摘要 |
A collapsible container includes a floor member having first and second pairs of opposed edges, a first pair of opposing side walls each pivotably attached to the first pair of opposed edges of the base, where each of the first pair of opposing side walls have a pair of lateral edges and a latch member extending therefrom. Also included is a second pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to a corresponding one of the second pair of opposed edges of the base, each of the second pair of opposed side walls have a pair of opposed lateral flanges inwardly depending therefrom and formed integrally therewith. Each lateral flange has an inner surface with a latch receiving portion formed therein, the latch receiving portion includes at least one clip member which has a spring portion flexible between a first position and a second position for accepting the latch member. Thus, when the container is oriented in an assembled position, the clip receives a corresponding latch member, and wherein to move the container to an inwardly collapsed position from the assembled position, a force is exerted against an exterior surface of each of the first pair of opposed sidewalls, the force sufficient for the latch member to overcome the spring portion and be released from the clip member.</PTEXT>
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