Patent ID: 7837037
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A two stacking position square container, comprising: a one piece integrally moulded body having a bottom with four side walls of equal length and height extending upwardly from the bottom to define a square opening into a non-tapered interior storage cavity, each of the four side walls having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top peripheral edge and a bottom peripheral edge, the interior surface being planar; each of the four side walls having an intermittent top interior profile of supports and recesses along the top peripheral edge, wherein the supports are parallel-piped and do not extend past the interior surface of the four sidewalls into the interior storage cavity; each of the four side walls having an intermittent bottom exterior profile of supports and recesses along the bottom peripheral edge; an upper stacking position being provided by inserting a bottom of an identical body into the square opening to provide lateral stability and engaging the supports on the bottom exterior profile with the supports on the top interior profile; a lower stacking position being provided by inserting the bottom of the identical body into the square opening to provide lateral stability and engaging the supports on the bottom exterior profile with the recesses on the top interior profile and the supports on the upper interior profile with the recesses on the bottom interior profile; and the body being symmetrical about both an x axis and a y axis with a 90 degree relative rotation about a z axis being used to change between the upper stacking position and the lower stacking position.