Package for footwear

Claim 1

A shoe box comprising a housing for containing footwear, said housing having a base, an open top opposed side walls and opposed end walls, a lid for covering said top, said housing and lid being formed of plastics material moulded to the desired shape and having some flexibility when moulded and sufficient rigidity to support thereon, a considerable number of like shoe boxes containing footwear when said boxes are stacked, said walls extending upwardly and outwardly from said base, to form a slightly tapering housing, at least one pair of closely spaced partition walls extending inside said housing on said base and having a height sufficient to support a baffle wall for dividing said housing into smaller compartments and to prevent complete nesting when one housing is placed within another, said lid having a flat top, a raised perimeter portion around said flat top and downwardly depending sides for extending over the upper part of the walls of said housing, said sides being norma 1 to said flat top and said flat top accommodating the base of a further box when a plurality of boxes are stacked whereby said raised perimeter portion prevents sliding movement between the stacked boxes, means on said lid for facilitating stacking of a plurality of lids and said lid having vent means for enabling a small amount of air to circulate into said housing when said lid is placed thereon.