Containers for oil bottles or the like

A nestable container comprising:

• a base;
• a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, each of the plurality of walls including an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of one of the plurality of walls includes a plurality of spaced-apart vertical slats, wherein the upper portion projects outwardly relative to the lower portion, wherein the vertical slats are configured to permit slats of an identical container to be received therebetween when the identical container is in a first orientation relative to the nestable container;
• and
• at least one bail arm pivotably mounted to the upper portion, the at least one bail arm pivotable between a deployed position extending into an interior of the container and a retracted position adjacent an interior surface of the upper portion, wherein the at least one bail arm is lockable in the deployed position.

A nestable container in combination with a plurality of bottles, the combination comprising:

• the nestable container including a base and a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, each of the plurality of walls including an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion projects outwardly relative to the lower portion, wherein the lower portion permits a lower portion of an identical container to be received therebetween when the identical container is in a first orientation relative to the nestable container;
• the nestable container further including a first bail arm including a pair of arms pivotably mounted to the upper portion of a first wall of the plurality of walls, the first bail arm pivotable between a deployed position extending into an interior of the container and a retracted position adjacent an interior surface of the upper portion of the first wall;
• the nestable container further including a second bail arm pivotably mounted to the upper portion of a second wall of the plurality of walls, wherein the first bail arm is receivable in a first recess in the first wall and the second bail arm is receivable in a second recess in a second wall of the plurality of walls, wherein the first and second walls each includes a detent that locks the respective bail arm in the deployed position and resists movement of the respective bail arm from the deployed position to the retracted position;
• and
• the plurality of bottles resting on the base, wherein the plurality of bottles are between the base and the first and second bail arms in the deployed position.

A nestable container comprising:

• a base;
• a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, each of the plurality of walls including an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion projects outwardly relative to the lower portion, such that the lower portion of the nestable container can be received in the upper portion of an identical nestable container;
• and
• at least one bail arm pivotably mounted to the upper portion, the at least one bail arm pivotable between a deployed position extending into an interior of the container and a retracted position adjacent an interior surface of the upper portion, wherein the at least one bail arm is lockable in the deployed position to prevent movement of the at least one bail arm from the deployed position to the retracted position, wherein the at least one bail arm includes a first bail arm and the plurality of walls includes a first wall, wherein the first bail arm is pivotably connected to the first wall, wherein the first bail arm includes a pair of arms pivotably connected at lower ends to the plurality of walls and a cross-beam connecting outer ends of the pair of arms to one another, wherein the first wall includes recesses for receiving the pair of arms and the cross-beam of the first bail arm in the retracted position.