초록 ▼

A stackable nestable container has access openings in at least one of the side and end walls. The access openings are covered by a dispensable panel that can be removed for enabling access to the contents of the container. The container is therefore suitable for use in shipping goods as well as disp

A stackable nestable container has access openings in at least one of the side and end walls. The access openings are covered by a dispensable panel that can be removed for enabling access to the contents of the container. The container is therefore suitable for use in shipping goods as well as displaying the goods at a retail outlet. Upon return of empty containers, the panels do not need to be replaced and the containers can be stacked in a nested stack, separately from the lids. Then, when the containers are to be used again, new or replacement panels are fit into the access openings. The panels are of a lightweight, inexpensive material and are therefore expendable, and can even be discarded by the user when a need arises to remove or replace the panels. Also, the panels have a wide flat area on which advertising or other indicia can be printed, which is typically displayed on the sides of containers.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A container with a lid, comprising:opposed side walls and opposed end walls joined by a bottom wall and having an open top, said container having a plastic molded unitary construction;said container being stackable and nestable with like containers; andat least one of said side an

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A container with a lid, comprising:opposed side walls and opposed end walls joined by a bottom wall and having an open top, said container having a plastic molded unitary construction;said container being stackable and nestable with like containers; andat least one of said side and end walls having an access opening surrounded by said at least one of said side and end walls and a substantially flat removable panel having opposite faces for covering said access opening, wherein said access opening has structure about a periphery of said opening for holding both faces of said panel at edge portions thereof when said panel is in a position covering said access opening,wherein said container is reusable and said panel is expendable after being removed from covering said access opening to gain access to contents in said containerand wherein the structure about the periphery of said access opening includes upper and lower single tabs disposed in a first plane and single side flanges on opposite sides of said access opening in a second plane, wherein said first plane is laterally offset with respect to said second plane by a distance substantially equal to a thickness of the panel, and wherein a front one of said panel faces is engaged behind said upper and lower tabs and a rear one of said panel faces is engaged in front of said side rails when saidpanel is in said position covering said access opening.