Flexibly usable box

Abstract

A flexibly usable box includes a floor and four side walls opposite to each other in pairs which extend from the floor upwards in a vertical direction. One of the four side walls is configured as an opening wall which in a closed state completely covers a side surface area and is movable into an opened state in which the opening wall only covers a part of the side surface area such that the opening wall in the opened state at least partially covers one of the adjacent side walls or the floor of the box.

1 . A box, comprising:
 a floor;   two opposing short side walls extending upwards from the floor in a vertical direction; and   two opposing long side walls extending upwards from the floor in a vertical direction;   wherein one of the four side walls is implemented as an opening wall which completely covers a side surface area in a closed state and is movable into an opened state in which the opening wall covers only a part of the side surface area such that in the opened state the opening wall is arranged below the floor,   wherein   one of the long side walls is implemented as an opening wall;   the side walls which are not implemented as an opening wall are mounted movable with respect to the floor such that the side walls are foldable inwards from the vertical position into the direction of the floor so that in a down-folded state the same are in a horizontal position in parallel to the floor; and   the floor, on the opposing side of the short side walls which are adjacent to the opening wall, comprises a fixed floor edge area each, extending further down in the vertical direction than the opening wall in its state folded below the floor, so that both in the up-folded and also in the down-folded state the box may be stacked, independent of whether the opening wall is opened or closed in the up-folded state, wherein in the up-folded an in the down-folded state the fixed floor edge area forms a contact surface between stacked boxes.   
     
     
         2 . The box according to  claim 1 , wherein in the opened state the opening wall is arranged in parallel to the floor. 
     
     
         3 . The box according to  claim 1 , wherein the fixed floor edge areas comprise a guiding groove at the respectively opposing surfaces in which the opening wall is guided when moving into the opened state. 
     
     
         4 . The box according to  claim 3 , wherein the opening wall comprises a shaft which extends into the guiding groove. 
     
     
         5 . The box according to  claim 4 , wherein the guiding groove is closed toward the top in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction at its ends adjacent to the side surface area, so that the shaft may not leave the guiding groove and in the vertical direction a non-positive connection between the shaft and the groove is acquired. 
     
     
         6 . The box according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening wall is connected to the floor, such that the opening wall may be tilted outwards from the position extending upwards in the vertical position into a position passing in parallel to the floor of the box. 
     
     
         7 . The box according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening wall comprises at least two locking mechanisms wherein each of the locking mechanisms is configured to lock the opening wall in the closed state to one each of the adjacent short side walls.