Patent ID: 7357257

Claim:
A thin plate supporting container comprising: a container body for housing therein a plurality of thin plates, a lid unit for closing the container body, slotted plates fixed on side walls facing each other in the container body and supporting the thin plates housed on the inside from opposing sides, and an attaching/detaching mechanism for detachably attaching, to the container body, at least one of a top flange for engagement by a container carrying mechanism and a handle to be held by the user, wherein the attaching/detaching mechanism includes sliding and supporting means for slidably engaging the container body, as a first member, with the top flange or handle as a second member, and locking means for locking the sliding and supporting means, wherein the sliding and supporting means includes a supporting portion fixed on one of members and a sliding portion which is fixed on the other member and is to be inserted, in an insertion direction, into the supporting portion from a front side, wherein the locking means includes a locking projection fixed on one of the members, and a locking pawl fixed on the other of the members, and wherein the locking pawl includes a supporting bar, extending in a direction opposite the insertion direction, from the other member toward the front side, and extending toward the container body, and further includes a catch which is supported on the supporting bar and which mates with the locking projection to secure the second member to the first member.