Variable height nested containers based on rotational orientation

A container, comprising:

• a body comprising a plurality of sidewalls coupled with a bottom, the plurality of sidewalls comprising at least a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall all extending upward from the bottom and having a same height, the body further comprising an upper rim having a profile resembling a square and formed by uppermost peripheries of the sidewalls, the uppermost peripheries of the sidewalls having the same height along an entirety of the upper rim, the body further comprising an interior and an exterior;
• and
• support features comprising:
• first support features arranged along the exterior of the body;
• and
• second support features arranged along the interior of the body, the first support features and the second support features arranged relative to one another such that the container is configured to nest within a replica of the container in at least:
• a first configuration in which (a) the first sidewall of the container is oriented relative to the first sidewall of the replica in a first rotational alignment, and (b) the bottom of the container and the bottom of the replica are separated by a first distance by engagement of at least some of the support features of the container with at least some of the support features of the replica;
• a second configuration in which (a) the first sidewall of the container is oriented relative to the first sidewall of the replica in a second rotational alignment different from the first rotational alignment, and (b) the bottom of the container and the bottom of the replica are separated by a second distance by engagement of at least some of the support features of the container with at least some of the support features of the replica, the second distance being different from the first distance;
• a third configuration in which (a) the first sidewall of the container is oriented relative to the first sidewall of the replica in a third rotational alignment different from the first rotational alignment and the second rotational alignment, and (b) the bottom of the container and the bottom of the replica are separated by a third distance by engagement of at least some of the support features of the container with at least some of the support features of the replica, the third distance being different from the first distance and the second distance;
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• a fourth configuration in which (a) the first sidewall of the container is oriented relative to the first sidewall of the replica in a fourth rotational alignment different from the first rotational alignment, the second rotational alignment, and the third rotational alignment, and (b) the bottom of the container and the bottom of the replica are separated by a fourth distance different from the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance.

An assembly, comprising:

• a primary container comprising a primary body comprising (a) primary support features comprising primary first support features arranged along a primary exterior of the primary container and primary second support features arranged along a primary interior of the primary container, (b) a primary bottom, (c) primary sidewalls comprising at least a primary first sidewall, a primary second sidewall, a primary third sidewall, and a primary fourth sidewall all coupled with and extending upward from the primary bottom and all having a same primary height, and (d) a primary upper rim having a primary square profile and formed by uppermost peripheries of the primary sidewalls, the uppermost peripheries of the primary sidewalls having the same primary height along an entirety of the primary upper rim;
• a secondary container that is a replica of the first container and comprises a secondary body comprising (a) secondary support features comprising secondary first support features arranged along a secondary exterior of the secondary container and secondary second support features arranged along a secondary interior of the secondary container, (b) a secondary bottom, (c) secondary sidewalls comprising at least a secondary first wall, a secondary second sidewall, a secondary third wall, and a secondary fourth wall all coupled with and extending upward from the secondary bottom and all having a same secondary height and (d) a secondary upper rim having a secondary square profile and formed by uppermost peripheries of the secondary sidewalls, the uppermost peripheries of the secondary sidewalls having the same secondary height along an entirety of the secondary upper rim;
• wherein the primary container is configured to nest within the secondary container in at least:
• a first configuration in which (a) the primary first sidewall is oriented relative to the secondary second sidewall in a first rotational alignment, and (b) the primary first support features are supported by the secondary second support features such that the primary bottom is positioned relative to the secondary bottom at a first distance;
• a second configuration in which (a) the primary first sidewall is oriented relative to the secondary second sidewall in a second rotational alignment different from the first rotational alignment, and (b) the primary first support features are supported by the secondary second support features such that the primary bottom is positioned relative to the secondary bottom at a second distance different from the first distance;
• a third configuration in which (a) the primary first sidewall is oriented relative to the secondary second sidewall in a third rotational alignment different from the first rotational alignment and the second rotational alignment, and (b) the primary first support features are supported by the secondary second support features such that the primary bottom is positioned relative to the secondary bottom at a third distance different from the first distance and the second distance;
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• a fourth configuration in which (a) the primary first sidewall is oriented relative to the secondary second sidewall in a fourth rotational alignment different from the first rotational alignment, the second rotational alignment, and the third rotational alignment, and (b) the primary first support features are supported by the secondary second support features such that the primary bottom is positioned relative to the secondary bottom at a fourth distance different from the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance.

A method, comprising:

• nesting a primary container within a secondary container in a first configuration, the secondary container being a replica of the first container, the primary container comprising a primary body comprising (a) a primary bottom, (b) primary sidewalls comprising at least a primary first sidewall, a primary second sidewall, a primary third sidewall, and a primary fourth sidewall all coupled with and extending upward from the primary bottom and all having a same primary height;
• (c) primary support features comprising primary first support features arranged along a primary exterior of the primary container and primary second support features arranged along a primary interior of the primary container, (d) a primary reference face comprising a surface of at least one of the primary sidewalls, and (e) a primary upper rim having a primary square profile and formed by uppermost peripheries of the primary sidewalls, the uppermost peripheries of the primary sidewalls having the same primary height along an entirety of the primary upper rim, and the secondary container comprising a secondary body comprising (a) a secondary bottom, (b) secondary sidewalls comprising at least a secondary first sidewall, a secondary second sidewall, a secondary third sidewall, and a secondary fourth sidewall all coupled with and extending upward from the secondary bottom and all having a same secondary height (c) secondary support features comprising secondary first support features arranged along a secondary exterior of the secondary container and secondary second support features arranged along a secondary interior of the secondary container, (d) a secondary reference face comprising a surface of at least one of the secondary sidewalls, and (e) a secondary upper rim having a secondary square profile and formed by uppermost peripheries of the secondary sidewalls, the uppermost peripheries of the secondary sidewalls having the same secondary height along an entirety of the secondary upper rim, wherein in the first configuration (a) the primary reference face is oriented relative to the secondary reference face in a first rotational alignment, and (b) the primary first support features are supported by the secondary second support features such that the primary bottom is positioned above the secondary bottom at a first height;
• changing a height between the primary bottom and the secondary bottom by re-nesting the primary container within the secondary container in a second configuration, wherein in the second configuration (a) the primary reference face is oriented relative to the secondary reference face in a second rotational alignment in which at least one of the primary reference face or the secondary reference face is rotated relative to the first rotational alignment, and (b) the primary first support features are supported differently by the secondary second support features than in the first configuration such that the primary bottom is positioned above the secondary bottom at a second height different from the first height;
• further changing the height between the primary bottom and the secondary bottom by further re-nesting the primary container within the secondary container in a third configuration, wherein in the third configuration (a) the primary reference face is oriented relative to the secondary reference face in a third rotational alignment in which at least one of the primary reference face or the secondary reference face is rotated relative to the first rotational alignment and the second rotational alignment, and (b) the primary first support features are supported differently by the secondary second support features than in the first configuration and the second configuration such that the primary bottom is positioned above the secondary bottom at a third height different from the first and second heights;
• further changing the height between the primary bottom and the secondary bottom by further re-nesting the primary container within the secondary container in a fourth configuration, wherein in the fourth configuration (a) the primary reference face is oriented relative to the secondary reference face in a fourth rotational alignment in which at least one of the primary reference face or the secondary reference face is rotated relative to the first rotational alignment, the second rotational alignment, and the third rotational alignment, and (b) the primary first support features are supported differently by the secondary second support features than in the first configuration, the second configuration, and the third configuration such that the primary bottom is positioned above the secondary bottom at a fourth height different from the first, second, and third heights.