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Plastic container

US5662223A · kind A · utility

45Cited by
5References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 2, 1995
Grant dateSep 2, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2543/00537
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plastic container, basket or the like including a box (2) and a lid (1). The box (2) is made up of a base, four walls (32, 33, 34, 35) and an upper rim (21), which rim (21) in the four upper corners (24, 25, 26, 27) of the box is provided with recesses (28) having vertical surfaces (4) arranged so that an angle (31) of less than 135.degree. is formed on the inside of the box between the surfaces (4) and associated walls (32, 33, 34, 35). The lid (1) consists of four sides (12, 13, 14, 15), four corners (5, 6, 7, 8), an upper surface (18), a lower surface (16) and an outer surrounding border. The four corners (5, 6, 7, 8) have vertical surfaces (3) arranged on the lower surface (16) of the lid that cooperate with the vertical surfaces (4) of the recesses in the rim (21) of the box (2).

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