Collapsible container for transport and storage

1. Collapsible container which collapsible container includes a base member, collapsible side walls, which adjacent side walls are inter-connectable, wherein the base member is provided with feet members, a circumambient edge and a mainly horizontal load surface whereby the load surface is provided with recesses extending downwards from the load surface, said recesses being arranged adjacent the edge and that at least one side wall is provided with downwards extending protrusions, said protrusions being arranged to interact with said recesses, that said at least one side wall engages the base member through vertical motion, wherein at least two opposite side walls each are provided with a first and a second horizontal folding line by being provided with hinges, which first horizontal folding line constitutes a lower end of the side wall at which the side wall connects with the base member and which second horizontal folding line, which divides the side wall into an upper side wall part and a lower side wall part, is placed at a distance from the first horizontal folding line, between the lower end and an upper rim of the side walls and that the two horizontal folding lines are mainly parallel, and the divided side walls are provided with a link member used for movably connecting the upper side wall part to the lower side wall part, that the upper edge of said lower side wall part and the lower edge of said upper side wall part are provided with protrusions and matching recesses which are intended to interact, that said link member is attached to at least one of said side wall parts via an oblong hole allowing the protrusions and recesses of the side wall parts to be distanced from each other by forcing them apart thereby allowing folding of said upper side wall part and that stability is achieved when said divided side wall is in erected state.

2. Collapsible container according to claim 1 , wherein the side walls are provided coupling means at their respective vertical edges, said coupling means being intended to lock adjacent side walls together when they are in erected position, said coupling means locking being disengaged by lifting the upper side wall part and said coupling means being engaged by allowing said side wall to move downwards when erected in correct position adjacent other erected side wall.

3. Collapsible container according to claim 1 , wherein the divided side wall is provided with a clamping means being arranged at the second horizontal folding line, said clamping means being used for clamping the upper side wall part and the lower side wall part together at times when folding is not desired.

4. Collapsible container according to claim 3 , wherein the clamping means are movably integrated with the side wall.