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Need Help - collapsible/lay flat plywood box design

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I am trying to make some camping furniture that will lay flat for storage in the offseason and be easier to carry up and down stairs.

I am basically looking for a design principle, not really a specific design. I suspect hinges, sliding panels, self-locking panels, hasps, sliding bolts or any combination of principles to keep the furniture locked in place and stable once unfolded.

Think: a wood version of a folding crate, but using the same principles to build all sorts of frames and boxes.

I can't find pictures of examples so I thought I would post here. I know I have seen fold-flat DIY boxes somewhere.
 
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