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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1986
Terrill L Nederveld, Ada, MI (US);
Packaging Corporation of America, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
A container for produce and the like is provided which is adapted to be arranged in stacked relation with a second container of like configuration. The container includes a central section having a bottom panel, upright side panels arranged in opposed spaced relation, top closure panels, first joiner panels interconnecting the bottom panel to the side panels, and second joiner panels interconnecting the side panels to corresponding top closure panels. The container also includes a pair of upright end sections fixedly secured to opposite end edges of the central section, the end sections coact with the bottom panel, first joiner panels and side panels to form a receptacle for accommodating the produce. Each end section has upwardly extending protruberances formed on the upper edge portion thereof which are adapted to interlock with the top closure panels and retain same in a closed position. The lower edge of each end seciton is provided with recesses which are vertically aligned with the protuberances formed on the upper edge portion. The inteior surface of each end section adjacent the receptacle has portions thereof which partition the recesses from the receptacle and thus shield the accommodated produce from the protuberances of a second contianer stacked therebeneath.