ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,057, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Rehrig Pacific Co. (Monterey Park, Calif.).
"Collapsible container with door" was invented by Kyle L. Baltz (Los Alamitos, Calif.) and Ryan C. Meers (West Chester, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible container includes a base and a plurality of walls pivotable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base. A first wall includes an opening therethrough. A first door selectively covers the opening through the first wall. In one embodiment, the first door is slidable between an open, retracted position away from the opening and a closed position covering the opening...