Container
OwnerDavid L. Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A container comprising a body having a base and a side wall extending upwardly from the base, at least one support member selectively movable between a first position in which a further container can be stacked inside the body, and a second position in which the support member can support the further container above the base, the or each support member being provided with at least one strengthening formation which is adapted to cooperate with a formation in the side wall, and strengthening means provided on the side wall in the vicinity of the or each formation in the side wall.
Claims13
A container comprising a body having a base and a side wall extending upwardly from the base, at least one support member movable selectively between a first position in which a further container can be stacked inside the body, and a second position in which the support member can support a further container above the base, said at least one support member being provided with at least one strengthening formation, and said side wall being provided with a respective load receiving formation for each strengthening formation, each load receiving formation having a support surface and being adapted to receive its respective strengthening formation with said strengthening formation in contact with said support surface whereby loads applied to the at least one support member can be transferred to said respective support surface, and said side wall is provided with strengthening means in the form of at least one strengthening rib which extends along the side wall from the vicinity of a respective one of the side wall formations to the vicinity of the base, whereby loads applied to said support surface can be transferred to the base through said strengthening means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.