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A collapsible palletized container system for the containment of various articles including bulk materials. A container portion attached to a pallet including a relocation flap in the bottom panel of the container for the facilitation of collapsing the container from a deployed position while minimi

A collapsible palletized container system for the containment of various articles including bulk materials. A container portion attached to a pallet including a relocation flap in the bottom panel of the container for the facilitation of collapsing the container from a deployed position while minimizing the overall height of the container in the collapsed orientation and maintaining the collapsed container entirely within the boundaries of the pallet.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A collapsible palletized container system including a container apparatus which is capable of being reoriented from an articulated collapsed position for storage of said system to an articulated deployed position for containment of articles therewithin and back again to said collap

[ We claim:] [1.] A collapsible palletized container system including a container apparatus which is capable of being reoriented from an articulated collapsed position for storage of said system to an articulated deployed position for containment of articles therewithin and back again to said collapsed position after such use, said container apparatus further being configured and oriented to present a minimal, flat collapsed profile substantially within the lateral periphery of a pallet, said system comprising:a pallet for supporting and moving said container apparatus, said pallet having a top surface upon which said container apparatus is positionable and a bottom surface upon which said pallet and container apparatus rests upon contact with a supporting surface;said container apparatus including a front panel, a back panel and at least two side panels, each of which said front, back and at least two side panels having an upper edge, a lower edge opposite said upper edge and two side edges positioned opposite to each other between said upper and lower edges respectively;each of said side edges of said front, back and at least two side panels being operably and hingedly attached to one another respectively in succession;means for articulating said at least two side panels so as to fold each of said at least two side panels inwardly towards an interior region of said container apparatus upon reconfiguration of said container apparatus from said deployed position to said collapsed position;said container apparatus further including only one bottom panel foldably attached to said lower edge of one of said front and back panels, said one bottom panel having an outer edge at which said one bottom panel is foldably attached to said lower edge of one of said front and back panels, an inner edge opposite said outer edge and two side edges operably positioned between said inner and outer edges of said one bottom panel, said two side edges being positioned opposite oneanother,said one bottom panel enclosing only a portion of the bottom of said apparatus in its articulated deployed position,said one bottom panel including a relocation fold operably positioned within said bottom panel at a position between said bottom panel inner edge and outer edge, to create an attachment flap between said relocation fold and said inner edge and a relocation flap between said relocation fold and said outer edge,said attachment flap being operably attached along its outer surface to at least a portion of said top surface of said pallet;said relocation flap being articulatable between said collapsed position in which the inner surface of said relocation flap is juxtaposed to and overlapping at least a portion of said attachment flap when said container apparatus is in its collapsed position and a deployed position substantially 180.degree. disposed from said collapsed position in which the outer surface of said relocation flap is juxtaposed to at least a portion of said top surface of said pallet, adjacent to the position of said attachment flap on said top surface of said pallet;said relocation flap enabling substantially the entirety of said container apparatus to be collapsed to a minimal height profile, substantially within said lateral periphery of said pallet, on said top surface of said pallet, while said container apparatus is in its collapsed position; while substantially relocating said front, back and at least two side panels to upright articulated positions while creating said interior region, said upright articulated positions being oriented in a region substantially no greater than said lateral periphery of said pallet, respectively, while said container apparatus is in its deployed position. [20.] A collapsible palletized container system including a container apparatus which is capable of being reoriented from an articulated collapsed position for storage of said system to an articulated deployed position for containment of articles therewithin and back again to said collapsed position after such use, said container apparatus further being configured and oriented to present a minimal, flat collapsed profile substantially within the lateral periphery of a pallet, said system comprising:a pallet for supporting and moving said container apparatus, said pallet having a top surface upon which said container apparatus is positionable and a bottom surface upon which said pallet and container apparatus rests upon contact with a supporting surface;said container apparatus including a front panel, a back panel and two side panels, each of which said front, back and two side panels having an upper edge, a lower edge opposite said upper edge and two side edges positioned opposite to each other between said upper and lower edges respectively;each of said side edges of said front, back and two side panels being operably and hingedly attached to one another respectively in succession;said two side panels operably positioned opposite each other and between said front and back panels so said side edges of said front, back and two side panels are attached to one another respectively, in succession, so as to form said container apparatus into a substantially rectangular shape; andmeans for articulating said two side panels so as to fold each of said two side panels inwardly towards an interior region of said container apparatus upon reconfiguration of said container apparatus from said deployed position to said collapsed position;said container apparatus further including a single bottom panel foldably attached to said lower edge of one of said front and back panels, said bottom panel having an outer edge at which said bottom panel is foldably attached to said lower edge of one of said front and back panels, an inner edge opposite said outer edge and two side edges operably positioned between said inner and outer edges of said bottom panel, said two side edges being positioned opposite one another,said bottom panel including a relocation fold operably positioned within said bottom panel at a position between said bottom panel inner edge and outer edge, to create an attachment flap between said relocation fold and said inner edge and a relocation flap between said relocation fold and said outer edge,said attachment flap being operably attached along its outer surface to at least a portion of said top surface of said pallet;said relocation flap being articulatable between said collapsed position in which the inner surface of said relocation flap is juxtaposed to and overlapping at least a portion of said attachment flap when said container apparatus is in its collapsed position and a deployed position substantially 180.degree. disposed from said collapsed position in which the outer surface of said relocation flap is juxtaposed to at least a portion of said top surface of said pallet, adjacent to the position of said attachment flap on said top surface of said pallet;said relocation flap enabling substantially the entirety of said container apparatus to be collapsed to a minimal height profile, substantially within said lateral periphery of said pallet, on said top surface of said pallet, while said container apparatus is in its collapsed position; while substantially relocating said front, back and two side panels to upright articulated positions while creating said interior region, said upright articulated positions being oriented in a region substantially no greater than said lateral periphery of said pallet, respectively, while said container apparatus is in its deployed position;said container apparatus further including a front bottom support flap, which foldably attaches to said lower edge of one of said front and back panels not attached to said bottom panel so as to be pivotable from a collapsed position when said container apparatus is in said collapsed position to a deployed position, substantially 90.degree. disposed from said collapsed position so as to be substantially parallel to and overlapping a portion of said top surface of said pallet when said container apparatus is in said deployed position.