Container for produce, fruits groceries and the like

Claim 1

A container for produce, fruit, groceries, dairy products, and the like comprising: a hollow container of substantially rectangular shape, said container including laterally spaced normally vertical side walls and laterally spaced normally vertical end walls connecting the side walls at the respective opposite ends of the container, the container further including a bottom wall closing the lower end of the container, the end walls having inwardly projecting T-shaped tongues which are adapted to be slided into and engaged by T-shaped receiving grooves in the side walls, the ends walls are also provided with downwardly projecting pegs that engage receiving apertures in the bottom wall of the container, the side walls are provided with downwardly projecting T-shaped tongues which are adapted to be inserted into T-shaped apertures in the bottom wall and are locked in place by pushing the side walls outwardly when the T-shaped tongues are inserted into the bottom wall; a lid fastened to the container by bolts having heads, said lid having wells to allow for the recessing of the bolt heads and also having a plurality of grooves on top of the lid; a plurality of rails formed on the bottom wall of said container adapted to fit into the grooves on the lid of an identical container to facilitate stacking; ventilating passage means formed in at least one of the walls of said container; and a liner member positioned on the inside of said container on the bottom wall to serve as a cushioning device for material positioned in said container.