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Collapsible, reusable container

  • US 5,381,915 A
  • Filed: 04/16/1993
  • Issued: 01/17/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A collapsible, reusable container, comprising:

  • a rectangular base having an upwardly extending peripheral skirt defining a pair of opposite end portions and a pair of opposite side portions, with each of said skirt portions having a respective upper and inner surface;

    said pair of opposite side portions both having one or more integral pins extending inwardly from their respective inner surfaces;

    said pair of opposite end portions both having one or more integral pins extending inwardly from their respective inner surfaces;

    a pair of end panels both having respective sides and respective lower ends, with one or more holes in said end panels in proximity with said lower ends, the holes corresponding in number and location to the pins extending inwardly from the end skirt portions, whereby each of the pins extending from the side skirt portions is receivable in a respective hole in the end panels to detachably engage the end panels to respective end portions of the skirt,a pair of side panels both having respective sides and respective lower ends, with one or more holes in said side panels in proximity with said lower ends, the holes corresponding in number and location to the pins extending inwardly from the side skirt portions, whereby each of the pins extending from the side skirt portions is receivable in a respective hole in the side panels to detachably engage the side panels to respective side portions of the skirt, with the side panels being positioned between the pair of end panels; and

    said end panels having integral side panel engaging means adjacent the sides of the end panels for detachably engaging the sides of the side panels when each of said side and end panels are engaged to said respective skirt portions with the side panel engaging means having means for preventing said side panels from moving inwardly of their respective side skirt portions, and with the positioning of the side panels between the end panels preventing inward movement of the end panels from their respective end skirt portions, whereby each of the side and end panels are manually detachably engageable with one another and to said base to form a container, with the side and end panels being manually detachable from the base to allow collapsing of said container.

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