Patent ID: 7311220

Claim:
A container comprising: a container base; and four lateral walls; each said lateral wall of said four lateral walls being hinged to said container base and collapsible inwards onto said container base; two first opposing lateral walls of said four lateral walls, each first lateral wall of said two first opposing lateral walls having a recess located therein, said recess positioned adjacent an edge of each wall of said two first opposing lateral walls; and a bushing-type opening mounted in said first lateral wall, said bushing-type opening positioned within the confines of said recess; a resilient pivoting lock member mounted within said recess of said first lateral wall, said resilient pivoting lock member having a pivot pin mounted in said bushing-type opening for mounting said resilient pivoting lock member in said recess of each wall of said two first opposing lateral walls for pivotable movement relative to said first lateral wall; and a projecting tongue latching member; and two second opposing lateral walls of said four lateral walls, each second lateral wall of said two second opposing lateral walls having a locating lug spaced a predetermined distance from an edge of said second opposing lateral wall, said locating lug having opposing ramped surfaces thereon; such that each said wall of said two first opposing lateral walls are releasably lockable with a respective wall of said two second opposing lateral walls whereby as each wall of said two first opposing lateral walls are moved from a collapsed position adjacent said container base to an upright position, said projecting tongue latching member of said resilient pivoting lock member cooperates with one of said ramped surfaces of said locating lug mounted on each respective wall of said two second opposing lateral walls, to pivot said resilient pivoting lock member in one direction and further cooperate with a second ramp surface of said locating lug to pivot said resilient pivoting lock member in an opposite direction and snap lock into place, in an upright position, behind said locating lug at the edges of each of said two second lateral walls for purposes of locking said four assembled lateral walls.