Patents
US 8376168 B2: Collapsible container
- Granted
- 2013-02-19
- Filed
- 2009-10-12 application 12577440
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A container that is convertible between a collapsed configuration and deployed configuration. The container includes a lower base assembly having sides, and an upper base assembly that is removably coupled to the lower base assembly. A plurality of removable supports are removably erected between the lower base assembly and the upper base assembly when the container is in the deployed configuration, and stowed between the lower base assembly and the upper base assembly when the container is in the collapsed configuration. The container may further include a plurality of sidewalls disposed between the supports and the upper and the lower base assemblies. The sidewalls may each be hingedly coupled to a respective side of the base assembly such that the sidewalls are deployable between the collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130219.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Container Technologies Industries, LLC 1 patents | US company or organization | Helenwood, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Steve Fielden | Knoxville, TN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | B65D19/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FIELDEN, RICHARD STEVE signed 2009-10-15 | CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRIES, LLC HELENWOOD, TN | 23463/400 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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