Container and method of making same

Claim 2

A container comprising a tubular body of rectangular horizontal cross section having a lifting recess formed in the periphery of said body section said recess having an upper terminal laterally extending peripheral wall and a lower terminal laterally extending peripheral wall, said body section having a plurality of strengthening gussets extending between the innerfaces of the upper and lower terminal walls of said lifting recess, and the inner faces of the tubular body section, a top panel secured to and closing off one end of said tubular body section, and a bottom panel secured to and closing off the other end of said tubular body section.

Claim 3

The container of claim 1 wherein said bottom panel has a drain opening therein and said bottom panel slopes downwardly toward said drain opening, said top panel having a pair of openings therein one located centrally and one at the edge of said container, said body section also having an opening therein adjacent the bottom panel.

Claim 4

The container of claim 1 wherein said top end panel has an annular projection formed therein and said bottom panel has an annular recess formed therein complementary to said top end panel annular projection.

Claim 5

The container of claim 3 wherein said top panel includes a recessed central section which has a plurality of bung apertures formed therein and which is surrounded by said projection.

Claim 6

The container of claim 1 wherein said body section has an upper end portion which defines an L-shaped rim with an upper and lower leg, said lower leg projecting outwardly at right angles to the axis of said body section and said upper leg projecting upwardly and being parallel to the axis of said body section. 6 The container of claim 5, wherein said top end panel has formed hereon a downwardly opening U-shaped rim having outer and inner legs, said outer leg being longer than said inner leg, said U-shaped rim having received therein said body section upper leg, said bottom end panel having an L-shaped rim with upper and lower legs with the lower leg being parallel to the axis of aid body section and the upper leg being perpendicular to the axis of said body section, said body section having an L-shaped rim at a lower end portion with an upper horizontal outwardly projecting first leg and a lower downwardly projecting second leg, said L-shaped rim of said bottom end panel being received within said L-shaped rim of said body section.

Claim 7

The container of claim 6 wherein the top end panel is secured to said body section by means of crimping said longer outer leg of said U-shaped rim under the lower leg of said L-shaped upper rim, said bottom end panel being secured to said body section by curling together the lower legs of the L-shaped rim of the lower portion of said bOdy section and of said bottom end panel.

Claim 8

The container of claim 1 wherein said top and bottom panels are connected to said body section by lock seams, said body section and each of said top panel and bottom panel having nesting rims which are curled inwardly to provide said lock seams.

Claim 9

The container of claim 8 wherein said top panel has a conical portion leading into a smoothly curved dip portion leading into the rim of said nesting rims, and a plurality of strengthening gussets formed in said body section adjacent to the lock seam connection to said top panel.