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A reusable plastic container and a method of cleaning and sterilizing the same is described. The plastic container can be collapsed for transportation and sterilization when not in use. The container includes structural end frames which are made from the same material from which the remainder of the

A reusable plastic container and a method of cleaning and sterilizing the same is described. The plastic container can be collapsed for transportation and sterilization when not in use. The container includes structural end frames which are made from the same material from which the remainder of the container is made. A band can be used when it is in its erected position to hold the same in such position. When collapsed, a container is flat and all parts of the same are exposed for easy washing and sterilization.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A reusable plastic container comprising:(a) a bottom wall having at least two pair of opposed edges;(b) a pair of end wall structures, each of which projects from an associated edge of one of said pair of opposed edges of said bottom wall;(c) a pair of side wall structure

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A reusable plastic container comprising:(a) a bottom wall having at least two pair of opposed edges;(b) a pair of end wall structures, each of which projects from an associated edge of one of said pair of opposed edges of said bottom wall;(c) a pair of side wall structures, each of which projects from an associated edge of the other of said pair of opposed edges of said bottom wall;(d) hinge means made of plastic connecting each of said wall structures to its associated bottom edge permitting said wall structure to be moved between a position defining a container cavity with the remainder of said wall structures and said bottom wall, and a position in which said wall structure is essentially in the same plane as said bottom wall whereby said container is flat; and(e) means on each of said end wall structures which, when all of said wall structures are in said position essentially in the same plane as said bottom wall, cooperate with another reusable plastic container essentially vertically adjacent the same having said wall structures also essentially in the same plane as its bottom wall, to lock said containers against meaningful movement parallel to said plane relative to one another.