Container for produce and the like
First Claim
1. A container for produce and the like which is adapted to be arranged in stacked relation with a second container of like configuration, said container comprising a central section having a bottom panel, upright side panels arranged in opposed spaced relation, top closure panels, first joiner panels interconnecting the bottom and the side panels and being angularly disposed relative to said bottom and side panels, and second joiner panels interconnecting the side panels to corresponding top closure panels and being angularly disposed relative to said top closure and side panels, and a pair of rigid upright end sections disposed in opposed relation and fixedly secured to predetermined portions of said central section, said central section and said end sections coacting to form a receptacle for accommodating the produce, each end section having upwardly protruding means formed on an upper edge portion thereof for interlocking with a corresponding top closure panel and retaining the latter in a predetermined folded position relative to said side panel, when the top closure panels are in said folded portions, the second joiner panels of the central section engage corresponding edge portions of said end sections;
- each end section having recess means formed on a lower edge portion thereof and in substantially vertical alignment with the protruding means formed on the upper edge portion of said end section, and means angularly disposed relative to said central section bottom panel for partitioning said recess means from the receptacle and shielding the accommodated produce from the protruding means of the second container stacked therebeneath and when the latter protruding means are disposed within corresponding recess means of the container stacked thereabove.
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Abstract
A container for produce and the like is provided which is adapted to be arranged in stacked relation with a second container of like configuration. The container includes a central section having a bottom panel, upright side panels arranged in opposed spaced relation, top closure panels, first joiner panels interconnecting the bottom panel to the side panels, and second joiner panels interconnecting the side panels to corresponding top closure panels. The container also includes a pair of upright end sections fixedly secured to opposite end edges of the central section, the end sections coact with the bottom panel, first joiner panels and side panels to form a receptacle for accommodating the produce. Each end section has upwardly extending protruberances formed on the upper edge portion thereof which are adapted to interlock with the top closure panels and retain same in a closed position. The lower edge of each end seciton is provided with recesses which are vertically aligned with the protuberances formed on the upper edge portion. The inteior surface of each end section adjacent the receptacle has portions thereof which partition the recesses from the receptacle and thus shield the accommodated produce from the protuberances of a second contianer stacked therebeneath.
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1. A container for produce and the like which is adapted to be arranged in stacked relation with a second container of like configuration, said container comprising a central section having a bottom panel, upright side panels arranged in opposed spaced relation, top closure panels, first joiner panels interconnecting the bottom and the side panels and being angularly disposed relative to said bottom and side panels, and second joiner panels interconnecting the side panels to corresponding top closure panels and being angularly disposed relative to said top closure and side panels, and a pair of rigid upright end sections disposed in opposed relation and fixedly secured to predetermined portions of said central section, said central section and said end sections coacting to form a receptacle for accommodating the produce, each end section having upwardly protruding means formed on an upper edge portion thereof for interlocking with a corresponding top closure panel and retaining the latter in a predetermined folded position relative to said side panel, when the top closure panels are in said folded portions, the second joiner panels of the central section engage corresponding edge portions of said end sections;
- each end section having recess means formed on a lower edge portion thereof and in substantially vertical alignment with the protruding means formed on the upper edge portion of said end section, and means angularly disposed relative to said central section bottom panel for partitioning said recess means from the receptacle and shielding the accommodated produce from the protruding means of the second container stacked therebeneath and when the latter protruding means are disposed within corresponding recess means of the container stacked thereabove.
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