US Patent Issued to Rehrig Pacific on Dec. 16 for "Collapsible crate with translating hinge" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,209, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Rehrig Pacific Co. (Monterey Park, Calif.).

"Collapsible crate with translating hinge" was invented by Daniel Vincent Sekowski (Loganville, Ga.) and William P. Apps (Alpharetta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible container includes a base including a first cam surface, a second cam surface, and a third cam surface. A hinge permits vertical translation of a wall relative to the base. The wall includes a first follower, a second follower, and a third follower, wherein the first follower is configured to contact the first cam surface during a first angular interval, wherein the secon...