Rigid panel container

Claim 1

A rectangular container defined by an interconnected arrangement of a rigid top, a rigid bottom, and four rigid sides, said top, bottom and two of said sides each comprising a rigid body having peripheral edges, at least one tab-connecting section on each of two opposite edges each projecting from one said peripheral edge and having a transverse dimension of a first selected prescribed extent, and a connecting tab on each said tab-connecting section of a greater transverse extent than that of said tab-connecting section to provide holding surfaces extending in opposite directions laterally thereof, and said remaining two sides each comprising a rigid body having peripheral border sections presenting peripheral edges thereabout, at least one tab-accommodating notch in each of two opposite peripheral border sections each bounded by opposing notch side edges originating in said peripheral edge of said border section at spaced-apart first juncture locations and extending inwardly therefrom in an outwardly diverging relation to each other to second juncture locations with a notch bottom edge, each said tab-accommodating notch being selectively sized so that the transverse dimension thereof as measured between said first juncture locations bounding the opening into each said notch is smaller than said first selected transverse dimension of said tab-connecting section and is substantially equal to the size thereof in a diagonal dimension as measured between one said first juncture location and one said second juncture location so that the assembly and disassembly of said container contemplates a diagonal orientation of said tab and tab-accommodating notch, and internally disposed resilient packing material effective to urge each panel and the tab-connecting sections thereon outwardly into contacting relation against cooperating notch side edges to thereby contribute to maintaining said assembled condition of said container during the transportation thereof.