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(11) EP 0 133 020 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.06.1986 Bulletin 1986/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.02.1985 Bulletin 1985/07

(21) Application number: 84305073

(22) Date of filing: 25.07.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 25.07.1983 US 517235

(71) Applicant: DAVSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Foos, Douglas F.
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  • Muller, Louis F.
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  • Grondfeldt, Wayne D.
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(54) Nestable container having integral hinged lid


(57) A nestable container comprises a receptacle (10) and an integral, hinged lid (12). The receptacle (10) has a base (16), and open top, and walls (18,20,22) extending from the open top to the base (16) in an inwardly tapered fashion. The lid (12) is shaped to conform to the open top of the receptacle and can be folded open against the rearwall (22) to co-extend with the rear wall (22) such that like containers can be nested one within the other with the lid (12) extending into the receiving receptacle. In one embodiment, the lid (12) is shaped to be releasably held against the rear wall (at 38), while in other embodiments, the lid is shaped to lie flat against the rear wall when nested within a second container.






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