Patent ID: 7159730

Claim:
An apparatus forming a folding crate which can be moved between an open condition and a closed condition and which may be connected to another of said apparatus configured in said open condition, comprising: a base; walls adapted for pivotal engagement with the base and capable of pivotal movement between said open condition wherein said walls are extended relative to the base to form a crate and said closed condition in which the walls are substantially parallel with said base to form a stacked arrangement upon the base; engagement locks on said walls which may be released or locked; when locked, said engagement locks connecting between adjoining walls of said walls when the walls are in the open condition; a plurality of connector receivers formed in at least one of said walls or base, said connector receivers having receiver sockets and holes which open through the walls or base; at least one tubular link adapted to fit into said receiver sockets and be fixed against both longitudinal and lateral movement therein; at least one fastener of sufficient length for extending through the holes, receiver sockets, and at least one tubular link to engage a wall of another said apparatus to allow joinder therebetween.