Abstract: A collapsible container assembly includes a folding container having at least two walls pivotable relative to each other at a corresponding corner disposed between the at least two walls, the folding container movable between a collapsed position wherein the at least two walls are disposed adjacent to one another and an extended position where in the at least two walls are spaced from each other, and an inside cellular structure attached to at least a portion of the at least two walls, the cellular structure comprising a plurality of panels forming a cellular structure, the cellular structure further comprising a plurality of cells in both an X and Y direction with respect to the cellular structure, each cell having four cell walls.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 9, 2017
Date of Patent:
September 15, 2020
Assignee:
ITB Packaging LLC
Inventors:
Calvin Jay Kortman, Aaron Michael Dowling
Abstract: A collapsible container assembly comprising a folding container having at least four walls, with the at least four walls being pivotable relative to each other to allow the folding container to collapse in a parallelogram motion, and an inside cellular structure connected to the at least four walls. The cellular structure comprises a plurality of interconnected panels forming a plurality of cells, with the panels being formed of soft, deformable material. The folding container can be folded with the inside cellular structure therein such that the collapsible container assembly will be substantially flat when the folding container is moved to a collapsed position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 15, 2008
Date of Patent:
August 6, 2013
Assignee:
ITB Packaging LLC
Inventors:
Colton Westrate, Calvin Kortman, Jim Piesko