Patent ID: 6918502

Claim:
A collapsible container arranged to be oriented between an assembled position and an inwardly collapsed position, the collapsible container comprising: a base having first and second pairs of opposed edges, a lower surface and an upper surface, the edges having a plurality of lower hinge members, and the lower surface having a pattern of alternating projection areas and recessed areas extending thereacross; a first and second pair of opposed side walls having a lower edge with a plurality of upper hinge members formed thereon, the upper hinge members pivotably attached to a corresponding one of the lower hinge members of the base for allowing the side walls to move between the assembled position and the inwardly collapsed position, the first pair of opposed side walls having a pair of opposed lateral flanges inwardly depending therefrom and a main wall portion having an outer surface with plurality of ribbed sections defining recessed sections therebetween, each lateral flange having a first latch portion, the second pair of opposed side walls having a pair of opposed lateral edges each having an second latch portion, wherein when the container is oriented in the assembled position, adjacent first and second latch portions are releasably attached to each other, and wherein to move the container to the inwardly collapsed position, the adjacent first and second latch portions are released allowing the second pair of side walls to be folded inward end disposed between the base and the first pair of side walls, such that the base is substantially between the lateral flanges on the first pair of opposed side walls and the recessed sections of the first pair of opposed side walls are arranged to receive the projections areas of a corresponding base stacked thereabove.