Patent ID: 7549554
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container capable of supporting a second container in a plurality of positions relative to the container, the container comprising: a floor; an upstanding wall structure including a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the floor; and a bail member having a support portion and an arm extending transversely from the support portion, the support portion including a first pair of axially-spaced radial projections between opposite axial ends of the support portion and a second pair of axially-spaced radial projections vertically aligned with outer edges of the floor, such that the second pair of redial projections would be adjacent a floor of a like container stacked thereon when the support portion is in the stacking position, the first pair of radial projections spaced from one another by a distance less than that of the second pair of radial projections, the bail member selectively movable between a nest position and a stacking position, wherein the support portion is vertically aligned outwardly of an outer periphery of the floor in the nest position, and the support portion is vertically aligned with the floor in the stacking position, wherein the floor includes a bottom surface having at least one recess for receiving the first pair of radial projections of a like container stacked therebelow.