Container with complementary sawtooth features on lid and basket to facilitate opening
A container for holding goods comprises a basket having a base and a sidewall, a lid mateable with the basket, a first sawtooth structure formed within the sidewall and a second sawtooth structure formed within the lid and substantially mirroring the first sawtooth structure when the lid is mated with the basket.
1. A container for holding goods comprising:
a basket having a base and a sidewall extending from the base to a flange, the sidewall having four faces, the four faces including a pair of end walls, a front wall and a back wall;
a lid mateable with the basket;
a first sawtooth structure formed within a first end wall of the pair of end walls, the first sawtooth structure comprising a first set of at least three concave grooves integrally connected by ridges;
a second sawtooth structure formed within the lid and substantially minoring the first sawtooth structure when the lid is mated with the basket;
a third sawtooth structure formed within a second end wall of the pair of end walls, the third sawtooth structure comprising a second set of at least three concave grooves integrally connected by ridges; and
a fourth sawtooth structure formed within the lid and substantially mirroring the third sawtooth structure when the lid is mated with the basket;
wherein the first sawtooth structure and the second sawtooth structure form a first opening that generally resembles a first string of beads;
wherein the third sawtooth structure and the fourth sawtooth structure form a second opening that generally resembles a second string of beads.
2. The container of claim 1 , further comprising a set of de-nesting features, wherein each of the de-nesting features is formed along a face of the sidewall.
3. The container of claim 2 , wherein the set of de-nesting features includes two pairs of notches formed along opposite faces of the sidewall.
4. The container of claim 1 , wherein the at least three concave grooves is comprised of a pair of outer grooves integrally connected to an inner groove by the ridges and wherein each outer groove of the pair outer grooves includes an outer side portion extending upwardly to a top portion of the flange and an inner side portion extending upwardly to the ridges.
5. The container of claim 4 , wherein the ridges are located below the top portion of the flange.
6. The container of claim 4 , wherein the first outer groove is a mirror image of the second outer groove and wherein each side of the inner groove is the same.
7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the ridges of the first sawtooth structure are separated from the ridges of the second sawtooth structure when the lid is mated with the basket.
8. The container of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first finger-hole having a first upper groove in an upper flange of the lid and a first lower groove in the flange of the basket; and
a second finger-hole having a second upper groove in the an upper flange of the lid and a second lower groove in the flange of the basket;
wherein the first and second finger-holes are formed when the lid is mated with the basket;
wherein the first the first and second finger-holes are separated by a front portion of the flange.
9. The container of claim 8 , further comprising:
a first indentation located between the first lower groove and the first end wall in the flange of the basket;
a second indentation located between the second lower groove and the second end wall in the flange of the basket;
a first protuberance located adjacent the first upper groove on the lid and in alignment with the first indentation; and
a second protuberance located adjacent the second upper groove on the lid and in alignment with the second indentation;
wherein the first indentation and first protuberance are mated when the lid is mated with the basket;
wherein the second indentation and second protuberance are mated when the lid is mated with the basket.
10. A container for holding goods comprising:
a basket having a base and a sidewall extending from the base to a flange, the sidewall having four faces, the four faces including a pair of end walls, a front wall and a back wall;
a lid, having an upper flange, mateable with the basket;
a first sawtooth structure formed within a first end wall of the pair of end walls, the first sawtooth structure comprising a first set of at least three concave grooves integrally connected by a first set of ridges, the first set of at least three concave grooves comprising:
a first pair of outer grooves; and
an inner groove integrally connected between the second pair of outer grooves by the second set of ridges;
wherein each outer groove of the first pair outer grooves includes a first outer side portion extending upwardly to a top portion of the flange and a first inner side portion extending upwardly to the first set ridges; and
a second sawtooth structure formed within the lid and substantially minoring the first sawtooth structure when the lid is mated with the basket;
a third sawtooth structure formed within a second end wall of the pair of end walls, the third sawtooth structure comprising a second set of at least three concave grooves integrally connected by a second set of ridges, the second set of at least three concave grooves comprising:
a second pair of outer grooves; and
a second inner groove integrally connected between the second pair of outer grooves by the second set of ridges;
wherein each outer groove of the second pair outer grooves includes a second outer side portion extending upwardly to a top portion of the upper flange and a second inner side portion extending upwardly to the second set of ridges; and
a fourth sawtooth structure formed within the lid and substantially mirroring the third sawtooth structure when the lid is mated with the basket.
11. The container of claim 10 , wherein the first sawtooth structure and the second sawtooth structure form a first opening that generally resembles a first string of beads; and wherein the third sawtooth structure and the fourth sawtooth structure form a second opening that generally resembles a second string of beads.
12. The container of claim 10 , wherein the first set of ridges are located below the top portion of the flange; and wherein the second set of ridges are located below the top portion of the upper flange.
13. The container of claim 10 , further comprising:
a first finger-hole having a first upper groove in the upper flange and a first lower groove in the flange; and
a second finger-hole having a second upper groove in the upper flange and a second lower groove in the flange;
wherein the first and second finger-holes are formed when the lid is mated with the basket;
wherein the first and second finger-holes are separated by a front portion of the flange.
14. The container of claim 13 , further comprising:
a first indentation located between the first lower groove and the first end wall;
a second indentation located between the second lower groove and the second end wall;
a first protuberance located adjacent the first upper groove on the lid and in alignment with the first indentation; and
a second protuberance located adjacent the second upper groove on the lid and in alignment with the second indentation;
wherein the first indentation and first protuberance are mated when the lid is mated with the basket;
wherein the second indentation and second protuberance are mated when the lid is mated with the basket.
15. The container of claim 10 , further comprising:
a first set of de-nesting features, wherein each of the de-nesting features in the first set of de-nesting features is formed along one of the end walls in the pair of end walls and the back wall, each of the de-nesting features in the first set of de-nesting features having an arcuate shape; and
a second set of de-nesting features, wherein each of the de-nesting features from the second set is a notch formed along the back wall.
16. A container for holding goods comprising:
a basket having a base and a sidewall extending from the base to a flange, the sidewall having four faces, the four faces including a pair of end walls, a front wall and a back wall;
a lid, having an upper flange, mateable with the basket;
a first sawtooth structure formed within a first end wall of the pair of end walls, the first sawtooth structure comprising a first set of at least three concave grooves integrally connected by a first set of ridges, the first set of at least three concave grooves comprising:
a first pair of outer grooves; and
a first inner groove integrally connected between the second pair of outer grooves by the second set of ridges;
wherein each outer groove of the first pair outer grooves includes a first outer side portion extending upwardly to a top portion of the flange and a first inner side portion extending upwardly to the first set ridges; and
a second sawtooth structure formed within the lid and substantially mirroring the first sawtooth structure when the lid is mated with the basket;
a third sawtooth structure formed within a second end wall of the pair of end walls, the third sawtooth structure comprising a second set of at least three concave grooves integrally connected by a second set of ridges, the second set of at least three concave grooves comprising:
a second pair of outer grooves; and
a second inner groove integrally connected between the second pair of outer grooves by the second set of ridges;
wherein each outer groove of the second pair outer grooves includes a second outer side portion extending upwardly to a top portion of the upper flange and a second inner side portion extending upwardly to the second set of ridges; and
a fourth sawtooth structure formed within the lid and substantially mirroring the third sawtooth structure when the lid is mated with the basket;
a first finger-hole having a first upper groove and a first lower groove; and
a second finger-hole having a second upper groove and a second lower groove;
wherein the first and second finger-holes are formed when the lid is mated with the basket;
wherein the first and second finger-holes are separated by a front portion of the flange.
17. The container of claim 16 , wherein the first sawtooth structure and the second sawtooth structure form a first opening that generally resembles a first string of beads; and
wherein the third sawtooth structure and the fourth sawtooth structure form a second opening that generally resembles a second string of beads.
18. The container of claim 16 , wherein the first set of ridges are located below the top portion of the flange.
19. The container of claim 16 , wherein a first outer groove in the first pair outer grooves is a mirror image of a second outer groove in the first pair of outer grooves and wherein each side of the first inner groove is the same.
20. The container of claim 16 , wherein a first outer groove in the second pair outer grooves is a mirror image of a second outer groove in the second pair of outer grooves and wherein each side of the first inner groove is the same.