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The nestable case is generally box-shaped with four side walls and a base. The side walls include upper fixed wall portions that are rigidly joined together to define a mouth portion of the case. The side walls also include moveable wall portions that are hinged to corresponding foldable sections of

The nestable case is generally box-shaped with four side walls and a base. The side walls include upper fixed wall portions that are rigidly joined together to define a mouth portion of the case. The side walls also include moveable wall portions that are hinged to corresponding foldable sections of the base. When the case is fully loaded with containers the moveable wall portions and foldable sections of the base are in an expanded limit position. When the case is emptied the moveable wall portions and the foldable sections of the base can be moved to a contracted condition, which permits nesting of similarly empty cases. Fully loaded cases in the expanded limit position can be stacked one upon the other or arranged in a pinwheel configuration. A further embodiment of the invention includes provision of a shield at corner clearance openings to protect bruising of any portions of the containers that project from the corner clearance opening.

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A nestable case comprising, (a) a plurality of movable wall portions in neighboring arrangement, (b) a base adjoining said movable wall portions, (c) hinge means on said base and said movable wall portions providing a hinge between said base and said movable wall portions, (d) pivot means on said mo

A nestable case comprising, (a) a plurality of movable wall portions in neighboring arrangement, (b) a base adjoining said movable wall portions, (c) hinge means on said base and said movable wall portions providing a hinge between said base and said movable wall portions, (d) pivot means on said movable wall portions spaced from said hinge means, said pivot means and said hinge means permitting movement of said movable wall portions relative to said base from an expanded limit position, wherein said movable wall portions are at a first predetermined angle relative to said base, to a contracted position wherein said movable wall portions are inclined relative to said base at an angle greater than said first predetermined angle, (e) each of said movable wall portions having opposite side edges which taper toward each other in a direction from said pivot means to said hinge means to provide clearance with respect to the side edges of a neighboring movable wall portion when said movable wall portions are in said contracted position, (f) wherein neighboring pairs of said movable wall portions have neighboring side edges that diverge away from each other in a direction from said pivot means to said base to form an opening for said clearance between said neighboring side edges, and (g) a flap section supported next to each said neighboring pair of movable wall portions for movement with respective said neighboring pairs of movable wall portions when said respective neighboring pairs of movable wall portions move from said expanded limit position to said contracted position, said flap sections depending to said base and having border edges which respectively correspond to and extend beyond the neighboring side edges of each said neighboring movable wall portions to cover said opening.