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A bulk box (200) comprising a base panel (202) and four side panels (204, 206) individually formed and assembled into a container. The bottom surface (232) of the base panel (202) comprises a matrix of pedestals (236) with the ground-contacting face (244) of each of the corner pedestals extending to

A bulk box (200) comprising a base panel (202) and four side panels (204, 206) individually formed and assembled into a container. The bottom surface (232) of the base panel (202) comprises a matrix of pedestals (236) with the ground-contacting face (244) of each of the corner pedestals extending to the cornermost portions of the respective pedestal. The side panels (204, 206) include lateral flanges (254, 274) which overlap to form “double-thickness” corners. The side panels (204, 206) also have upwardly extending tabs (266, 286) and the base panel (202) has notches (242) so that, when a plurality of the bulk boxes are stacked one on top of the other, the tabs of a lower bulk box are received within the notches of an upper bulk box.

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1. A bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels formed individually and assembled into a container;wherein the side panels are positioned to provide four corners; andwherein at least some of the side panels include lateral flanges which overlap with a portion of the other side panel formi

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A bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels formed individually and assembled into a container;wherein the side panels are positioned to provide four corners; andwherein at least some of the side panels include lateral flanges which overlap with a portion of the other side panel forming the corner;wherein at least some of the side panels are joinable to the base panel by slots and hooks and/or by a groove and shoulder whereby the side panels are disassembleable from the base panel;wherein the four side panels comprise a first panel and a second panel arranged substantially parallel to each other, and a third panel and a fourth panel arranged substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the first and second panels; and wherein:the first and second panels each have a box-interior surface, a box-exterior surface, a bottom edge, a top edge, and a lateral flange on each lateral edge of the respective panel; andeach lateral flange comprises a first leg extending perpendicularly inward and beyond the box-interior surface and a second leg extending perpendicularly outward from the first leg.2. A bulk box as set forth in claim 1, wherein:the third and fourth panels each have a box-interior surface, a box-exterior surface, a bottom edge, a top edge, and a lateral flange.3. A bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels formed individually and assembled into a container;wherein the side panels are positioned to provide four corners; andwherein at least some of the side panels include lateral flanges which overlap with a portion of the other side panel forming the corner;wherein at least some of the side panels are joinable to the base panel by slots and hooks and/or by a groove and shoulder whereby the side panels are disassembleable from the base panel;wherein the four side panels comprise a first panel and a second panel arranged substantially parallel to each other, and a third panel and a fourth panel arranged substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the first and second panels; wherein:the third and fourth panels each have a box-interior surface, a box-exterior surface, a bottom edge, a top edge, and a lateral flange on each lateral edge of the respective panel;each lateral flange comprises a first leg extending perpendicularly inward and beyond the box-interior surface and a second leg extending perpendicularly outward from the first leg.4. A bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels formed individually and assembled into a container;wherein the side panels are positioned to provide four corners;wherein at least some of the side panels include lateral flanges which overlap with a portion of the other side panel forming the corner;wherein the four side panels comprise a first panel and a second panel arranged substantially parallel to each other, and a third panel and a fourth panel arranged substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the first and second panels;wherein the third and fourth panels each have a box-interior surface, a box-exterior surface, a bottom edge, a top edge, and a lateral flange on each lateral edge of the respective panel;wherein each lateral flange comprises a first leg extending perpendicularly inward and beyond the box-interior surface and a second leg extending perpendicularly outward from the first leg; andwherein the first and second panels each have a shoulder extending downward from the bottom edge for mating with a groove in the base panel.5. A bulk box as set forth in claim 3, wherein the first and second panels each have slots, and the third and fourth panels have hooks which mate with the slots in the first and second panels to join the four panels together.6. A bulk box as set forth in claim 1, wherein the side panels each have a top edge, wherein at least some of the side panels have tabs extending upward from the top edge, and wherein the base panel has notches aligned with the tabs and sized to receive such tabs.7. A bulk box as set forth in claim 1, wherein the base panel comprises a matrix of pedestals having lower ground-contacting platforms, wherein the matrix of pedestals includes corner pedestals and wherein the ground-contacting platforms of each of the corner pedestals extend to the cornermost region of the respective corner pedestal.8. A bulk box as set forth in claim 7, wherein the matrix of pedestals includes four corner pedestals.9. A bulk box as set forth in claim 7, wherein the matrix of pedestals defines at least two recessed rows sized and shaped to accommodate forklift tines.10. A bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels formed individually and assembled into a container;wherein the side panels are positioned to provide four corners;wherein at least some of the side panels include lateral flanges which overlap with a portion of the other side panel forming the corner;wherein each lateral flange comprises a first leg extending perpendicularly inward and beyond a box-interior surface and a second leg extending perpendicularly outward from the first leg;wherein at least some of the side panels are joinable to the base panel by slots and hooks and/or by a groove and shoulder whereby the side panels are disassembleable from the base panel; andwherein the base panel has an all-plastic construction without structural members of another material.11. A bulk box as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one of the side panels has an all-plastic construction without structural members of another material.12. A bulk box as set forth in claim 1, wherein the four side panels each have an all-plastic construction without structural members of another material.13. A bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels formed individually and assembled into a container;wherein the side panels are positioned to provide four corners;wherein at least some of the side panels include lateral flanges which overlap with a portion of the other side panel forming the corner;wherein each lateral flange comprises a first leg extending perpendicularly inward and beyond a box-interior surface and a second leg extending perpendicularly outward from the first leg;wherein at least some of the side panels are joinable to the base panel by slots and hooks and/or by a groove and shoulder whereby the side panels are disassembleable from the base panel; andwherein the base panel and the four side panels each have an all-plastic construction without structural members of another material.14. The bulk box of claim 1, with the panels being disassembled from each other.15. A plurality of the bulk boxes of claim 1 stacked one on top of the other.16. A plurality of the bulk boxes of claim 6 stacked one on top of the other, wherein the tabs of a lower bulk box are received within the notches of an upper bulk box.17. A plurality of bulk boxes as set forth in claim 16, wherein receipt of the tabs within the notches can be seen from the outside of the stacked boxes, thereby providing visual verification of interlocking between the boxes.18. A method of transporting goods from a first location to a second location, said method comprising the steps of:filling the bulk box of claim 1 with goods at the first location;transporting the filled bulk box to the second location;emptying the goods from the bulk box at the second location; andtransporting the bulk box back to the first location or to another location.19. A method as set forth in claim 18, further comprising the step of filling the bulk box with other goods after said emptying step but prior to the second transporting step.20. A method as set forth in claim 18, further comprising the step of disassembling the panels of the bulk box prior to the second transporting step.21. A method as set forth in claim 20, further comprising the step of re-assembling the panels of the bulk box after the second transporting step and then repeating the filling, transporting, and emptying steps.22. A method of making the bulk box of claim 1, said method comprising the steps of:individually forming the base panel and the side panels; andassembling the panels together into the container.23. A bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels individually formed and assembled/assemble-able into a container;wherein the base panel comprises a matrix of pedestals having lower ground-contacting platforms, wherein the matrix of pedestals includes corner pedestals and wherein the ground-contacting platform of each of the corner pedestals extends to the cornermost portions of the respective corner pedestal;wherein the four side panels are positioned to provide four corners aligned with the corner pedestals;wherein each of the four corners comprises a pair of flanges interlocking to form a double-thickness union between the adjacent side panels;wherein each lateral flange comprises a first leg extending perpendicularly inward and beyond a box-interior surface and a second leg extending perpendicularly outward from the first leg;wherein the flanges are formed in one piece with the side panels; andwherein the four side panels are joined together with slots and hooks.24. A bulk box as set forth in claim 23, wherein the matrix of pedestals includes four corner pedestals.25. A bulk box as set forth in claim 24, wherein the matrix of pedestals is an at least three-by-three matrix.26. A bulk box as set forth in claim 24, wherein the matrix of pedestals defines at least two recessed rows sized and positioned to accommodate forklift tines.27. A bulk box as set forth in claim 23, wherein at least some of the corner pedestals include notches, and wherein at least some of the side panels include upper tabs vertically aligned with the notches and sized for receipt therein.28. A plurality of the bulk boxes of claim 27 stacked one on top of the other, wherein the tabs of a lower bulk box are received within the notches of an upper bulk box.29. A plurality of bulk boxes stacked one on top of the other, each bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels individually formed and assembled/assemble-able into a container, wherein the base panel comprises a matrix of pedestals having lower ground-contacting platforms, wherein the matrix of pedestals includes corner pedestals and wherein the ground-contacting platform of each of the corner pedestals extends to the cornermost portions of the respective corner pedestal, wherein the four side panels are positioned to provide four corners aligned with the corner pedestals, wherein each of the four corners comprises a pair of flanges interlocking to form a double-thickness union between the adjacent side panels, wherein the flanges are formed in one piece with the side panels, and wherein at least some of the corner pedestals include notches, and wherein at least some of the side panels include upper tabs vertically aligned with the notches and sized for receipt thereinwherein the tabs of a lower bulk box are received within the notches of an upper bulk box; andwherein receipt of the tabs within the notches can be seen from outside of the stacked boxes, thereby providing visual verification of box-to-box interlocking.30. A bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels formed individually and assembled into a container;wherein the side panels are positioned to provide four corners;wherein the side panels each have a main body with a box-interior surface and a box-exterior surface;wherein the side panels include lateral flanges with the lateral flange of one of the side panels overlapping with the lateral flange of another of the side panels forming the corner therewith;wherein the lateral flanges are formed in one piece with the main body of the respective side panel;wherein each lateral flange comprises a first leg extending perpendicularly inward and beyond a box-interior surface and a second leg extending perpendicularly outward from the first leg;wherein the base panel comprises a matrix of pedestals having lower ground-contacting platforms, wherein the matrix of pedestals includes corner pedestals and wherein the ground-contacting platforms of each of the corner pedestals extend to the cornermost region of the respective corner pedestal; andwherein the four side panels are joined together with slots and hooks.31. A bulk box as set forth in claim 30, wherein the matrix of pedestals includes four corner pedestals.32. A bulk box as set forth in claim 31, wherein the matrix of pedestals defines at least two recessed rows sized and shaped to accommodate forklift tines.33. A plurality of the bulk boxes stacked one on top of the other, each bulk box comprising a base panel and four side panels formed individually and assemble-able into a container and wherein in each bulk box:the side panels are positioned to provide four corners;the side panels each have a main body with a box-interior surface and a box-exterior surface;the side panels include lateral flanges with the lateral flange of one of the side panels overlapping with the lateral flange of another of the side panels forming the corner therewith;the lateral flanges are formed in one piece with the main body of the respective side panel;wherein each lateral flange comprises a first leg extending perpendicularly inward and beyond a box-interior surface and a second leg extending perpendicularly outward from the first leg;wherein at least some of the side panels have tabs extending upward from a top edge, wherein the base panel has notches aligned with the tabs, and wherein the tabs of a lower bulk box are received within the notches of an upper bulk box; andwherein receipt of the tabs within the notches can be seen from outside of the stacked boxes, thereby providing visual verification of box-to-box interlocking.