Patents Examined by Jes F. Pascal
  • Patent number: 5060851
    Abstract: A container having a first piece and a complementary second piece closable over the first is disclosed. Each container piece has a bottom wall and sidewalls having central portions which are connected to the bottom wall. Each of a first pair of opposite sidewalls of each piece has an upstanding tab portion extending from the top edge of its central portion. Each of a second pair of opposite sidewalls for each piece includes two spaced-apart upstanding portions for receiving an associated tab portion therebetween to interlock the container pieces. The opposing upstanding portions for each side wall each have a boss portion for engaging a side of the tab portion of a complementary piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: MacMillan Bloedel Containers
    Inventor: Achim R. Lorenz