Reusable plastic containers as packaging material for disposable plastic garbage bags contained therein and method of packaging with reusable plastic containers as packaging material

摘要

PCT No. PCT/US95/10205 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 9, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 9, 1996 PCT Filed Aug. 11, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/06013 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 29, 1996A multi-purpose container (10) is provided. The container has a lid (14) having an edge (60) and a ridge (54) rising from a top surface of the lid (14). The multi-purpose container also has a container portion (12) defining an opening (25) for the container (10). The container portion (12) includes a base (16) having a recess (82) defined in one surface (80) of the base (16). The container portion also includes first (22) and second (24) sides joined to the other surface of the base (16). Each side (22 & 24) has a lid channel (48) along a top inside edge (46) for receiving the lid's edge. The back (18) is joined to the base (16) and sides (22 & 24) and has a back ridge (72) rising from an outside surface (70) and a lid channel (61) along its top inside edge for receiving the lid's edge. The container portion (12) also includes a front (20) joined to the base (16) and sides (22 & 24) and has a front ridge (28) rising from its outside surface. The lid's edge slides into the lid channel of the sides (48) and back (61) so as to secure the lid (14) in the container portion's opening (25). Additionally, the lid's ridge (54) can interlock with the base recess (82) of another similarly constructed container and the front ridge (28) can interlock with the back ridge (72) of another similarly constructed container.