Stackable storage container

A stackable covered storage container, comprising:

• a rectangular container having a bottom wall defining sides and ends, and having side walls and end walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall to terminate at upper edges forming an open mouth of the container;
• a closure of rectangular shape configured to fit on the open mouth of said container;
• said closure having an outer surface including a central panel flanked by a pair of ramp surfaces in mutually spaced apart relation along a first rectangular axis and each diverging from said central panel;
• said ramp surfaces being located inwardly in spaced relation from respective edges of said rectangular cover;
• said closure having a peripheral rim extending upwardly on said outer surface and flanking said central panel;
• said bottom wall of said container having a substantially flat central region configured to fit in alignment over the central panel of a like closure on which said container is stacked;
• said bottom wall having a beveled surface at opposite ends of said central region, each beveled surface resting on a respective ramp surface of the like closure as the bottom wall is aligned above the central panel of the like closure on which the container is stacked, so as to centrally position a stacked plurality of said containers;
• and
• said peripheral rim on the closure extending above the sides of said bottom wall of the stcked container to abut a portion of said side walls, thereby obstructing sideways movement of the like container stacked on the closure;
• whereby one or more containers can be withdrawn from the stack by sliding movement along said ends to move said beveled surfaces along confronting ramp surfaces, but said peripheral rim engages the side walls of adjacent stacked containers to prevent sideways sliding movement.

A stackable coverable storage container, comprising:

• a container comprising a bottom wall having sides and ends, and further comprising side walls and end walls upwardly from the bottom wall to form an open mouth to receive a closure fitting onto said open mouth;
• said bottom wall having a substantially flat central portion, and having at the ends a pair of mutually spaced apart sloping end panels separated by said central portion, each sloping portion forming a beveled surface joining the bottom central portion to an adjacent end wall of said container;
• and
• said side walls extending substantially upwardly from the sides of said bottom wall without joining beveled surfaces.

A closure for removable attachment to the open mouth of a storage container having a bottom wall, side walls, and end walls extending upwardly from the sides and ends of the bottom wall to form said open mouth, said closure comprising:

• a closure member having a peripheral rim configured to fit on the open mouth of said storage container;
• said closure member having an outer surface and said peripheral rim protruding outwardly therefrom, and having a panel within said peripheral rim;
• a pair of ramp surfaces mutually spaced apart at opposite ends of said closure member and flanking a central portion of said panel;
• said ramp surfaces being spaced inwardly and downwardly from the peripheral rim, and being raised above the panel to receive and support the bottom wall of a like container stacked on said closure, so that at least a portion of the bottom wall of the stacked container is supported above the pael of said closure to facilitate removing the stacked container from the supporting closure;
• said ramp surfaces being located within said rim of the closure;
• said ramp surfaces having slopes confronting each other in spaced apart relation on opposite ends of said central portion of the panel;
• and
• said peripheral rim extends upwardly from each side of said closure member and flanks said central portion,
• so that the ramp surfaces engage and support a complementary bottom portion of a container stacked on said closure while permitting relative sliding movement along said ramp surfaces to clear said peripheral rim, and said peripheral rim blocks relative sideways sliding movement of said stacked containers.