Fruit picking receptacle

Claim 1

A receptacle for use in hand-picking fresh fruit, or the like, of a type susceptable to damage by bruising, said receptacle comprising, in combination; a. a substantially cylindrical container having side and bottom walls and an open top; and b. a removable liner formed from a single, flat sheet of flexible, resilient, non-absorbent plastic material and deformable to a configuration substantially conforming to that of the interior of said container, said liner being placed within but unattached to said container and having a thickness and resilience such that fruit deposited in said container is protected by said liner from bruising by contact with said container or objects externally thereof with which said container comes into contact; c. said liner when laid flat being rectangular with a semi-circular portion extending from one of the long edges thereof, whereby the short edges may be overlapped to form a cylindrical side wall and the semi-circular portion bent substantially at its junction with the rectangular portion to form a bottom wall for insertion in said bag.