Abstract: A plastic container and lid both of resilient material with the container having spaced thread segments below its upper edge and the lid having a central section from which extends an outer sealing section with a curved upwardly sloping inner wall and thread segments on the inside of a skirt wall extending downwardly from the sealing section. Threading of the lid onto the container in a downward direction brings the inner periphery of the container upper edge into an increased contact with the lid sealing section curved upwardly sloping inner wall and the latter also exerts an outward radial force on the container wall to enhance the sealing action and which also tightens the engagement between the lid skirt and container wall in the areas of their mating threads.
Abstract: A stackable container has an open top and a substantially open front defined by a flange, with a transparent cover securable over the front opening to allow viewing of the contents of the container. The container has a removable lid with formed structures for stacking additional containers thereon, with the cover hinged from the lid. The container also has strengthening ribs which are incorporated in the sides and back of the container, with the ribs providing complementary recesses for nesting the containers when empty.
Abstract: A bundler for newspapers having a newspaper holding container formed by front, back and side walls and a bottom wall section at each corner. Two adjacent walls of said front, back and side walls have a cord holding compartment below the container bottom wall sections and a hollow pedestal base extends from and below said container bottom wall between each said compartment and the opposite wall of the container. The cord is placed out from each compartment into the container, across the interior of the pedestal base below the container bottom wall and up over the opposing wall with the newspapers resting on the bottom wall sections. The cords are pulled upwardly around the bundle and are cut and tied.
Abstract: A stackable container has an open top and a substantially open front defined by a flange, with a transparent cover securable over the front opening to allow viewing of the contents of the container. The container has a removable lid with formed structures for stacking additional containers thereon, with the cover hinged from the lid. The container also has strengthening ribs which are incorporated in the sides and back of the container, with the ribs providing complementary recesses for nesting the containers when empty.
Abstract: A container and complementary sealing lid both of which are of plastic, in which the container has a sealing bond on its wall around its upper peripheral edge of two different radii, the larger one on the outside, and the lid has a U-shaped peripheral sealing channel with inner and outer side walls and an upper wall joining the side walls. The inner surface of the upper wall is formed with areas of two different radii with the larger on the inner surface of the channel outer side wall and the container sealing bead and lid sealing channel being sized so that sealing engagement occurs between the bead and channel smaller radii areas and there is a clearance between the other parts of the bead and channel to aid in fastening and removing the lid.
Abstract: A shoe rack formed of identical end pieces and identical shoe holding cross pieces which have integral connectors. The end pieces have legs with a foot which is to rest on the supporting surface or which stacks a rack on top of another rack of similar construction. The end pieces accept and hold the cross pieces at selected locations so that the cross-pieces of stacked racks can be offset, or staggered, from each other to permit ready access to the shoes on a lower rack.