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US1335643A
US1335643A US250276A US25027618A US1335643A US 1335643 A US1335643 A US 1335643A US 250276 A US250276 A US 250276A US 25027618 A US25027618 A US 25027618A US 1335643 A US1335643 A US 1335643A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D7/24—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls collapsible, e.g. with all parts detachable
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  • Our invention relates to containers,suoh as trunks, boxes, cases, crates, etc., and especially to a form of the same made collapsible to permit shipping, handling or storin in a very much reduced size.
  • he principal object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and advantageous construction of collapsible container of the class specified.
  • a further object is to permit quickness and readiness of operation in collapsing and expanding the container.
  • a still further object is to arrange for the easy and expeditious fastening or looking of the device in collapsed and expanded conditions.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a container embodying our invention, in a collapsed condition
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the device in the condition shown in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the device in an expanded condition
  • Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on line H in Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the rear corners.
  • a container which may be used as a trunk, case, box or the like. of course the shape may be varied. It has side walls 1, ends 2 and 3, a top 1, and a bottom 5.
  • Each side wall 1 is made of two sections or parts, 1 and 1 hinged together by hinges 6.
  • the bottom 5 is secured to a rectangular frame 7, conveniently made of angle iron material bent to the proper shape.
  • the bottom is hung or suspended, as it were, by a jointed or articulated connec- It is rectangular in form, but,
  • the ends 2 and 3 are pivotally connected to the top frame by pivots 11, so that said ends may swing upwardly and downwardly into the positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3, respectively.
  • these sides are caught by clasps or catches '12, 12, secured on the bottom 5, thereby holding said sides firmly in position. 7
  • the upper and lower frames 9 and 7 come together when the device is collapsed, as shown in Fig. 2, and the lower frame is preferably provided with reinforcing corner pieces 13, which extend up to practically the top of the upper member 9 when the device is collapsed. Apertures are provided in the rearmost corners 13 through which pins 14 are passed, so as to lock the top and bottom together when the device is collapsed.
  • the cover is hinged to the top frame 9 by hinges 15, and is provided with a hasp 16 arranged to lock the cover closed.
  • the hasp 16 has a pin 17 which engages an aperture provided in the lowermost frame 7 to hold the frames 7 and 9 against separation when the device is collapsed.
  • the container may be collapsed as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in which condition it occupies but little space, and so can be shipped or packed with obvious advantage.
  • the device may be expanded by lifting the top frame from, the bottom and then pushing the ends down until they engage and are held by the catches 12.
  • the device may then be filled, the cover closed and locked, and the device shipped or transported as desired in an expanded and filled condition.
  • On being emptied the device may be readily collapsed, simply disengaging and swinging up the ends 2 and 3, and lowering the top to rest upon the bottom.
  • a collapsible container comprising side members each made of a plurality of portions or sections hinged together, top and bottom frames to which said side member sections are hin ed, end members hinged at their upper en s to the top frame, means for engaging the lower ends of "said end members, and corner pieces secured to one of said frames and adapted to cover an end portion of the other frame, and pins "passing through frames together.

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H. P. BEERS AND L. S. RYSDON.
COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER. APPLICATION (FILED AUG. 17; 191B.
1,335,643. Patented M... 30, 1920.
HERBERT P. B Ens AND LOUIS s. nYsnoi oE cnrcne inrn'vors.
ooLLArsIBLE CONTAINER.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Mar. 30, 1920.
Application filed August 17, 1918. Serial No. 250,276.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that we, HERBERT P. BEERS and LoUIs S. RYsnoN, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful lmprovement in Collapsible Containers, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. I
Our invention relates to containers,suoh as trunks, boxes, cases, crates, etc., and especially to a form of the same made collapsible to permit shipping, handling or storin in a very much reduced size.
he principal object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and advantageous construction of collapsible container of the class specified.
A further object is to permit quickness and readiness of operation in collapsing and expanding the container.
A still further object is to arrange for the easy and expeditious fastening or looking of the device in collapsed and expanded conditions.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a container embodying our invention, in a collapsed condition;
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the device in the condition shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the device in an expanded condition;
Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on line H in Fig. 2; and
Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the rear corners.
In the drawings we show a container which may be used as a trunk, case, box or the like. of course the shape may be varied. It has side walls 1, ends 2 and 3, a top 1, and a bottom 5.
Each side wall 1 is made of two sections or parts, 1 and 1 hinged together by hinges 6. The bottom 5 is secured to a rectangular frame 7, conveniently made of angle iron material bent to the proper shape. Thus the bottom is hung or suspended, as it were, by a jointed or articulated connec- It is rectangular in form, but,
tion,-the lower side pieces l being connected to the bottom frame by hinges 8, and the top side piece 1 being connected to a similar top frame 9 by hinges 10.
The ends 2 and 3 are pivotally connected to the top frame by pivots 11, so that said ends may swing upwardly and downwardly into the positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3, respectively. When in' their downward positions, these sides are caught by clasps or catches '12, 12, secured on the bottom 5, thereby holding said sides firmly in position. 7
The upper and lower frames 9 and 7 come together when the device is collapsed, as shown in Fig. 2, and the lower frame is preferably provided with reinforcing corner pieces 13, which extend up to practically the top of the upper member 9 when the device is collapsed. Apertures are provided in the rearmost corners 13 through which pins 14 are passed, so as to lock the top and bottom together when the device is collapsed. The cover is hinged to the top frame 9 by hinges 15, and is provided with a hasp 16 arranged to lock the cover closed. The hasp 16 has a pin 17 which engages an aperture provided in the lowermost frame 7 to hold the frames 7 and 9 against separation when the device is collapsed.
Thus the container may be collapsed as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in which condition it occupies but little space, and so can be shipped or packed with obvious advantage. The device may be expanded by lifting the top frame from, the bottom and then pushing the ends down until they engage and are held by the catches 12. The device may then be filled, the cover closed and locked, and the device shipped or transported as desired in an expanded and filled condition. On being emptied the device may be readily collapsed, simply disengaging and swinging up the ends 2 and 3, and lowering the top to rest upon the bottom.
It will be understood that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.
What we claim is: A collapsible container comprising side members each made of a plurality of portions or sections hinged together, top and bottom frames to which said side member sections are hin ed, end members hinged at their upper en s to the top frame, means for engaging the lower ends of "said end members, and corner pieces secured to one of said frames and adapted to cover an end portion of the other frame, and pins "passing through frames together.
said corner pieces to lock In Witness whereof, We hereunto subscribe .our names 'thi s 12th day of August, A.
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4112635A (en) * 1975-12-15 1978-09-12 Rylander Demaris C Child's playhouse type collapsible structure
US6902061B1 (en) * 2000-09-29 2005-06-07 Paul Elstone Collapsible liquid box
US20070227937A1 (en) * 2006-03-31 2007-10-04 Custom Metalcraft, Inc. Foldable container
US20070227938A1 (en) * 2006-03-31 2007-10-04 Custom Metalcraft, Inc. Foldable container

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4112635A (en) * 1975-12-15 1978-09-12 Rylander Demaris C Child's playhouse type collapsible structure
US6902061B1 (en) * 2000-09-29 2005-06-07 Paul Elstone Collapsible liquid box
US20070227937A1 (en) * 2006-03-31 2007-10-04 Custom Metalcraft, Inc. Foldable container
US20070227938A1 (en) * 2006-03-31 2007-10-04 Custom Metalcraft, Inc. Foldable container
US7861877B2 (en) 2006-03-31 2011-01-04 Custom Metalcraft, Inc. Foldable container

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