Collapsible shipping container

Details Collapsible shipping container Collapsible shipping container

2006-12-08

2010-11-02

Stashick, Anthony (Department: 3781)

Receptacles

Sectional

Folding

C220S007000, C220S004280, C220S001500

Reexamination Certificate

active

07823739

ABSTRACT:
A collapsible shipping container includes a floor, a roof, and a pair of bifolding sidewalls, that collapse accordion style to place the sidewalls and roof in a configuration wherein the roof is collapsed onto the sidewalls, and the sidewalls are collapsed onto the floor. The container further includes a pair of end walls having upper and lower end wall sections. The upper end wall sections may be lowered by activation of a power source to lie on the roof in the collapsed configuration. Collapse and erection of the shipping container may be accomplished with the aid of auxiliary equipment, such as a fork lift.

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