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EP 0 211 116 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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30.09.1987 Bulletin 1987/40 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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25.02.1987 Bulletin 1987/09 |
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Date of filing: 01.08.1985 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB IT |
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Priority: |
21.06.1985 US 747810
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Applicant: XYTEC PLASTICS INC. |
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Inventors: |
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- Gyenge, Andrew
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- Johnson, Michael D.
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- Malmanger, John A.
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Collapsible storage bin |
(57) A heavy duty collapsible container having integrally molded plastic side, end and
bottom walls which are connected by integral snap hinge structures. Flanges on the
side and end walls have mating grooves and ridges which prevent the walls from pivoting
beyond the vertical when internally loaded and from relative longitudinal movement
to prevent skewing. Interacting shoulder and lip means acting between the end, side
and bottom walls in the area of the snap hinges protect the snap hinges from lateral
loading. A domed or upwardly convex bottom wall transfers vertical loading into the
side and end walls to enhance their engagement.