A container includes a base and a plurality of walls extending upward from a periphery of the base. A pair of supports are movable between a nesting position and at least one stack position. In one embodiment, the container includes projections outwardly from opposed walls that can be supported on t
A container includes a base and a plurality of walls extending upward from a periphery of the base. A pair of supports are movable between a nesting position and at least one stack position. In one embodiment, the container includes projections outwardly from opposed walls that can be supported on the supports of an identical container.
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1. A container comprising: a base;a plurality of walls extending upward from the base; anda support movable between a nesting position in which an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls and a stack position in which an identical container can be supported on the support, whe
1. A container comprising: a base;a plurality of walls extending upward from the base; anda support movable between a nesting position in which an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls and a stack position in which an identical container can be supported on the support, wherein the support is below an uppermost edge of the plurality of walls when the support is in the stack position, wherein at least one of the plurality of walls includes at least one contact surface that can be supported on an identical container at a height higher than the nesting position, with the base of the container disposed within the plurality of walls of the identical container and below the support of the identical container, wherein the at least one contact surface can be supported on the support of the identical container in the stack position, and wherein the at least one contact surface is provided by at least one projection from the at least one of the plurality of walls. 2. The container of claim 1 wherein the stack position is a low stack position, the support also movable to a high stack position on which the base of an identical container can be supported. 3. The container of claim 1 wherein the stack position is a low stack position and wherein the support is also movable to a high stack position, wherein an upper surface of a support portion of the support faces upward in the high stack position and the nesting position. 4. The container of claim 3 wherein the upper surface of the support portion faces upward in the low stack position. 5. The container of claim 1 wherein the stack position is a low stack position and wherein the support is also movable to a high stack position, wherein the support includes a support portion extending across the container between a pair of arms each extending to a pivot pin movably connected to the container, wherein the pivot pins are toward the interior of the container relative to the support portion in the high stack position, low stack position and nesting position. 6. The container of claim 1 wherein the identical container nests in the container when the container and identical container are in a first relative orientation, and wherein the identical container stacks on support surfaces on two of the plurality of walls of the container when the container and identical container are in a second relative orientation that is 180 degrees relative to the first orientation. 7. The container of claim 6 wherein the two of the plurality of walls includes projections outwardly therefrom, the projections of the identical container stacked on the support surfaces of the two of the plurality of walls. 8. The container of claim 7 wherein the support surfaces are provided by bottom edges of first openings through the two walls. 9. The container of claim 8 wherein the projections of the identical container extend into second openings through the two walls in the first relative orientation. 10. The container of claim 1 wherein the stack position is a high stack position, the support also movable to a low stack position, wherein support is closer to a center of the container in the low stack position than the high stack position. 11. The container of claim 1 wherein the support includes a support portion extending across the container between a pair of arms movably connected to the plurality of walls, wherein the pair of arms are each U-shaped. 12. The container of claim 1 wherein the support includes a support portion extending across the container between a pair of arms movably connected to a pair of opposed walls of the plurality of walls, a pin projecting from each of the arms into an opening in one of the opposed walls, wherein the opening is generally horizontal. 13. A container comprising: a base;a plurality of walls extending upward from the base; anda support movable between a nesting position in which an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls and a stack position, wherein at least one of the plurality of walls includes at least one contact surface that can be supported on the support of the identical container at a height higher than the nesting position, with the base of the container disposed within the plurality of walls of the identical container and below the support of the identical container, wherein the at least one contact surface is configured to contact a portion of one of the walls of the identical container to support the container at a first height when the container is oriented in a first orientation and wherein the container can nest in the identical container in a second orientation. 14. A container comprising: a base;a plurality of walls extending upward from the base; anda support movable between a nesting position in which an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls and a stack position in which an identical container can be supported on the support, wherein an upper surface of a support portion of the support faces upwardly in the nesting position and in the stack position. 15. The container of claim 14 wherein the stack position is a high stack position, the support also movable to a low stack position, wherein support is closer to a center of the container in the low stack position than the high stack position. 16. A container comprising: a base;a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, wherein the plurality of walls includes a pair of opposed first walls and a pair of opposed second walls, the second walls each including a band protruding outward at an upper edge of the second wall; anda support movable between a nesting position in which an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls and a stack position in which an identical container can be supported on the support, wherein at least one of the plurality of walls includes at least one contact surface that can be supported on an identical container at a height higher than the nesting position with the base of the container disposed within the plurality of walls of the identical container and below the support of the identical container, wherein the at least one contact surface can be supported on the support of the identical container in the stack position, and wherein the at least one contact surface is provided by at least one projection from the at least one of the plurality of walls, the support adjacent one of the first walls in the nesting position, the support protruding through an opening in each of the second walls below the band in the stack position. 17. A container comprising: a base;a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, wherein the walls include a band portion extending across an upper edge of the second walls;a plurality of projections outward from two of the plurality of walls, the plurality of projections spaced below the band portion; anda pair of supports movable between a nesting position in which an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls, a low stack position in which the plurality of projections of the identical container can be supported at a first height on the supports, and a high stack position in which the a base of the identical container can be supported at a second height on the supports. 18. The container of claim 17 wherein each support includes a support portion extending across the container between a pair of arms movably connected to the plurality of walls. 19. The container of claim 18 wherein the arms are U-shaped. 20. The container of claim 17 wherein the plurality of walls includes a pair of opposed first walls and a pair of opposed second walls, the support adjacent one of the first walls in the nesting position, the support protruding through an opening in each of the second walls in the low stack position. 21. The container of claim 20 wherein the support protrudes through the openings through the second walls below the band portion. 22. The container of claim 21 wherein an upper surface of a support portion of each support faces upward in the high stack position and the nesting position. 23. The container of claim 22 wherein the upper surface of the support portion faces downward in the low stack position. 24. A container comprising: a base;a plurality of walls extending upward from the base; anda support movable between a nesting position in which an identical container can be nested within the plurality of walls and a stack position in which an identical container can be supported on the support, wherein the support includes a support portion extending across the container between a pair of arms movably connected to the plurality of walls, wherein the support portion includes a tapered lower surface complementary to a tapered upper surface of an upper edge of a first wall of the plurality of walls on which the support portion of the support is received in the nesting position. 25. A container comprising: a base;a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, wherein two of the plurality of walls includes projections outwardly therefrom and wherein support surfaces are provided by bottom edges of first openings through the two walls; anda support movable between a nesting position and a stack position, wherein the support is configured such that an identical container can be supported on the support in the stack position and such that the identical container can nest in the container when the support is in the nesting position and the container and the identical container are in a first relative orientation, and wherein the identical container can stack on the container with a base of the identical container disposed between the plurality of walls and with projections of the identical container stacked on the support surfaces of the two of the plurality of walls of the container when the support is in the nesting position and the container and identical container are in a second relative orientation that is 180 degrees relative to the first orientation. 26. The container of claim 25 wherein the projections of the identical container would extend into second openings through the two walls in the first relative orientation.
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Raghunathan,Narayan; Ogden,Donald M. U., Multi-level stacking container.
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