Stackable nestable container

A container adapted to be stacked and nested with other like containers, comprising a generally planar base;

• a pair of opposite side walls, each upwardly and outwardly inclined rising from said base, and wherein their upper portions are vertically offset, said container being open at both ends;
• said base being formed of a plurality of longitudinally-extending spaced-apart and parallel rib members and a plurality of spaced-apart parallel cross-members secured to the underside of said rib member intermediate the ends thereof;
• further comprising on each side of said base an inner side rail turning inwardly and slightly downwardly at its opposite ends to form an inner transverse end member at each end of said base, said inner side rails and said inner transverse end members defining a continuous inner frame, said ribs being straight throughout their length and secured at their ends to the top side of each corresponding said inner end member;
• an outer side rail having opposite ends formed with a downwardly-opening arcuate indentation and curving upwardly and inwardly to form an outer transverse end member disposed substantially parallel to, and at a higher level, than said inner transverse end member and at a higher level than, and outwardly spaced from the ends of said longitudinal rib member, said outer side rails and said outer transverse end members defining a continuous outer frame;
• said inner side rails being spaced slightly above said outer side rails by a distance equal to the thickness of one said cross-member, a pair of pivotable transverse bails movably secured at each end of said side walls adjacent the upper end portions thereof, wherein said bails can be moved from an outer inoperative position for nesting an upper-like container within said container to an inner operative position for stacking said upper container with said bails engaging the indentations of said upper container;
• each said side wall being provided with a central handle portion.