Patent ID: 7347327

Claim:
A stackable and nestable receptacle comprising: a generally flat receptacle bottom; a first wall structure extending upwardly from said receptacle bottom and encompassing the perimeter of said receptacle bottom, said wall structure including first and second opposed side walls and first and second opposed end walls, said side walls and end walls sloping outwardly relative to each other and being joined at corners formed between each of said respective side and end walls; a radially outwardly and upwardly directed peripheral ledge extending from the upper end of said side and end walls; a second wall structure extending upwardly from the upper end of said peripheral ledge, said second wall structure including first and second opposed side walls and first and second opposed end walls sloping inwardly relative to each other and being joined at corners between each of said respective side and end walls so as to provide a rectangular top opening for said receptacles; and a generally planar top flange extending outwardly from the upper end of said second wall structure to define a continuous perimetrical rim extending about said receptacle, said planar flange forming said perimetrical rim extending horizontally from the upper end of said second wall structure; and recesses being formed in each of the corners of said planar flange for reinforcing said rim, each said recess defining a wedge-shaped detent comprising a pair of contiguous mutually angled flat surfaces at an obtuse angle relative to each other, and extending at a downward slope towards the opening of said receptacle across the width of said flange at the corners thereof, and widening inwardly from a narrow end at the radially outer rim of said flange into a wide recess at the opening of said receptacle.