Receptacle and container formed therewith

A container for holding an article, said container comprising:

• a first receptacle and a second receptacle that are substantially identical in configuration, wherein each of the first receptacle and the second receptacle includes:
• a bottom wall;
• a side wall extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall;
• a rim extending laterally outwardly from an upper region of the side wall and oriented along an imaginary plane;
• at least locking member integrally formed with the rim;
• at least one space defined in the rim;
• wherein the at least one locking member is selectively deflectable relative to the imaginary plane;
• and
• wherein the second receptacle is inverted relative to the first receptacle such that the rim of the first receptacle is adjacent the rim of the second receptacle;
• and wherein the at least one locking member on the first receptacle is selectively deflected relative to the imaginary plane of the rim of the first receptacle and is received in the at least one space defined in the rim of the second receptacle, thereby reversibly interlocking the first receptacle and the second receptacle to one another.

A method of forming a storage container, comprising steps of:

• providing a first receptacle and a second receptacle that are substantially identical, wherein each of the first receptacle and second receptacle includes:
• a bottom wall;
• a side wall extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall;
• a rim extending laterally outwardly from an upper region of the side wall and oriented along an imaginary plane;
• at least locking member integrally formed with the rim;
• and
• at least one space defined in the rim;
• inverting the second receptacle over the first receptacle;
• placing a portion of the rim of the second receptacle adjacent the rim of the first receptacle;
• engaging the at least one locking member of the second receptacle into the at least one space of the first receptacle;
• reversibly interlocking the first receptacle and second receptacle to one another.