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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Daniel Shea, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Tomohito Hashikawa, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Martin Petersen, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Angelo Parisi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hugh Francis, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Kelly Schlotterer, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Daniel Shea, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Tomohito Hashikawa, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Martin Petersen, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Angelo Parisi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hugh Francis, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Kelly Schlotterer, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A collapsible container includes a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls. At least two of the side walls include a rigid first segment and a rigid second segment coupled to the first segment by a pivot to permit the side wall to fold so that the first segment and second segment form an acute angle or are parallel when the container is collapsed. The collapsible container can be configured in a storage configuration for containing objects or a collapsed configuration occupying less volume than the storage configuration for stowing the container.