US 11,952,206 B2
Folding container
Norman Kendall, Jensen Beach, FL (US); Joshua J. Kraft, Tequesta, FL (US); Jay Cummings, Cincinnati, OH (US); Rich Reiter, Batavia, OH (US); and John O'Brien, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Assigned to Compact Container Systems, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed by Compact Container Systems, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/443,224.
Application 17/443,224 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/740,321, filed on Jan. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,192,713.
Application 16/740,321 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/245,739, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,882,689, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/245,739 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/694,775, filed on Sep. 2, 2017, granted, now 11,046,507, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Application 15/694,775 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/815,638, filed on Mar. 13, 2013, granted, now 9,751,688, issued on Sep. 5, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0347563 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 88/52 (2006.01); B65D 90/00 (2006.01); B65D 90/02 (2019.01)
CPC B65D 88/522 (2013.01) [B65D 90/008 (2013.01); B65D 90/027 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable container adjustable between an unfolded condition and a folded condition, comprising:
a roof panel and an opposing base panel;
a front panel and an opposing door panel, each of said front panel and said door panel hingedly connected to solely said roof panel;
a left side compound beam and a right side compound beam, each of said left side compound beam and said right side compound beam extending from said base panel;
a left side hinge-beam structure extending from said left side compound beam, said left side hinge-beam structure having a left side hinge point and a first skirt retaining portion;
a right side hinge-beam structure extending from said right side compound beam, said right side hinge-beam structure having a right side hinge point and a second skirt retaining portion;
a right side panel and an opposing left side panel, said right side panel being hingedly coupled to said right side hinge-beam structure at said right side hinge point, and said left side panel being hingedly coupled to said left side hinge-beam structure at said left side hinge point; and
a right side roof skirt associated with said right side panel and an opposing left side roof skirt associated with said left side panel, a height of said right side roof skirt being disparate from a height of said left side roof skirt;
wherein:
said right side hinge point and said left side hinge point lie in different horizontal planes;
said right side hinge point lies within a midline of said right side panel; and
said left side hinge point lies within a midline of said left side panel.