A box includes first and second spaced apart side walls, and first and second ends walls connected to opposite ends of the side walls. Each side wall has an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, and each end wall has an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof,
A box includes first and second spaced apart side walls, and first and second ends walls connected to opposite ends of the side walls. Each side wall has an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, and each end wall has an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, with the elongated slots of the side walls and the end walls all being coplanar. First and second bottom boards are inserted in the elongated slots of the side walls to form a bottom wall of the box, and a closure member is inserted into a space between the first and second bottom boards to lock the first board in the elongated slots of the side walls and the first end wall and to lock the second board in the elongated slots of the side walls and the second end wall.
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1. A box comprising: first and second spaced apart side walls;first and second ends walls connected to opposite ends of said side walls;each of said side walls having an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof;said first end wall having an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner
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A box comprising: first and second spaced apart side walls;first and second ends walls connected to opposite ends of said side walls;each of said side walls having an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof;said first end wall having an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, with said elongated slots of said side walls and said first end wall being coplanar with each other;at least one flooring member slidably inserted in said elongated slots of said side walls to form a bottom wall of said box; anda removable closure rod discrete from said side walls, said end walls and said at least one flooring member in such a manner that the removable closure rod does not form part of any of said side walls, said end walls and said at least one flooring member prior to assembly of the box, said removable closure rod having a portion inserted into a space in contact with a side edge of said at least one flooring member within a confined space defined by said side walls and said end walls so that the portion of the closure rod extends adjacent the side edge of the at least one flooring member with one of the following arrangements: the portion of the closure rod is positioned in a force fit manner between side edges of first and second flooring members of said at least one flooring member after the end walls and side walls are connected to each other and after the bottom wall is connected with the first and second side walls such that the first and second flooring members are positioned on directly opposite sides of the closure rod, to lock said at least one flooring member in said elongated slot of said first end wall, andthe portion of the closure rod is positioned in a force fit manner between the side edge of said at least one flooring member and a side of said second end wall after the end walls and side walls are connected to each other and after the bottom wall is connected with the first and second side walls such that the at least one flooring member and the second end wall are positioned on directly opposite sides of the closure rod, to lock said at least one flooring member in said elongated slot of said first end wall. 2. A box according to claim 1, wherein each of said end walls has an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, with said elongated slots of said side walls and said end walls being coplanar with each other, and wherein said at least one flooring member is locked in said elongated slots of said side walls and said end walls when said closure rod is inserted into the space adjacent said at least one flooring member. 3. A box according to claim 1, wherein said first and second flooring members are each inserted in said elongated slots of said side walls to form the bottom wall of said box. 4. A box according to claim 1, wherein said at least one flooring member includes a single flooring member, and said closure rod is inserted between an end of said single flooring member and said second end wall. 5. A box according to claim 1, wherein said first and second side walls are in parallel, spaced apart relation to each other and said first and second end walls are in parallel, spaced apart relation to each other. 6. A box according to claim 1, wherein each said end wall has a vertically oriented narrow recess at opposite sides thereof, with one end of each recess being open, and each said side wall has a connecting plate at opposite sides thereof, with each connecting plate removably locking within one said narrow recess. 7. A box according to claim 6, wherein each said narrow recess includes at least one side wall securing rib, and each connecting plate is L-shaped and engages with said at least one side wall securing rib to releasably lock each side wall to a respective said end wall. 8. A box according to claim 6, wherein each of said end walls has an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, with said elongated slots of said side walls and said end walls being coplanar with each other, said elongated slots of said end walls open at opposite ends thereof into said narrow recesses at opposite sides thereof. 9. A box according to claim 6, wherein said elongated slots of said side walls open at opposite ends thereof into said connecting plates at opposite sides thereof. 10. A box according to claim 1, further including hand openings in at least one of: upper ends of said end walls, andupper ends of said side walls. 11. A box according to claim 1, wherein each said side wall has a capturing recess for holding one end of said closure rod in a position adjacent said at least one flooring member. 12. A box according to claim 11, wherein at least one side wall has a ramp positioned below the respective said capturing recess for aiding in inserting a respective said end of said closure rod in the respective said capturing recess. 13. A box according to claim 12, wherein said closure rod includes a first section that lies against an underside of the at least one flooring member. 14. A method of assembling a box, comprising the steps of: a first step of assembling a first end of a first side wall having an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, with a first end of a first end wall having an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof;a second step of assembling a first end of a second side wall having an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, with a second end of the first end wall such that the first and second side walls are in spaced apart relation and such that said elongated slots of said side walls and said first end wall are coplanar with each other;a third step of sliding at least one flooring member into the elongated slots of the first and second side walls from second, opposite ends of the first and second side walls;a fourth step of assembling the second end of the first side wall with a first end of a second end wall;a fifth step of assembling the second end of the second side wall with a second end of the second end wall; anda sixth step of inserting a portion of a removable closure rod which is discrete from said side walls, said end walls and said at least one flooring member in such a manner that the removable closure rod does not form part of any of said side walls, said end walls and said at least one flooring member prior to assembly of the box, into a space in contact with a side edge of said at least one flooring member and within a confined space defined by said side walls and said end walls so that the portion of the closure rod extends adjacent the side edge of the at least one flooring member with one of the following arrangements: force fitting the portion of the closure rod between side edges of first and second flooring members of said at least one flooring member after completion of the first through fifth steps such that the first and second flooring members are positioned on directly opposite sides of the closure rod, to lock said at least one flooring member in said elongated slot of said first end wall, andforce fitting the portion of the closure rod between the side edge of said at least one flooring member and a side of said second end wall after completion of the first through fifth steps such that the at least one flooring member and the second end wall are positioned on directly opposite sides of the closure rod, to lock said at least one flooring member in said elongated slot of said first end wall. 15. A method according to claim 14, wherein each of said end walls has an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, with said elongated slots of said side walls and said end walls being coplanar with each other, and further comprising the step of locking said at least one flooring member in said elongated slots of said side walls and said end walls when said closure rod is inserted into the space adjacent said at least one flooring member. 16. A method according to claim 14, wherein said first and second flooring members are each inserted in said elongated slots of said side walls to form the bottom wall of said box. 17. A method according to claim 14, wherein said at least one flooring member includes a single flooring member, and said sixth step includes the step of inserting said closure rod between an end of said single flooring member and said second end wall. 18. A method according to claim 14, wherein said first through fourth assembling steps results in said first and second side walls being in parallel, spaced apart relation to each other and said first and second end walls being in parallel, spaced apart relation to each other. 19. A method according to claim 14, wherein each said end wall has a vertically oriented narrow recess at opposite sides thereof, with one end of each recess being open, and each said side wall has a connecting plate at opposite sides thereof, and each of said first through fourth assembling steps includes the step of removably locking each connecting plate within a respective said narrow recess. 20. A method according to claim 19, wherein each said narrow recess includes at least one side wall securing rib, and each connecting plate is L-shaped, and said step of removably locking includes the step of engaging each L-shaped connecting plate with a respective said side wall securing rib to releasably lock each side wall to a respective said end wall. 21. A method according to claim 19, wherein each of said end walls has an elongated slot at a lower end of an inner surface thereof, with said elongated slots of said side walls and said end walls being coplanar with each other, and said elongated slots of said end walls open at opposite ends thereof into said narrow recesses at opposite sides thereof, and wherein said at least one flooring member also extends outwardly of said elongated slots into said narrow recesses. 22. A method according to claim 19, wherein said elongated slots of said side walls open at opposite ends thereof into said connecting plates at opposite sides thereof. 23. A method according to claim 14, wherein each said side wall has a capturing recess, and wherein said sixth step of inserting a closure rod includes the step of inserting opposite ends of said closure rod into said capturing recesses for holding said closure rod in a position between said at least one flooring member. 24. A method according to claim 23, wherein at least one side wall has a ramp positioned below a respective said capturing recess, and said sixth step of inserting a closure rod includes the step of sliding one end of the closure rod up the ramp for aiding in inserting the respective said end of said closure rod in the respective said capturing recess. 25. A method according to claim 23, wherein said sixth step of inserting a closure rod includes the step of inserting the closure rod so that a first section thereof lies against an underside of the at least one flooring member.
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