Molded nestable container having indicia protection means

Claim 1

A NESTABLE CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM WALL AND SIDE WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY THEREFROM TO DEFINE AN OPEN MOUTH, SAID SIDE WALL HAVING A FIRST PORTION OF MAJOR EXTENT WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED AS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY SMOOTH AND DIVERGES UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM THE AXIS OF THE CONTAINER AT A CONSTANT PREDETERMINED ANGLE, SAID FIRST PORTION OF SAID SIDE WALL BEING BOUNDED BY SECOND AND THIRD PORTIONS, SAID SECOND PORTION BEING INTERMEDIATE THE BOTTOM WALL AND SAID FIRST PORTION AND RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OFFSET FROM THE PLANE OF THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FIRST PORTION, SAID THIRD PORTION BEING INTERMEDIATE SAID FIRST PORTION AND SAID OPEN MOUTH, SAID THIRD PORTION BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED AS HAVING PORTIONS THEREOF OFFSET FROM THE PREDETERMINED ANGLE OF SAID FIRST PORTION TO DEFINE STACKING MEANS FOR COOPERATION WITH A LIKE CONFIGURED CONTAINER NESTED THEREWITHIN, SAID STACKING MEANS AFFORDING A PREDETERMINED SPACING IN THE VERTICAL DIMENSION OF LIKE CONTIANERS WHEN IN NESTED RELATION, THE AMOUNT OF RADIAL OUTWARDLY OFFSET OF THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID SECOND PORTION OF SAID SIDE WALLS PREVENTING RUBBING CONTACT OF THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FIRST SIDE WALL PORTION WITH THE INNER SIDE WALL SURFACES OF A LIKE CONTAINER UPON TELESCOPING MOVEMENT OF LIKE CONTAINERS AND PERMITTING THE STACKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADJACENT CONTAINERS TO BE DETERMINED BY SAID STACKING MEANS IN SAID THIRD SIDE WALL PORTION WHEREBY FRESHLY PRINTED INDICIA MEANS ON THE SURFACE OF SAID FIRST PORTION WILL BE PROTECTED DURING NESTING AND DENESTING OF LIKE CONTAINERS.