Patent ID: 8091768

Claim:
A bulk shipping and storage container, comprising: a bin having a sidewall, a bottom wall and an open top, the sidewall comprising a plurality of interconnected sidewall panels extending at an angle with respect to one another; a rim on an upper outer surface of the sidewall for engagement by the tines of a forklift to lift and carry the container, the rim comprising an outwardly and downwardly folded rim flap on an upper edge of each of the plurality of interconnected sidewall panel, the rim flaps being secured to an upper outer surface of each of the respective plurality of interconnected sidewall panel in contiguous parallel relationship thereto and each presenting a downwardly facing shoulder having a length substantially the same as the width of an associated sidewall panel and a thickness capable of securely supporting the container on the tines of a forklift; recessed areas being formed in the rim at corners of the bin; and a lid closing the open top and wherein the lid has a depending peripheral skirt extending downwardly over the rim and bendable strips are formed in the skirt of the lid in positions to be in registry with the recessed areas in the rim when the lid is in place on the bin, the bendable strips and recessed areas forming a lid locking means when the strips are pushed inwardly into the recessed areas.