A stackable container has a bottom panel, upstanding sidewalls, upstanding
end walls, and an open top. According to one aspect of the invention,
narrow reinforcing flaps are attached to the upper edge of at least one
of the side and end walls, defining a stacking ledge and reinforcing the
walls against outward bulge. The reinforcing flaps extend over only a
small portion of the height of the side or end wall, and corner post
flaps extend from opposite ends of the reinforcing flaps, extending
diagonally across interior corners of the container. According to another
aspect, the side and/or end walls lean inwardly, defining a narrower
footprint at the top of the container than at the bottom. In a specific
embodiment one of the walls leans in more than the other. According to a
further aspect, an indexing and aligning tab extends upwardly from an
upper edge of the container, and a complementary notch is formed in a
lower edge for receiving the tab when the containers are stacked.
According to a still further aspect, stacking tabs extend upwardly from
the upper edge of the container, and slots are formed in the bottom panel
for receiving the tabs when containers are stacked. Locking flaps extend
into the slots to frictionally engage and hold the tabs.