Foldable container including horizontally hinged side wall sections
CA 2599686 C · Owner: Berg, Charles John, Jr. · Inventors: Berg, Charles John, Jr.; Norcom, John David
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An erectable and collapsible container (10) including a support structure (12) formed by a bottom wall (14) and a pair of opposing end walls (24 26) , articulable relative to the bottom wall about respective hinges (28 30). The , end walls include flexi-resilient sections (40 42, 62, 64) connected along , hinges (44 46) for articulated movement of the end walls (32 34) between , collapsed and erected configurations. A pair of flexible opposing side walls extend between the end walls and include sections foldable about hinges during articulated movement of the end walls. A pair of opposed flexible panels (112 114) extend from the side walls and define a bag-like upper portion (116) …
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- Filed February 28, 2006 and granted January 3, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 28, 2026.
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