Assembly of interconnected containers and containers for use therein

An assembly of interconnected containers comprising

• a plurality of containers,
• said containers having an upper portion connected to a lower portion by hinge means with the upper portion having a pair of elongated generally parallel upwardly open channels,
• said containers having a pair of generally parallel generally downwardly projecting flanges structured to engage a said upwardly open channel of an adjacent said container,
• at least some of said containers having (a) at least one said channel engaged by a said flange of an adjacent said container, and (b) at least one said flange engaged in a said channel of another adjacent said container,
• said channels having at least one open end to permit relative sliding movement between said channel and a said flange engaged therein, whereby containers may be removed from said assembly by relative sliding movement, and
• said flanges having a first flange component projecting downwardly from a lower part of said upper portion and a second flange component underlying said first component formed within an upper part of said lower portion.

A container comprising

• an upper portion connected to a lower portion by hinge means with the upper portion having a pair of elongated generally parallel upwardly open channels,
• a pair of generally parallel generally downwardly projecting flanges structured to engage a said upwardly open channel of an adjacent said container,
• said container being structured to engage other containers by having said flanges engage said upwardly open channels of another said container to establish an assembly of a plurality of said containers,
• said channels having at least one open end to permit relative sliding movement between said channel and a said flange engaged therein, whereby containers may be removed from said assembly by relative sliding movement, and
• said flanges having a first flange component projecting downwardly from a lower part of said upper portion and a second flange component underlying said first component formed within an upper part of said lower portion.