Patent ID: 6742551
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: F01M,F16N

Abstract:
A product for use in efficient handling of reusable goods, comprising:a container adapted for capture and transmission of used product, the container including a bottom, sidewalls around an outer perimeter of the container, and a top forming an enclosure therein, wherein the top includes an opening therethrough into an interior of the enclosure and an upper surface surrounded by a peripheral lip projecting above a remainder of the top, wherein the upper surface is sloped towards the opening, and wherein at least lower portions of each of the sidewalls are sloped inwardly to form a perimeter sized to fit, together with the bottom, within a region defined by the peripheral lip and the upper surface, the bottom and at least part of the lower portions of the sidewalls being received into a region defined by the peripheral lip when the container is stacked in nested relation with another substantially identical container.