Patent ID: 6349847
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A thermoplastic container, comprising:a bottom; a pair of opposing side walls and a pair of opposing end walls, said side walls and said end walls extending upward from said bottom, said end walls extending between said side walls; and a base rim encompassing an upper edge of said side walls and said end walls and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, said rim having an integrally formed outer flange with a pair of opposing anchoring portions, said outer flange forming at least one handle segment, each of said handle segments having a pair of generally parallel hinged portions and a graspable portion extending between said hinged portions, said hinged portions being rotatably connected to said respective anchoring portions for upward and downward swinging movements, said handle segments having means for releasably engaging said handle segments to each other, each of said hinged portions having at least one rib segment extending from a surface of the associated hinged portion, and at least one integral hinge forming a definite bending point.