Patent ID: 9169041
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container for use in creating a display stack comprising a plurality of such containers, the container comprising: a container body having a bottom panel with an exterior surface, the container body disposed around a vertical axis, a general exterior surface of the bottom panel being substantially perpendicular to the axis, a first engagement surface formed on the general exterior surface; a top panel of the container body axially spaced from and opposed to the bottom panel, the top panel disposed around the axis and having a general exterior surface which is substantially perpendicular to the axis, a second engagement surface formed on the top panel; the container being axially stackable on a second, similar container in either of at least first, second and third positions, the first, second and third positions being displaced from each other by an angle which is greater than zero but less than ninety degrees, the first engagement surface of the container cooperating with the second engagement surface of the second container to prevent axial rotation of the container relative to the second container when the container is in the first, second or third positions; and, wherein a preselected one of the first and second engagement surfaces is a raised rib star with a plurality of star points, the other of the first and second engagement surfaces including a plurality of raised rib “V's” having sides with angles less than or equal to the angle of the star points and radially inwardly displaced from a locus of the star points so that each “V” is adapted to fit inside a selected star point.