Rigid container enclosed on five sides

Claim 1

A rigid container assembly enclosed on five sides, comprising: a bottom panel; a top panel identical to said bottom panel; a rear panel integrally formed with and secured to said bottom and top panels, said rear panel comprising two separable sections, one of said sections being rigidly secured to said bottom panel so as to form a first L-shaped member therewith while the other one of said sections is rigidly secured to said top panel so as to form a second L-shaped member therewith; and a pair of identical side panels attachable to and separable from said bottom, top and rear panels, said bottom, top and rear panels being integrally provided with upwardly, downwardly, and forwardly projectng ribs disposed along the side edges thereof, respectively, and the bottom, top and rear peripheral edges of said side panels being provided with slots for mating with and receiving said ribs of said bottom, top, and rear panels, the forward edges of said bottom and top panels also being respectively provided with upwardly and downwardly projecting frame members, disposed parallel to said rear panel, which include rearwardly projecting barb-shaped projections which engage correspondingly configured notches provided within the front edges of said side panels, whereby said container may be fabricated from a minimum number of separate and different components, all of said components being interconnected with each other without the need for additional hardware.