WO2007008846A3 - Collapsible containers - Google Patents

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WO2007008846A3
WO2007008846A3 PCT/US2006/026807 US2006026807W WO2007008846A3 WO 2007008846 A3 WO2007008846 A3 WO 2007008846A3 US 2006026807 W US2006026807 W US 2006026807W WO 2007008846 A3 WO2007008846 A3 WO 2007008846A3
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box
folded
boxes
open
constructed
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PCT/US2006/026807
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Charles Hoberman
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Hoberman Designs Inc
Charles Hoberman
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/36—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D11/186—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to the base panel and to each other to allow automatic collapsing and reerecting, e.g. by means of folds provided in the side walls and or in the base panel

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)

Abstract

A system whereby a collapsible box may be formed in the same way that standard cardboard boxes are made by folding a single sheet of material is provided. Square and rectangular boxes may be constructed which may be collapsed down to compact size and easily popped open. Boxes so constructed remain fully assembled with all seams and edges attached even as they are repeatedly folded and unfolded. The box may be made of corrugated cardboard or plastic and easily folded to a fraction of their open volume. The box may open instantly, and when opened, it becomes structural - that is resistant to applied loads - by 'popping' certain points outwards. An element or construction that is comprised of a sheet of material that has been provided with a network of hinges such that when the element is folded its edges maintain a right angle relationship is also provided.
PCT/US2006/026807 2005-07-08 2006-07-08 Collapsible containers WO2007008846A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US69742005P 2005-07-08 2005-07-08
US60/697,420 2005-07-08
US11/483,329 US20070007289A1 (en) 2005-07-08 2006-07-07 Collapsible containers
US11/483,329 2006-07-07

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WO2007008846A2 WO2007008846A2 (en) 2007-01-18
WO2007008846A3 true WO2007008846A3 (en) 2007-04-05

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US2120871A (en) * 1936-11-24 1938-06-14 Isaac M Rudowitz Foldable box body
US3319684A (en) * 1964-11-30 1967-05-16 Pharmaseal Lab Collapsible container
US3661319A (en) * 1970-03-02 1972-05-09 Albert O Koehler Expansible and collapsible multi-sided structures and blanks therefor
GB2106868A (en) * 1981-10-03 1983-04-20 John Andrew James Robertson Collapsible container
US5731021A (en) * 1995-07-05 1998-03-24 Spector; Donald Collapsible canteen for producing a beverage

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