ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,172, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Rehrig Pacific Co. (Monterey Park, Calif.).
"Collapsible container" was invented by William P. Apps (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Derick Foster (Cumming, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a container includes a base and a lower wall section extending upward from the base. One or more upper wall sections are stacked on the first wall section. A pair of flanges may extend perpendicularly from outer edges of the lower wall section and the upper wall sections. An upper door may be hingeably connected to one of the flanges of the second wall section. A lower door may be hingeably connect...