Patent ID: 6918506

Claim:
A packaging container for packaging goods, such as small fruits, vegetables and mushrooms, said packaging container being integrally formed from a plastic foam material and comprising: a base, said base having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface defining a bottom plane; four sidewalls integrally formed with and extending from said base, each said sidewall having an inner surface, an outer surface and a top edge extending therebetween, said inner surface of each said sidewall being oriented at a first oblique angle relative to a reference direction perpendicular to said bottom plane, said outer surface of each said sidewall having only one substantially rectangular indentation extending as a protrusion on said inner surface thereof, each said protrusion having a planar surface oriented at a second oblique angle relative to said reference direction perpendicular to said bottom plane; a plurality of corners, each said corner being integrally formed with and extending between a pair of said sidewalls, each said corner further being integrally formed with and extending from said base; and a flange integrally formed with said top edge of said sidewalls and extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom, said flange having an upper surface with an inner portion and an outer portion, said outer portion being inclined downwardly toward said bottom plane at a flange oblique angle, and an edge surface and a lower surface.