Nestable container

Claim 2

A rectangular nestable container comprising a bottom wall and first and second pairs of essentially vertical upstanding opposed sidewalls, each sidewall of said first pair having an upper section, a lower section offset inwardly of the upper section toward the center of the container, and a web section interconnecting the lower edge of the upper section with the upper edge of the lower section defining a nest stop and a sidewall reinforcement and extending substantially normal to the upper and lower sections, the upper section of one sidewall being about twice the height of the lower section thereof, and the upper section of the other sidewall being about one-half the height of the lower section thereof, and said second pair of sidewalls being formed to be nestable.

Claim 3

A rectangular nestable container as defined in claim 1, wherein the sidewalls are substantially vertical and substantially normal to the bottom wall, and the upper and lower section of each sidewall of said first pair being in parallel planes.

Claim 4

A rectangular nestable container as defined in claim 1, wherein the sidewalls are inclined outwardly from the vertical at least 1.

Claim 5

A rectangular nestable container as defined in claim 1, wherein the first pair of sidewalls are equal in height.

Claim 6

A rectangular nestable container as defined in claim 4, wherein one of said sidewalls of said second pair being of the same height as the sidewalls of said first pair and including an upper section, a lower section offset inwardly of the upper section toward the center of the container, and a web section interconnecting the lower edge of the upper section with the upper edge of the lower section, the other sidewall of said second pair being straight and terminating below the upper edges of the other sidewalls, and the height of the lower section of said one sidewall of said second pair being equal to the distance from the top edge of said other sidewall of said second pair to the nest stop of the sidewall of said first pair having the shortest lower section.

Claim 7

A rectangular nestable container as defined in claim 5, and a reinforcing lip at the upper edges of each wall.

Claim 8

A nestable container comprising a bottom wall and upstanding opposed sidewalls, one of the sidewalls having the same cross section as another of the sidewalls adjacent thereto, each of at least three of the sidewalls having an upper section and a lower section offset inwardly toward the center of the container, and a web section interconnecting the lower edge of each upper section with the upper edge of each lower section serving as a nest stop, the upper sections of said adjacent sidewalls having the same cross section being about the same height as the lower section of the other sidewall having upper and lower sections, the height of the upper sections of said adjacent sidewalls having the same cross section being about twice the height of the lower sections thereof, and the height of the upper section of said other sidewall having upper and lower sections being about half the height of the lower section thereof.

Claim 9

A nestable container comprising a bottom wall and upstanding opposed sidewalls, one of the sidewalls having the same cross section as another of the sidewalls adjacent thereto, each of at least three of the sidewalls having an upper section and a lower section offset inwardly toward the center of the container, and a web section interconnecting the lower edge of each upper section with the upper edge of each lower section serving as a nest stop, the upper sections of said adjacent sidewalls having the same cross section being about the same height as the lower section of the other sidewall having upper and lower sections, the height of the upper sections of said adjacent sidewalls having the same cross section being about twice the height of the lower sections thereof, and the height of the upper section of said other sidewall having upper and lower sections being about half the height of the lower section thereof.

Claim 10

A nestable container as defined in claim 7, wherein said web section defines a shoulder, the width of which is at least twice the Thickness of the sidewalls plus clearance to permit nesting.

Claim 11

A nestable container comprising a bottom wall and upstanding opposed sidewalls, one of each of the sidewalls having the same cross section as another of the sidewalls adjacent thereto, each sidewall having an upper section and a lower section offset inwardly toward the center of the container, and a web section for each sidewall interconnecting the lower edge of each upper section thereof with the upper edge of each lower section thereof, the upper sections of one of the pairs of adjacent sidewalls having the same cross section being about one-half the height of the lower section thereof, and the upper sections of the other of said pair of adjacent sidewalls having the same cross section being about twice the height of the lower section thereof.

Claim 12

A nestable container comprising a bottom wall and upstanding opposed sidewalls, one of each of the sidewalls having the same cross section as another of the sidewalls adjacent thereto, each sidewall having an upper section and a lower section offset inwardly toward the center of the container, and a web section for each sidewall interconnecting the lower edge of each upper section thereof with the upper edge of each lower section thereof, the upper sections of one of the pairs of adjacent sidewalls having the same cross section being about one-half the height of the lower section thereof, and the upper sections of the other of said pair of adjacent sidewalls having the same cross section being about twice the height of the lower section thereof.

Claim 13

A nestable container comprising a rectangular bottom wall and first, second, third and fourth connected sidewalls upstanding from the bottom wall, said first and second sidewalls being adjacent and joined together and having the same cross section, said third and fourth sidewalls being adjacent and joined together and having the same cross section, each sidewall having an upper rectangular section, a lower rectangular section offset inwardly of said upper section and an interconnecting web section joining the lower edge of the upper section to the upper edge of the lower secton, the upper sections of said first and second sidewalls being about the same height as the lower sections of said third and fourth sidewalls, the lower sections of said first and second sidewalls being about the same height as the upper sections of said third and fourth sidewalls, and the upper sections of said first nd second sidewalls being twice the height of the lower sections thereof.

Claim 14

A nestable container comprising a rectangular bottom wall and first, second, third and fourth connected sidewalls upstanding from the bottom wall, said first and second sidewalls being adjacent and joined together and having the same cross section, said third and fourth sidewalls being adjacent and joined together and having the same cross section, each sidewall having an upper rectangular section, a lower rectangular section offset inwardly of said upper section and an interconnecting web section joining the lower edge of the upper section to the upper edge of the lower secton, the upper sections of said first and second sidewalls being about the same height as the lower sections of said third and fourth sidewalls, the lower sections of said first and second sidewalls being about the same height as the upper sections of said third and fourth sidewalls, and the upper sections of said first nd second sidewalls being twice the height of the lower sections thereof.

Claim 15

A nestable container comprising a polygonally shaped bottom wall having an equal number of sides, a plurality of upstanding and connected sidewalls, one from each of said bottom wall sides, each sidewall having an upper section, a lower section and a web section interconnecting the lower edge of the upper section to the upper edge of said lower section, the first half of the adjacent connected sidewalls having the same cross section, the second half of the adjacent connected sidewalls having a different cross section, the height of the upper sections of the sidewalls of said first half being about twice that of the lower sections of the sidewalls of said second half, and the height of the lower sections of the sidewalls of said first half being about half that of the upper sections of the sidewalls of said second half.

Claim 16

A nestable container comprising a polygonally shaped bottom wall having an equal number of sides, a plurality of upstanding and connected sidewalls, one from each of said bottom wall sides, each sidewall having an upper section, a lower section and a web section interconnecting the lower edge of the upper section to the upper edge of said lower section, the first half of the adjacent connected sidewalls having the same cross section, the second half of the adjacent connected sidewalls having a different cross section, the height of the upper sections of the sidewalls of said first half being about twice that of the lower sections of the sidewalls of said second half, and the height of the lower sections of the sidewalls of said first half being about half that of the upper sections of the sidewalls of said second half.

Claim 17

A nestable container as defined in claim 11, wherein the upper and lower sections of each sidewall are substantially parallel to each other.

Claim 18

A nestable container as defined in claim 12, wherein the sidewalls are inclined slightly outwardly.

Claim 19

A nestable container as in claim 13, wherein said web section defines a shoulder, the width of which is at least twice the thickness of the sidewalls plus clearance to permit nesting.