US 12,234,083 B2
Collapsible container with slidable retractable wall
Jon P. Hassell, Atlanta, GA (US); and William P. Apps, Alpharetta, GA (US)
Assigned to Rehrig Pacific Company, Monterey Park, CA (US)
Filed by Rehrig Pacific Company, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/412,516.
Application 18/412,516 is a continuation of application No. 17/459,683, filed on Aug. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,884,483, issued on Jan. 30, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/118,346, filed on Nov. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/108,269, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/079,801, filed on Sep. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/071,084, filed on Aug. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0199318 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 88/52 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 88/522 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A collapsible container comprising:
a base; and
a plurality of walls pivotably connected to edges of the base and collapsible onto the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall;
the first wall including a frame having a lower horizontal portion and a pair of vertical portions extending upward from the lower horizontal portion to define an access opening therebetween, the first wall including an upper beam slidably coupled to the pair of vertical portions and movable between a first position away from the lower horizontal portion of the frame and a second position proximate the lower horizontal portion of the frame, the first wall including a mid-beam coupled to the pair of vertical portions of the frame, wherein the mid-beam is spaced away from the upper beam when the upper beam is in the first position, wherein the upper beam and the mid-beam have first complementary interlocking panel portions that interlock when the upper beam is in the second position.