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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2006
Howard Sidney Sadkin, Williamsville, NY (US);
Lawrence Alan Sadkin, Getzville, NY (US);
Martin Jay Sadkin, Getzville, NY (US);
Joseph Mcdonald Lowry, Iii, Boston, NY (US);
Thomas Richard Jones, Queensbury, NY (US);
Travis Robert Johnson, Van Etten, NY (US);
Thomas Ross Marmon, Fredricksburg, VA (US);
Thomas James Miller, Okemos, MI (US);
Eric Christopher Schenck, Rochester, NY (US);
Howard Sidney Sadkin, Williamsville, NY (US);
Lawrence Alan Sadkin, Getzville, NY (US);
Martin Jay Sadkin, Getzville, NY (US);
Joseph McDonald Lowry, III, Boston, NY (US);
Thomas Richard Jones, Queensbury, NY (US);
Travis Robert Johnson, Van Etten, NY (US);
Thomas Ross Marmon, Fredricksburg, VA (US);
Thomas James Miller, Okemos, MI (US);
Eric Christopher Schenck, Rochester, NY (US);
C Cubed I LLC, Buffalo, NY (US);
Abstract
A collapsible shipping container includes a floor, a roof, and a pair of bifolding sidewalls, that collapse accordion style to place the sidewalls and roof in a configuration wherein the roof is collapsed onto the sidewalls, and the sidewalls are collapsed onto the floor. The container further includes a pair of end walls having upper and lower end wall sections. The upper end wall sections may be lowered by activation of a power source to lie on the roof in the collapsed configuration. Collapse and erection of the shipping container may be accomplished with the aid of auxiliary equipment, such as a fork lift.