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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Matthew P Williams, Wooster, OH (US);
Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc., Wooster, OH (US);
Abstract
A container (20) includes a base portion (21) having a bottom surface (23), front (24) and rear (25) walls extending upwardly from the bottom surface (23), and opposed side walls (26) extending upwardly from the bottom surface (23) and, together with the front (24) and rear (25) walls, defining an open top. A cover (22) is provided to close the open top and may be selectively attached to the rear wall (25) by hinge assemblies (50) and to the front wall (24) by a latch mechanism (60). A side handle (85) is positioned in a recess (81) formed in each side wall (26) and may be pivoted from a position in the recesses (81) to the carrying position outside the recesses (81). A track (37) on the upper surface (35) of the cover (22) may be received within a platform (43) on the lower surface (36) of the cover (22) of a like container (20) to stack the same. Similarly, a chamfer (28) is formed near the periphery of the bottom surface (23) of base portion (21) and can be received within the track (37) of the cover (22) of a like container (20) to stack the same.