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A container adapted to stack upon the endwalls of an identically oriented identical container, to partially nest within the endwalls of a reversely oriented identical container, and to have improved ability to resist the outward flexing of the endwalls that tends to occur due to the weight resting u

A container adapted to stack upon the endwalls of an identically oriented identical container, to partially nest within the endwalls of a reversely oriented identical container, and to have improved ability to resist the outward flexing of the endwalls that tends to occur due to the weight resting upon a container which is partially nested in the inventive container.

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A generally rectangular container adapted for stacking and partially nesting with another like container comprising a generally horizontally disposed generally rectangular bottom and opposed first and second endwalls projecting upward from first and second opposed ends of said bottom, wherein said f

A generally rectangular container adapted for stacking and partially nesting with another like container comprising a generally horizontally disposed generally rectangular bottom and opposed first and second endwalls projecting upward from first and second opposed ends of said bottom, wherein said first and second endwalls each comprise a plurality of spaced apart generally vertical columns, wherein the columns and the spaces therebetween in one of said first and second opposed endwalls are arranged with respect to the columns and spaces therebetween of the other of said first and second endwalls so that another like container when reversely oriented with respect to said container, will fit inside said container in a partial nest position, and wherein at least two columns on each endwall each contain on the upper surface thereof a stacking post and on the lower surface thereof a stacking foot adapted such that when said container is stacked upon another identically oriented identical container the stacking foot of the upper container will fit over the outer surface of the stacking post of the corresponding column of the lower container such that said stacking posts of said lower container and said stacking feet of said upper container cooperate to limit outward flexing of the endwalls of the lower container due to weight resting upon the upper container, and wherein each endwall further comprises at least two nesting posts and at least two nesting feet located in the spaces between said columns of said endwalls in such a manner that when an identical container is reversely oriented and partially nested within said container a stacking foot of the upper container will fit over the outer surface of each nesting post of the lower container such that said stacking feet and said nesting posts cooperate to limit outward flexing of the endwalls of the lower container due to weight resting upon the upper container and each nesting foot of the upper container will fit over the outer surface of a stacking post of the lower container such that said stacking feet and said nesting posts cooperate to limit outward flexing of the endwalls of the lower container due to weight resting upon the upper container.