Patent ID: 6253948
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container with a lid, comprising:opposed side walls and opposed end walls joined by a bottom wall and having an open top, said container having a plastic molded unitary construction;said container being stackable and nestable with like containers; andat least one of said side and end walls having an access opening surrounded by said at least one of said side and end walls and a substantially flat removable panel having opposite faces for covering said access opening, wherein said access opening has structure about a periphery of said opening for holding both faces of said panel at edge portions thereof when said panel is in a position covering said access opening,wherein said container is reusable and said panel is expendable after being removed from covering said access opening to gain access to contents in said containerand wherein the structure about the periphery of said access opening includes upper and lower single tabs disposed in a first plane and single side flanges on opposite sides of said access opening in a second plane, wherein said first plane is laterally offset with respect to said second plane by a distance substantially equal to a thickness of the panel, and wherein a front one of said panel faces is engaged behind said upper and lower tabs and a rear one of said panel faces is engaged in front of said side rails when said panel is in said position covering said access opening.