Nestable and stackable containers

A container, selectively capable of being stacked on or nested within a like container, comprising a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls extending upwardly from said bottom surface to an upper rim which defines an open top, material receiving portion, of the container;

• said rear wall being higher than said front wall with said front wall tapering outwardly away from said rear wall so that when the like container is stacked on the container an access opening to the open top of each container is formed at the front thereof;
• said side walls tapering away from each other as they extend upwardly from said bottom surface to said upper rim;
• outer depressions in each said side wall forming inner projections in each said side wall;
• said outer depressions in each said side wall being spaced from each other to form inner depressions and outer projections in each said side wall;
• a ledge formed near the top of each said inner projection;
• a rib extending upwardly from each said ledge;
• and a socket formed in said bottom surface for each said rib;
• said sockets being alignable with the ribs of the like container so that each said socket can engage each rib of the like container for stacking the container on the like container;
• the relative position of said sockets and said ribs being such that when the like container is stacked on the container the front wall of the like container is above and adjacent to said front wall of the container and the rear wall of the like container is above and adjacent to said rear wall of the container thereby aligning the access opening of the like container with said access opening of the container;
• said upper rim having two slopes, a first slope extending from said front wall and along said side walls and a second slope expending from said rear wall along said side walls to said first slope;
• said second slope being generally horizontal and said first slope being at an angle to horizontal, said upper rim of said first slope being substantially longer than said upper rim of said second slope;
• the container being nestable within the like container by selectively positioning the container on said bottom surface or on said first slope of said upper rim and positioning the like container so that its outer projections in each side wall are received in said inner depressions of the container and so that the outer depressions in each side wall of the like container receive said inner projections in each said side wall;
• said container and the like container when nested and when positioned on said first slope having a constant outer lateral dimension.

A container, capable of being stacked on a like container, comprising a bottom surface;

• a front wall, rear wall and two side walls extending upwardly from said bottom surface to an upper rim which defines an open top, material receiving portion, of the container said upper rim having two slopes, a first slope extending from said front wall and along said side walls and a second slope extending from said rear wall along said side walls to said first slope;
• said second slope being generally horizontal and said first slope being at an angle to horizontal, said upper rim of said first slope being substantially longer than said upper rim of said second slope;
• said front wall tapering outwardly away from said rear wall so that when the like container is stacked on the container an access opening to the open top of each container is formed at the front thereof;
• at least one ledge formed in each of said side walls and extending into the material receiving portion;
• each of said ledges having an upper step and a lower step;
• a rib extending upwardly from each said lower step;
• and a socket formed in said bottom surface for each said rib;
• said sockets beign alignable with the ribs of the like container so that each said socket can engage each rib of the like container;
• the relative position of said sockets and said ribs being such that when the like container is stacked on the contaienr the front wall of the like container is above and adjacent to said front wall of the contaienr and the rear wall of the like container is above and adjacent to said front wall of the container and the rear wall of the like container is above and adjacent to said rear wall of the contaienr thereby aligning the access opening of the like container with said access opening of the container.

A container, capable of being nested within a like container, comprising a bottom surface;

• a front wall, rear wall and two side walls extending upwardly from said bottom surface to an upper rim which defines an open top, material receiving portion, of the container;
• said side walls tapering away from each other as they extend upwardly from said bottom surface to said upper rim;
• outer depressions in each said side wall forming inner projections in each said side wall;
• said outer depressions in each said side wall being spaced from each other to form inner depressions and outer projections in each said side wall;
• a ledge formed near the top of each said inner projection, each of said ledges having an upper step and a lower step;
• a rib extending upwardly from each said lower step;
• and a socket formed in said bottom surface for each rib;
• said sockets being alignable with the ribs of the like container so that each said socket can engage each rib of the like container;
• said upper rim having two slopes, a first slope extending from said front wall and along said side walls and a second slope extending from said rear wall along said side walls to said first slope;
• said second slope being generally horizontal and said first slope being at an angle to horizontal,said upper rim of said first slope being substantially longer than said upper rim of said second slope;
• the container being nestable within the like container by selectively positioning the container on said bottom surface or on said first slope of said upper rim and positioning the like container so that its outer projections in each side wall are received in said inner depressions of the container and so that the outer depressions in each side wall of the like container receive said inner projections in each said side wall;
• said container and the like container when nested and when positioned on said first slope having a constant outer lateral dimension.