Pinckney Molded Plastics, Inc.

Ellsworth E Sanders

Edward L Stahl

Elsmer W Kreeger

George C Blair

A container adapted to either stack or nest with another similarly oriented container of identical construction. The container has a plurality of feet along each side adjacent the bottom. The container side walls each have a lower section and an upper section spaced outwardly from the lower section and joined thereto by a ledge providing nesting saddles directly above the feet. The container also has a plurality of stacking saddles along the upper edge of each side wall likewise postioned directly above the feet. There are inclined ridges in the upper and lower sections of each side wall which guide the container down to a nested position within a lower container of identical construction.

Stack and nest container

A plastic pallet having an elongated downwardly opening channel molded into the undersurface of its bottom wall. The channel extends through the midpoint of the bottom wall from one side edge to the other and may be provided with ribs for added reinforcement. A plastic reinforcing strip is fused along substantially its full length to the channel flanges to close the space within the channel.

Reinforced pallet

The container disclosed herein is adapted to nest in a similarly oriented lower container of identical construction when turned 90.degree. with respect thereto. The container is also adapted to stack at a higher level in the lower container when similarly oriented or when turned 180.degree.. The container has a substantially square bottom wall, side walls extending substantially vertically upwardly from opposite sides edges of the bottom wall, an open front, and a nesting support bar extending across the rear of the container in spaced relation above the bottom wall to define an open space between the bottom wall and the support bar. The container is nested with the lower container by engaging the support bar over the upper edge of one of the side walls of the lower container and resting the front portion of the container on seating means provided on the other side wall of the lower container. The side walls also have stacking rails or ribs along their upper edges and complementary stacking grooves in the bottom wall so that the container may be slid to a stacked position across a lower container of identical construction.

Nesting and stacking container

An open top container adapted to stack with another container of identical construction at any one of three different levels. The container has stacking feet near the bottom. It also has saddles at three different levels for supporting the feet of an upper container. The container in its preferred form also has guiding means to permit it to be slid over the top of a lower container into a stacked position either at the upper level or at an intermediate level.

Three level stacking container

A closed container composed of identical separable parts each of one-piece plastic construction. Each part has a rectangular base, an upright rear wall, and upright side walls cut diagonally or on the bias. The top and front of each part is substantially open so that it may be used independently of the other part for display purposes. When one of the parts is turned end for end, superposed over the other part and lowered relative thereto, snap-type connectors engage to hold the two parts in assembled relation to form the closed container.

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Sanibel Island, FL, United States of America

Ellsworth E Sanders