Patent ID: 7556165

Claim:
A collapsible box, comprising: (a) a bottom, top and first and second opposing endwalls: (b) first and second opposed sidewalls connecting the bottom and top of the box on opposing sides of the box, each of the sidewalls comprising: (i) a top sidewall panel attached by a top hinge to the top; (ii) a bottom sidewall panel attached by a bottom hinge to the bottom; (iii) the top and bottom sidewall panels attached together along adjacent edges by a center hinge, whereby the top and bottom sidewalls are pivotally-moveable relative to each other and the top and bottom between an erect position and a collapsed position; (iv) a catch member carried on each end of at least one of the top and bottom sidewall panels in alignment with the center hinge such that the catch member latches both the top and bottom sidewall panels; and (c) a complementary catch member carried on opposing side edges of the first and second endwalls in alignment with the center hinge for mating with the respective catch members of the first and second sidewalls to latch the box in the erect position.