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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Paul A. Connors, Eagan, MN (US);
Gerald J. Niles, Oakdale, MN (US);
John M. Darst, Oakdale, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a container having top, bottom, and side walls that comprises first and second substantially identical halves, each of which has a major surface that has a polygonal shape defined by at least six sides and at least one substantially vertical side wall, substantially orthogonal to the major surface, that forms a portion of the side walls of the container when the halves are assembled, an at least double wall construction, the two substantially identical halves matingly engage when the halves are assembled to form the container, and means integral to each half for securing the two halves together. In another aspect, the container of the invention comprises a major surface having a curved periphery and is otherwise as summarized above.