attached to the opposite end of said rectangular cylindrical enclosure; wherein, once said first and second sets of removable doors are removed, said second panel collapses inward while said first side panel remains perpendicular to said bottom, said fourth side panel collapses inward, said fifth side panel collapses inward and said top collapses downwards to thereby collapse the collapsible ocean-going container; and wherein the collapsible ocean-going container is substantially watertight when not collapsed.