the lower edge 13 bears upon the rear wall 22 when the sidewall 4 is folded up from the front the edge 17 acts as pivot axis for the sidewall 4 and since the hinge bolts 19 can only be moved vertically as a result of their guidance in the receiving gaps 15 the hinge bolts 19 are pushed down as the sidewall 4 is provided with at least two guide elements 11 the axis through the hinge bolts 19 shifts in parallel relation to the upper edge 8 of the base frame 2 downwards until the lower edge 13 of the u shaped center part 26 bears upon the nose 6 when the sidewall 4 assumes an intermediate position between lowermost and uppermost positions the sidewall 4 is initially pivoted until the backside 16 of the guide element 11 impacts the edge 17 subsequently the hinge bolts 19 are again pressed downwards until the lower edge 13 of the u shaped center part 26 bears upon the nose 6 the storage and transport container according to the present invention allows a collapsing of the sidewalls and a placement of the sidewalls flatly upon one another as the sidewalls are folded up tilting of the sidewalls is prevented by the guide means on the base part and the sidewalls while the invention has been illustrated and described in connection with currently preferred embodiments shown and described in detail it is not intended to be limited to the details shown since various modifications and structural changes may be made.