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US 6,206,218 B1Granted
Nested containers
AssigneePlastipak Packaging, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Young, Richard C. Darr, William A. Slat
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Abstract
The present invention relates to nested containers including a first container having a handle extending outwardly from the side wall thereof and at least one recess formed by the handle and adjacent side wall of the first container. At least one second container dimensioned to be inserted in the recess is inserted in the recess and first and second containers secured tightly together.
Claims13
A nested container assembly, which comprises:
- a first container for holding contents, said first container having a bottom wall, top wall and side wall, and a handle integrally formed thereon and extending outwardly from the side wall of the first container;
- at least one recess formed by the handle and adjacent side wall of the first container;
- at least one second container for holding contents dimensioned to be inserted in said recess, said second container having a side wall;
- a groove in one of the side wall of the second container and said recess, and a projection extending outwardly from the other of the side wall of the second container and said recess;
- wherein said outwardly extending handle includes a downwardly extending portion which extends along the side wall of said first container towards the bottom wall of said first container and which includes a peripheral portion extending outwardly along the handle which partly overlaps the second container;
- whereby, said first and second containers are secured tightly together by inserting said second container in said recess and said projection in said groove.
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