Shipping and delivery shelved containers for food

Claim 1

A shelved container comprising a container consisting of: a carton-type enclosure having top, bottom, sidewalls and backwalls; front closure means; and a removable shelving structure therein; said front closure means comprising: a closure panel which is hinged to one sidewall; a second closure panel which is hinged to the other sidewall opposite said first panel; and means to secure said closure means in closed position consisting of a locking tab on one of said closure panels and a slot in the other of said closure panels to receive said locking tab when the closure panels are in closed position; said backwall comprising two back panels, each hinged to a corresponding edge of the sidewalls, said back panels being folded to form the backwall with means for locking the panels in folded position; said removable shelving structure comprising Two sides rails and shelving secured therebetween so that the shelving structure may be inserted into and removed from the container as a unit; the shelves of said shelving structure comprising an open-ended box structure having sides secured to the side rails to form a unit presenting two shelves, additional open-ended box structures being spaced along the side rails to provide additional shelves when needed.