Patent ID: 6527122
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A generally rectangular open-top container having upstanding, generally rectangular front and rear walls that are connected by upstanding, generally rectangular left and right side walls, and by a curved bottom wall that defines an upwardly facing, generally concave interior surface that joins smoothly and contiguously with upper interior surface portions of the left and right side walls to define a bin of substantially U-shaped cross section that extends from the front wall to the rear wall, with means for strengthening and rigidifying the bottom wall being provided directly beneath the bottom wall and being connected to the bottom wall and to lower interior surface portions of the left and right side walls to enable the bin of the container to receive and support generally cylindrical articles stacked in the bin in a parallel front-to-rear extending array, and with a substantially U-shaped front opening formed through the front wall to provide access to the bin and to said articles stacked in said array therein.