Folding container

Abstract

A collapsible bin assembly includes an upper support having upper walls, a lower support having lower walls and a collapsible wall structure. The collapsible wall structure has a deployed position and a folded position. The collapsible wall structure has solid walls and collapsible walls, with each solid wall being hingedly connected to two of the collapsible walls at a living hinge. Each of the collapsible walls has a middle hinge allowing the collapsible walls to fold upon themselves. Each of the collapsible walls has a support panel connected to an interior face of the collapsible wall on a first side of the middle hinge such that the support panel abuts the interior face of the collapsible wall on a second side of the middle hinge when the collapsible wall and the collapsible wall structure are in the deployed position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A collapsible bin assembly comprising:
 an upper support, the upper support having a plurality of upper walls forming an upper interior periphery;   a lower support, the lower support having a plurality of lower walls forming a lower interior periphery, the lower interior periphery having the same shape as the upper interior periphery; and   a collapsible wall structure, the collapsible wall structure having a deployed position and a folded position, the collapsible wall structure in the deployed position having an exterior peripheral shape that is substantially identical of the lower interior periphery and the upper interior periphery such that the upper support is configured to have the upper walls thereof surround an upper portion of the collapsible wall structure when the collapsible wall structure is in the deployed position and such that the lower support is configured to have the lower walls thereof surround a lower portion of the collapsible wall structure when the collapsible wall structure is in the deployed position;   the collapsible wall structure having at least one solid wall and at least two collapsible walls, each at least one solid wall being hingedly connected to two of the at least two collapsible walls at a living hinge;   each of the collapsible walls having a middle hinge allowing the collapsible walls to fold upon themselves;   each of the collapsible walls having a support panel connected to an interior face of the collapsible wall on a first side of the middle hinge such that the support panel abuts the interior face of the collapsible wall on a second side of the middle hinge when the collapsible wall and the collapsible wall structure are in the deployed position.