US 12,263,988 B2
Collapsible storage containers and related methods
Su Chew Lee, Singapore (SG); and Stephen Bantle, Edwardsville, IL (US)
Assigned to TOPS PRODUCTS LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by TOPS Products LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/167,488.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270442 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 6/18 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 11/1853 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage container movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position, the storage container comprising:
a front panel including an interior face, the interior face including a tab;
a back panel;
a side panel including:
a first side panel portion coupled to the front panel, the first side panel portion including a first face; and
a second side panel portion coupled to the back panel, the second side panel portion including a second face, the first face coplanar with the second face in the deployed position, the first face parallel to and abutting the second face in the collapsed position; and
a bottom panel orthogonal to the side panel and the front panel in the deployed position, the bottom panel parallel to the front panel in the collapsed position, the bottom panel including a cylindrical portion, the tab removably coupled to the cylindrical portion of the bottom panel in the collapsed position.