Corner mechanism for collapsable container

Details Corner mechanism for collapsable container Corner mechanism for collapsable container

1984-02-21

1987-01-27

Zugel, Francis K.

Horizontally supported planar surfaces

Industrial platform

Knockdown or setup

108 531, 108 551, 248346, 16297, B65D 1912

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046387447

ABSTRACT:
A collapsable flat comprising a corner post (6) pivotally mounted to a stub post (23) provided at the corner of a loading platform (1) of the flat so that the corner post is pivotable out of an upright operational position into a collapsed stowed position and vice versa, interengaging latching means (28,51,52) provided by the stub post and the corner post remote from the pivotal connection (13) therebetween for holding the corner post relative to the platform in its upright operational position, resilient biasing means (35) interconnecting the corner post and the stub post partially to counterbalance the mass of the corner post during the pivotal movement and locking means (27) housed by the stub post for locking the collapsed flat to a similar flat said locking means being extendible from the stub post into an operative position, when the corner post is pivoted into its stowed position.

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