US 12,110,049 B2
Foldable containers with improved dumping features
Jainil Nilesh Desai, Schaumburg, IL (US); Spencer Cates, Seattle, WA (US); Daniel Eugene Lowther, New Hope, PA (US); Kevin Wolcott, Nashville, TN (US); Kaushal Bharatkumar Mehta, Seattle, WA (US); Ashwini Kotraiah Davangere, Frisco, TX (US); Eric Edmond Swensen, Houston, TX (US); Jessica Fitzgerald, Moorestown, NJ (US); Tom Rattini, St. Charles, MO (US); and Damien Duffy, Florissant, MO (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/545,356.
Prior Publication US 2023/0174129 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. B62B 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62B 3/025 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An open top foldable container comprising:
a rear wall comprising:
a frame; and
a smooth panel coupled to the frame, the smooth panel comprising a first flat portion, a second flat portion, and an angled portion disposed between the first flat portion and the second flat portion;
wherein the first flat portion and the second flat portion are disposed on parallel planes, and the angled portion is disposed at an angle relative to the first flat portion and the second flat portion;
a first sidewall coupled to the rear wall, wherein the first sidewall has a fixed position relative to the rear wall;
a second sidewall coupled to the rear wall and configured to rotate with respect to the rear wall;
a bottom container platform; and
a plurality of wheels;
wherein a first cross-sectional area of the foldable container at a lower portion of the foldable container is greater than a second cross-sectional area of the foldable container at an upper portion of the foldable container.