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Collapsible shipping container

  • US 4,546,896 A
  • Filed: 12/27/1983
  • Issued: 10/15/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A rectangular container which is convertible between erect and collapsed positions and in the erect position is higher than it is wide comprising a floor, a pair of side walls, first and second end walls, and a roof, each of the side and end walls having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portions extending along respective edges of the floor to form a rigid base with the lower portions of the side walls being spaced apart a distance greater than the height of the upper portions of the side walls, the upper portions of the side and end walls each being removably mounted on a respective lower portion in the erect position, the upper portions being disengageable from each other and the roof whereby, in the collapsed position, the upper portions of the side and end walls are received in the base and the roof is seated on the lower portions of the side and end walls to form a closed unit.

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