Patent ID: 6874650

Claim:
A stackable, nestable storage container for storing relatively large objects, comprising: a storage base member having an open top, including a bottom wall and a pair of opposing side walls and a pair of opposing end walls extending upwardly therefrom, said bottom wall being formed with a channel extending outwardly therefrom adjacent the outer periphery thereof; a lid member for closing said open top; said channel having a plurality of spaced stacking legs formed therein adjacent to and spaced from each of said side walls and end walls, each of said stacking legs having an interior surface that faces into said base member and an exterior surface that faces outwardly of said base member; said side walls and said end walls extend upwardly and outwardly from said bottom portion so that when a plurality of said base members are nested inside one another, the exterior surfaces of the stacking legs of the open top portion rest upon corresponding interior surfaces of the stacking legs of an immediately adjacent base member so as to concentrate downward forces through said stacking legs; wherein when said base members are nested inside one another, said base members are supported on an underlying surface substantially through vertically aligned stacks of said stacking legs.