US 11,679,909 B2
Collapsible and assemblable container
Francesco Pozzato, Hong Kong (HK); Frederic Gooris, Hong Kong (HK); and Chen Ying Paulina Chu, Hong Kong (HK)
Filed by Francesco Pozzato, Hong Kong (HK); Frederic Gooris, Hong Kong (HK); and Chen Ying Paulina Chu, Hong Kong (HK)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/182,163.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/107,457, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0135280 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 21/08 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/086 (2013.01) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/121 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/16 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A collapsible and assemblable sterilizing container, comprising:
an electronic circuit board, the electronic circuit board including one or more sterilizer elements positioned thereon cooperating with at least two interlock switches, where the at least two interlock switch elements control the one or more sterilizer elements;
a collapsible and assemblable container having a plurality of folding panels and/or detachable panels, the electronic circuit board being mounted on one of the folding panels or on one of the detachable panels;
at least a portion of each of the at least two interlock switches respectively positioned on different folding panels such that the interlock switches are open when the container is in a collapsed state and the interlock switches are closed with the container is in an assembled state;
when at least one of the at least two interlocks s in an open state, the sterilizer elements cannot be operated;
when all of the interlock switches are in closed state, the container is fully assembled and the sterilizer elements can be operated.