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A reusable container has four vertical side walls affixed to a rectangular base that can be moved between an extended position and a folded position. When the vertical side walls are in the extended position, the vertical side walls form a rectangular enclosure about a rectangular base. The rectangu

A reusable container has four vertical side walls affixed to a rectangular base that can be moved between an extended position and a folded position. When the vertical side walls are in the extended position, the vertical side walls form a rectangular enclosure about a rectangular base. The rectangular enclosure can be divided into two sections by one or more movable members positioned within the rectangular enclosure for transporting different-sized documents, papers, or files. The vertical side walls may be moved into a folded position when the reusable container is empty to reduce the space required for transporting the empty containers. The reusable container interlocks with other reusable containers stacked on a dolly in either the extended position or the folded position such that stacks of reusable containers can be pushed on a dolly up inclines and over bumps without any restraints.

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1. A reusable container comprising: a rectangular base;a first pair of vertical side walls affixed to said rectangular base, wherein each of said first pair of vertical walls has a file rail;a second pair of vertical side walls affixed to said rectangular base so as to form a rectangular enclosure w

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A reusable container comprising: a rectangular base;a first pair of vertical side walls affixed to said rectangular base, wherein each of said first pair of vertical walls has a file rail;a second pair of vertical side walls affixed to said rectangular base so as to form a rectangular enclosure with said first pair of vertical side walls, wherein each of said second pair of vertical side walls has a file rail; anda first movable member affixed to a pivot point near bottom of said reusable container so as to move between a first position within the reusable container and a second position within the reusable container in which said first movable member divides said rectangular enclosure; anda second movable member affixed to a pivot point near bottom of said reusable container so as to move between a first position within the reusable container and a second position within the reusable container in which said second movable member divides said rectangular enclosure;said first positions of the first and second movable members comprising the first and second movable members flat against the rectangular base; andsaid second positions of the first and second movable members comprising the first and second movable members in a direction perpendicular to the rectangular base;wherein the first positions of the first and second movable members accommodate hanging legal-sized files above the first and second movable members, and wherein the second positions of the first and second movable members accommodate hanging letter-sized files between the first or second movable members and a file rail of the vertical side walls; andwherein said second positions of the first and second movable members comprise the first and second movable members flat against each other in a direction perpendicular to the rectangular base. 2. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein said first movable member, when in said first position, enables said enclosure to accommodate one row of legal-sized files, and when in said second position, enables said enclosure to accommodate two rows of letter-sized files. 3. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein said first movable member carries a pair of oppositely positioned file rails. 4. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein each of said first and said second movable members carries a file rail. 5. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein said file rails of said first pair of vertical side walls and said file rails of said second pair of vertical side walls comprise molded portions of said first pair of vertical side walls and said second pair of vertical side walls, respectively. 6. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein said first pair of vertical side walls and said second pair of vertical side walls are rotatably affixed to said rectangular base. 7. The reusable container of claim 6, wherein said first pair of vertical side walls and said second pair of vertical side walls additionally comprise snap latches to hold said first pair of vertical side walls and said second pair of vertical side walls in an extended position. 8. The reusable container of claim 7, wherein said snap latches comprise a V-shaped female portion carried by one of said pairs of vertical side walls and adapted to receive an inclined male portion carried by the other of said pairs of vertical side walls. 9. The reusable container of claim 6, wherein said first and second movable members, said first pair of vertical side walls, and said second pair of vertical side walls are rotatable between a folded position and an extended position which forms said rectangular enclosure. 10. The reusable container of claim 9, wherein said first and second movable members, said first pair of vertical side walls, and said second pair of vertical side walls fit within a perimeter of said rectangular base when in said folded position. 11. The reusable container of claim 1, further comprising a pair of lid members, wherein said pair of lid members are affixed directly to opposing vertical side walls. 12. The reusable container of claim 11, wherein said pair of lid members has a plurality of first segmented hinge sections for interlocking with a plurality of segmented hinge sections carried by opposing vertical side walls. 13. The reusable container of claim 12, wherein said plurality of segmented hinge sections of said lid members comprises a plurality of hinge pins, and wherein said plurality of segmented hinge sections carried by opposing vertical walls comprises a plurality of C-shaped sections. 14. The reusable container of claim 11, wherein said first and second movable members, said first pair of vertical side walls, said second pair of vertical side walls, and said pair of lid members move between a folded position and an extended position which forms said rectangular enclosure, and when in said folded position, said first and second movable members, said first pair of vertical side walls, said second pair of vertical side walls, and said pair of lid members fold within a perimeter of said rectangular base. 15. The reusable container of claim 11, wherein said pair of lid members has a plurality of extrusions for interlocking with another reusable container. 16. The reusable container of claim 14, wherein said rectangular base of said reusable container when in a folded position has a top configured to interlock with a bottom of a rectangular base of another reusable container in a folded position. 17. A collapsible reusable container having vertical walls, the improvement comprising: a first movable member affixed to a pivot point near bottom of said reusable container so as to move between a first position within the reusable container and a second position within the reusable container in which said first movable member divides said reusable container into a pair of compartments for receiving hanging files; anda second movable member affixed to a pivot point near bottom of said reusable container so as to move between a first position within the reusable container and a second position within the reusable container in which said second movable member divides said reusable container into a pair of compartments for receiving hanging files;said first positions of the first and second movable members comprising the first and second movable members parallel to the bottom of the reusable container;said second positions of the first and second movable members comprising the first and second movable members perpendicular to the bottom of the reusable container;said pivot point of the first movable member permitting rotation of the first movable member only in a first direction from first to second position and a second direction from second to first position; andsaid pivot point of the second movable member permitting rotation of the second movable member only in the second direction from first to second position and the first direction from the second to first position;wherein the first and second movable members accommodate hanging legal-sized files above the first and second movable members when in the first position and accommodate hanging letter-sized files between the first movable member or second moveable member and a file rail of the vertical side walls when in the second position; andwherein said second positions of the first and second movable members comprise the first and second movable members flat against each other in a direction perpendicular to the rectangular base. 18. The reusable container of claim 17, wherein said first movable member in said second position supports two rows of files. 19. A combination comprising: a plurality of reusable containers, each comprising: a rectangular base having a raised edge along the perimeter thereof, said base having a top configured to interlock with a bottom of a rectangular base of an adjacent reusable container;a first pair of vertical side walls affixed to said rectangular base, wherein each of said first pair of vertical side walls has a file rail and is configured to fold within said raised edge of said rectangular base;a second pair of vertical side walls affixed to said rectangular base so as to form a rectangular enclosure with said first pair of vertical side walls, wherein each of said second pair of vertical side walls has a file rail and is configured to fold within said raised edge of said rectangular base;a first movable member affixed to a pivot point near bottom of said reusable container so as to move between a first position within the reusable container and a second position within the reusable container in which said first movable member divides said rectangular enclosure, wherein said first movable member is configured to fold within said raised edge of said rectangular base;a second movable member affixed to a pivot point near bottom of said reusable container so as to move between a first position within the reusable container and a second position within the reusable container in which said second movable member divides said rectangular enclosure, wherein said second movable member is configured to fold within said raised edge of said rectangular base;wherein the first positions of the first and second movable members accommodate hanging legal-sized files above the first and second movable members, and the second positions of the first and second movable members accommodate hanging letter-sized files between the first movable member or the second moveable member and a file rail of the vertical side walls; andwherein said second positions of the first and second movable members comprise the first and second movable members flat against each other in a direction perpendicular to the rectangular base. 20. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein when the first movable member is in the first position, and the second movable member is in the first position, the reusable container accommodates hanging legal-sized files above both the first movable member and the second movable member. 21. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein when the first movable member is in the second position, and the second movable member is in the first position, the reusable container accommodates hanging legal-sized files above the second movable member, and the reusable container accommodates hanging letter-sized files between the first movable member and a file rail on one of the vertical side walls. 22. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein when the first movable member is in the second position and the second movable member is in the second position, the reusable container accommodates hanging letter-sized files between the first movable member and a first file rail on a first one of the vertical side walls, and the reusable container accommodates hanging letter-sized files between the second movable member and a second file rail on a second one of the vertical side walls. 23. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein the first movable member is shorter than the first pair of vertical side walls to accommodate hanging the letter-sized files between the first movable member and the file rail on one of the vertical side walls with a lid closed on top of the reusable container. 24. The reusable container of claim 1, wherein: said pivot point of the first movable member permits rotation of the first movable member only in a clockwise direction from first to second position and a counter-clockwise direction from second to first position; andsaid pivot point of the second movable member permits rotation of the second movable member only in a counter-clockwise direction from first to second position and a clockwise direction from the second to first position. 25. The combination of claim 19, further comprising a dolly, said dolly comprising: an upwardly facing rectangular surface configured for receiving a bottom of a rectangular base of a reusable container; anda plurality of casters affixed to a side opposite to said upwardly facing rectangular surface. 26. A reusable container comprising: a rectangular base;a first pair of vertical side walls affixed to said rectangular base, wherein each of said first pair of vertical walls has a file rail;a second pair of vertical side walls affixed to said rectangular base so as to form a rectangular enclosure with said first pair of vertical side walls, wherein each of said second pair of vertical side walls has a file rail;means for dividing said reusable container, said means for dividing comprising first and second positions, said first position comprising one or more movable members flat against the rectangular base, and said second position comprising one or more movable members in a direction perpendicular to the rectangular base; andmeans for hanging letter-sized and legal-sized folders within the reusable container;wherein if said second position comprises at least two movable members in a direction perpendicular to the rectangular base, said second position comprises the at least two movable members flat against each other in the direction perpendicular to the rectangular base. 27. The reusable container of claim 26, wherein said one or more movable members comprise: a first movable member with a pivot point that permits rotation of the first movable member only in a clockwise direction from first to second position and a counter-clockwise direction from second to first position; anda second movable member with a pivot point that permits rotation of the second movable member only in a counter-clockwise direction from first to second position and a clockwise direction from the second to first position. 28. The reusable container of claim 27, wherein said first movable member, when in said first position, enables said reusable container to accommodate one row of legal-sized files, and when in said second position, enables said enclosure to accommodate one or two rows of letter-sized files. 29. The reusable container of claim 28, wherein said first and second movable members, said first pair of vertical side walls, and said second pair of vertical side walls, move between a folded position and an extended position which forms a rectangular enclosure, and when in said folded position, said first and second movable members, said first pair of vertical side walls, and said second pair of vertical side walls fold within a perimeter of said rectangular base. 30. The reusable container of claim 29, wherein said rectangular base of said reusable container when in a folded position has a top configured to interlock with a bottom of a rectangular base of another reusable container in a folded position.