The invention disclosed includes various durable containers constructed from sheet materials including a plurality of living hinges. The containers are configured to snap into an assembled position from a relatively flat position by the application of pressure to one or more sidewalls wherein that p
The invention disclosed includes various durable containers constructed from sheet materials including a plurality of living hinges. The containers are configured to snap into an assembled position from a relatively flat position by the application of pressure to one or more sidewalls wherein that pressure deforms the one or more sidewalls into a concave position, thereby holding the container into place until the contain is collapsed once again for storage or cleaning.
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1. A configurable container, comprising: first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls, wherein the first sidewall is provided opposite the third sidewall and the second sidewall is provided opposite the fourth sidewall;a floor integrally formed with at least one of the sidewalls;the first, second, thi
1. A configurable container, comprising: first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls, wherein the first sidewall is provided opposite the third sidewall and the second sidewall is provided opposite the fourth sidewall;a floor integrally formed with at least one of the sidewalls;the first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls being joined to the floor to form an interior space;at least one of the sidewalls or the floor further comprising a plurality of through-holes formed in interior locations of the sidewall or the floor;each of the sidewalls and the floor being formed from sheet material;the first sidewall having a first lower living hinge extending along an interface of the floor and the first sidewall, and a first intermediate living hinge positioned between the first lower living hinge and an upper end of the first sidewall;the second sidewall having a second lower living hinge extending along an interface of the floor and the second sidewall, and a second intermediate living hinge positioned between the second lower living hinge and an upper end of the second sidewall;the third sidewall having a third lower living hinge extending along an interface of the floor and the third sidewall, and a third intermediate living hinge positioned between the third lower living hinge and an upper end of the third sidewall; andthe fourth sidewall having a fourth lower living hinge extending along an interface of the floor and the fourth sidewall, and a fourth intermediate living hinge positioned between the fourth lower living hinge and an upper end of the fourth sidewall;the first lower living hinge following a curved path and the third lower living hinge following a curved path, the second lower living hinge following a straight path and the fourth lower living hinge following a straight path;whereby when the first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls are joined together to form an upper rim and the interior space, the container is selectively configurable between a first position in which the collapsible container is substantially flat, and a second position in which the collapsible container is expanded, the curved path of the first lower living hinge and the curved path of the third lower living hinge urging the first sidewall and the third sidewall toward the interior space when the container is in the second position. 2. The container of claim 1 wherein the container is constructed from first, second, and third sheets of material. 3. The container of claim 2 wherein each of the first, second, and third sheets of material are polymer plastic. 4. The container of claim 2 wherein the first and third sidewalls each comprise an upper rim, and at least one of the first and third sidewalls is formed to include a spout. 5. The container of claim 2 wherein the first sheet of material integrally forms the floor and the first and third sidewalls, the second sheet of material forms the second sidewall, and the third sheet of material forms the fourth sidewall. 6. The container of claim 1, further comprising at least a pair of handles formed in at least two of the first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls. 7. The container of claim 1 wherein the first sidewall further comprises a plurality of fingers formed in the first sidewall, the plurality of fingers lying in a plane defined by the first sidewall when the container is in the first position, the plurality of fingers extending angularly away from the first sidewall when the container is in the second position. 8. The container of claim 7 further comprising a plurality of openings formed adjacent the plurality of fingers. 9. The container of claim 1 wherein at least one sidewall further comprises a series of ribs, the ribs projecting inward into the interior space when the container is in the second position. 10. The container of claim 1 wherein the floor includes a series of ribs extending upward from the floor, the series of ribs being aligned in a row.
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Barnett Earl D. (Glenview IL) Mundstock Robert W. (Schaumburg IL), Collapsible container.
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