Stackable plastic container including side portions having at least one of generally centrally located protrusions and depressions which nest with at least one of generally centrally located matching protrusions and depressions of a second container, and with the base portion including a generally c
Stackable plastic container including side portions having at least one of generally centrally located protrusions and depressions which nest with at least one of generally centrally located matching protrusions and depressions of a second container, and with the base portion including a generally centrally located depression which nests with a generally centrally located pouring spout of a second container.
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1. A plastic container, which comprises:a blow molded plastic container having a base portion with a generally centrally located depression therein, a finish portion opposite said base portion, and a side wall extending therebetween;said side wall including four side walls with two of said side wall
1. A plastic container, which comprises:a blow molded plastic container having a base portion with a generally centrally located depression therein, a finish portion opposite said base portion, and a side wall extending therebetween;said side wall including four side walls with two of said side walls each including at least one generally centrally located outward protrusion and the two other side walls each including at least one generally centrally located depression, wherein one of said centrally located outward protrusions is a bar shaped protrusion and the other of said centrally located outward protrusions is a button shaped protrusion, and wherein the outward protrusions of said container are nestable with depressions of additional containers, and the side wall depressions of said container are nestable with outward protrusions of additional containers;said finish portion including a generally centrally located, upwardly extending neck portion with an opening therein which is closable with a closure, wherein the upwardly extending neck portion of said container is nestable with a depression in the base portion of an additional container, and the depression in the base portion of said container is nestable with an upwardly extending neck portion of an additional container;whereby, the base portion, finish portion and side walls of said container are nestable with a plurality of additional containers to provide a nested assembly of a plurality of containers.2. A plastic container according to claim 1, including at least two inward depressions on each side wall, one of which is above and one below each central protrusion and one of which is above and one below each central depression.3. A plastic container according to claim 2, wherein each of said additional depressions extend laterally across each side wall.4. A plastic container according to claim 3, wherein at least one of said side walls includes a plurality of said additional inward depressions, and wherein at least one of said additional depressions extends continuously around said container.5. A plastic container according to claim 3, wherein a side wall with a central protrusion therein includes at least two of said additional depressions above said central protrusion and at least two of said additional depressions below said central protrusion.6. A plastic container according to claim 3, wherein a side wall with a central depression therein includes at least two of said additional depressions above said central depression and at least two of said additional depressions below said central depression.7. A plastic container according to claim 2, wherein said container is essentially rectangular, with two longer side walls and two shorter side walls.8. A plastic container according to claim 7, wherein said side walls are connected by side wall edge portions.9. A plastic container according to claim 8, wherein said sidewall edge portions are curved.10. A plastic container according to claim 8, wherein two opposed side walls are essentially flat and two opposed side walls are slightly outwardly curved.11. A plastic container according to claim 2, including a plurality of outward protrusions surrounding the centrally located depression of the base portion.12. A plastic container according to claim 11, wherein said neck portion is circular, and wherein said plurality of outward protrusions surrounding the depression of the base portion surround the neck portion of an additional container nestable in the base portion of said container.13. A plastic container according to claim 1, wherein said container has a capacity of at least two gallons.14. A plastic container according to claim 13, wherein said container has a capacity of from three to five gallons.15. A plastic container according to claim 1, wherein two of said side walls each include a single generally centrally located outward protrusion, and the two other side walls each include a single generally centrally located depression.16. A plastic container according to claim 1, wherein said bar shaped protrusion extends partway across a side wall.17. A plastic container according to claim 1, wherein an adjacent two of said side walls each include at least one generally centrally located outward protrusion, and an adjacent two other side walls each include at least one generally centrally located depression.
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