Structures, methods, and systems associated with a stackable and collapsible container are provided. One structure includes a stackable and collapsible container having at least four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container and capable of sup
Structures, methods, and systems associated with a stackable and collapsible container are provided. One structure includes a stackable and collapsible container having at least four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container and capable of supporting the weight of other containers. A top surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. A bottom surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. The top and the bottom surfaces of the container can be fixedly positioned in a number of collapsed states.
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1. A stackable and collapsible container, comprising: four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container;a top surface to the container having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about t
1. A stackable and collapsible container, comprising: four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container;a top surface to the container having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container; anda bottom surface to the container having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container; anda door having a pivotal connection on at least one of the non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members. 2. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 1, where the door folds against either an exterior surface of the container or an interior surface of the container when the top surface and the bottom surface of the container are in an un-collapsed state. 3. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 1, where the door swings on the pivotal connection from an exterior surface of the container into the interior of the container. 4. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 1, where the door having the pivotal connection swings from the interior of the container to the exterior surface of the container. 5. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 1, where the pivotal connection includes hinges having a seal to insulate the interior of the container. 6. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 1, where the door folds against a vertical wall of the container when additional containers are stacked upon the stackable and collapsible container. 7. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 1, where the number of sections include a seal to the interior of the container. 8. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 1, where the top and the bottom surfaces of the container are fixedly positioned in a number of collapsed states. 9. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 8, where the top and the bottom surfaces of the container are fixedly positioned in the number of collapsed states by a horizontal support beam. 10. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 8, where each of the top surface and the bottom surface include an edge rail with an opening, where the horizontal support beam passes through at least one of the opening in the edge rail of the top surface and the bottom surface. 11. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 8, where the horizontal support beam can position the stackable and collapsible container in: a first collapsed state, where the number of sections of the top and the bottom surfaces are at an acute angle with the vertical walls of the container; anda second collapsed state, where the number of sections of the top and the bottom surfaces are aligned parallel with vertical walls of the container. 12. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 11, where a width (W) of the first collapsed state is equal to fifty percent of the width of an expanded state of the container. 13. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 11, where a width of the second collapsed state of the container allows for a number of such containers collapsed to the second state to fully occupy a base area covered by an expanded state of the container. 14. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 1, where: the four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members each include a gripping member formation which conforms to international standards as to size, configuration, and location so that the container can be picked up and moved by a standard container handling device; andwhere the top and the bottom surfaces of the container are fixedly positioned in a number of collapsed states by a mechanism which utilizes the gripping member formation. 15. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 14, including an adjustable beam that fixedly engages at least a pair of the gripping member formation. 16. The stackable and collapsible container of claim 15, where the adjustable beam includes an indexing mechanism to fix a length of the adjustable beam. 17. A system for transporting stackable and collapsible containers, comprising: a container transportation system; anda stackable and collapsible container having four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container;a top surface to the container having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container; anda bottom surface to the container having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container; anda door having a pivotal connection on at least one of the non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members, where at least two of the stackable and collapsible container is positioned on the container transportation system. 18. The system for transporting stackable and collapsible containers of claim 17, where each of the least two of the stackable and collapsible container positioned on the container transportation system has a width less than the width of the stackable and collapsible container in a fully expanded state. 19. The system for transporting stackable and collapsible containers of claim 18, where the least two of the stackable and collapsible container are positioned side by side on the container transportation system. 20. The system for transporting stackable and collapsible containers of claim 17, where the container transportation system includes a motive force that moves the container transportation system.
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