Patent ID: 6938772
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
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 member; an upstanding wall structure including a first pair of opposed walls and a second pair of opposed walls attached to each other and extending upwardly from the floor member to define a unitary construction, the upstanding wall structure having a flange extending at least partially around an upper edge thereof; a bail member having ends mountable to one of the first and second pairs of opposed side walls, the bail member selectively movable and pivotable among a nest position and a plurality of stack positions, wherein a support portion of the bail member is not positioned directly over the floor member in the nest position and is positioned directly over the floor member in the plurality of stack positions; and mounting portions on the one of the first and second pairs of opposed side walls for receiving the ends of the bail member, the mounting portions including a non-linear opening defining a plurality of pivot axes about which the bail member pivots, wherein when the bail member is oriented in the nest position and one of the stack positions, the bail member is pivotable about one of the pivot axes, and when the bail member is oriented in an other of the stack positions, the bail member is pivotable about an other of the pivot axes, the mounting portion also including a rigid projection extending upwardly into the non-linear opening such that the bail member can not slide from the one pivot axis to the other pivot axis, the other pivot axis at a height above the floor member not greater than that of the one pivot axis, wherein the support portion of the bail member is a first distance from the floor member when the bail member is in the one stack position, the one pivot axis a second distance from the floor member, the first distance not less than the second distance.