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1. A collapsible container comprising:
a base comprising spaced apart top and bottom surfaces joined by a pair of base end walls and a pair of base side walls, a pair of integral end walls, and a pair of removable side walls; wherein,
said end walls are pivotally attached to said base;a lower offset edge of said side walls reversibly and directly engages a groove in a top peripheral surface of said base by a tongue and groove interaction, said groove in said top peripheral surface of said base extending along the entire length of said base side wall;said end walls and said side walls reversibly and directly engage one another along adjacent edges by a tongue and groove interaction;said end walls and said side walls are a twinned wall structure defined by inner and outer wall members made of plastic; andeach of said side walls comprises two side wall panels pivotally attached to one another along a vertical axis, the vertical axis being substantially perpendicular to said base, when the container is in an erect condition; andwherein at least one of said side walls and said end walls has a plurality of elongated concave indentations, each concave indentation independently forming a substantially vertical internal arch between said inner and outer wall members, said arch being arcuately shaped and spanning the length of said concave indentation. |