Mating engagement surfaces on the bottom panel and lid on each of two or more containers permit the containers to be helically stacked on an axis. As stacked, a front face of one container is displaced from front faces of adjacent ones of the containers by a predetermined angle preselected to be mor
Mating engagement surfaces on the bottom panel and lid on each of two or more containers permit the containers to be helically stacked on an axis. As stacked, a front face of one container is displaced from front faces of adjacent ones of the containers by a predetermined angle preselected to be more than zero but less than ninety degrees.
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1. A container for use in creating a display stack comprising a plurality of such containers, the container comprising: a container body having a bottom panel with an exterior surface, the container body disposed around a vertical axis, a general exterior surface of the bottom panel being substantia
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A container for use in creating a display stack comprising a plurality of such containers, the container comprising: a container body having a bottom panel with an exterior surface, the container body disposed around a vertical axis, a general exterior surface of the bottom panel being substantially perpendicular to the axis, a first engagement surface formed on the general exterior surface;a top panel of the container body axially spaced from and opposed to the bottom panel, the top panel disposed around the axis and having a general exterior surface which is substantially perpendicular to the axis, a second engagement surface formed on the top panel;the container being axially stackable on a second, similar container in either of at least first, second and third positions, the first, second and third positions being displaced from each other by an angle which is greater than zero but less than ninety degrees, the first engagement surface of the container cooperating with the second engagement surface of the second container to prevent axial rotation of the container relative to the second container when the container is in the first, second or third positions; and,wherein a preselected one of the first and second engagement surfaces is a raised rib star with a plurality of star points, the other of the first and second engagement surfaces including a plurality of raised rib “V's” having sides with angles less than or equal to the angle of the star points and radially inwardly displaced from a locus of the star points so that each “V” is adapted to fit inside a selected star point. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the top panel forms at least a portion of a lid for the container. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein a third container similar to the first and second containers is axially stackable on the second container in any of at least a fourth, fifth and sixth positions, the fourth, fifth and sixth positions being displaced from each other relative to the axis by an angle which is greater than zero but less than ninety degrees, the first engagement surface of the second container cooperating with the second engagement surface of the third container to prevent axial rotation of the second container relative to the third container when the third container is in any of the fourth, fifth and sixth positions. 4. The container of claim 3, wherein the containers are stackable such that the angular position of any container is angularly displaced from a next adjacent container by a constant amount. 5. The container of claim 1, wherein the number of raised rib “V's” is equal to a multiple of the number of star points. 6. The container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second engagement surfaces is formed by an elongate endless wall. 7. The container of claim 1, wherein the general exterior surface of the bottom panel has a plurality of feet which extend downwardly therefrom and which are laterally spaced from each other and the first engagement surface, a height of the feet as measured from the general exterior surface being greater than a height of the first engagement surface as measured from the general exterior surface of the bottom panel and further being greater than a height of the second engagement surface as measured from the general exterior surface of the top panel. 8. A container capable of being stacked in a helical stack of like containers, comprising: a body having a bottom panel which is substantially perpendicular to a helical stacking axis and further having a top panel axially displaced from the bottom panel, the top panel also being substantially perpendicular to the axis;a first engagement surface formed on a first of the top and bottom panels, the first engagement surface having a plurality of recesses equally horizontally displaced from the axis and each extending in a radial direction, the recesses being equally angularly spaced apart from each other;a second engagement surface formed on the other of the top and bottom panels, the second engagement surface having a plurality of protuberances which are an integral multiple of the number of recesses, the protuberances being equally horizontally displaced from the axis, the protuberances being equally angularly spaced apart from each other;the protuberances being organized into sets equal in number to said integral multiple, the protuberances in any set being spaced apart in angular position by protuberances in the other sets, at least one set of protuberances being angularly displaced relative to the angular position of the recesses by a predetermined angle which is chosen to be greater than zero but less than ninety degrees;wherein the angle between adjacent ones of the recesses is 72 degrees. 9. A container capable of being stacked in a helical stack of like containers, comprising: a body having a bottom panel which is substantially perpendicular to a helical stacking axis and further having a top panel axially displaced from the bottom panel, the top panel also being substantially perpendicular to the axis;a first engagement surface formed on a first of the top and bottom panels, the first engagement surface having a plurality of recesses equally horizontally displaced from the axis and each extending in a radial direction, the recesses being equally angularly spaced apart from each other;a second engagement surface formed on the other of the top and bottom panels, the second engagement surface having a plurality of protuberances which are an integral multiple of the number of recesses, the protuberances being equally horizontally displaced from the axis, the protuberances being equally angularly spaced apart from each other;the protuberances being organized into sets equal in number to said integral multiple, the protuberances in any set being spaced apart in angular position by protuberances in the other sets, at least one set of protuberances being angularly displaced relative to the angular position of the recesses by a predetermined angle which is chosen to be greater than zero but less than ninety degrees;wherein the recesses are disposed on the top panel and the protuberances are disposed on the bottom panel. 10. A container capable of being stacked in a helical stack of like containers, comprising: a body having a bottom panel which is substantially perpendicular to a helical stacking axis and further having a top panel axially displaced from the bottom panel, the top panel also being substantially perpendicular to the axis;a first engagement surface formed on a first of the top and bottom panels, the first engagement surface having a plurality of recesses equally horizontally displaced from the axis and each extending in a radial direction, the recesses being equally angularly spaced apart from each other;a second engagement surface formed on the other of the top and bottom panels, the second engagement surface having a plurality of protuberances which are an integral multiple of the number of recesses, the protuberances being equally horizontally displaced from the axis, the protuberances being equally angularly spaced apart from each other;the protuberances being organized into sets equal in number to said integral multiple, the protuberances in any set being spaced apart in angular position by protuberances in the other sets, at least one set of protuberances being angularly displaced relative to the angular position of the recesses by a predetermined angle which is chosen to be greater than zero but less than ninety degrees;wherein the protuberances project radially outwardly from the first engagement surface and the recesses are displaced from the axis by a distance greater than the protuberances. 11. A container capable of being stacked in a helical stack of like containers, comprising: a body having a bottom panel which is substantially perpendicular to a helical stacking axis and further having a top panel axially displaced from the bottom panel, the top panel also being substantially perpendicular to the axis;a first engagement surface formed on a first of the top and bottom panels, the first engagement surface having a plurality of recesses equally horizontally displaced from the axis and each extending in a radial direction, the recesses being equally angularly spaced apart from each other;a second engagement surface formed on the other of the top and bottom panels, the second engagement surface having a plurality of protuberances which are an integral multiple of the number of recesses, the protuberances being equally horizontally displaced from the axis, the protuberances being equally angularly spaced apart from each other;the protuberances being organized into sets equal in number to said integral multiple, the protuberances in any set being spaced apart in angular position by protuberances in the other sets, at least one set of protuberances being angularly displaced relative to the angular position of the recesses by a predetermined angle which is chosen to be greater than zero but less than ninety degrees;wherein the recesses are inner vertices of a hollow star formed by at least one wall.
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