Two piece produce box

Claim 1

A two piece produce box comprising: a base tray having a generally rectangular bottom panel and upstanding end walls and side walls, said end walls and said side walls being trapezoidal in shape with the narrow end of each trapezoidal wall being at the bottom of said base tray such that the perimeter of the top of said tray is larger than the perimeter of the bottom thereof, each said end wall having a pair of spaced slots therein adjacent the top edge thereof while each side wall includes a central recess in the top edge thereof and a generally rectangular lid of smaller width than the width of the base tray at the top thereof, said lid having two spaced extension fingers projecting from each end thereof for insertion into a corresponding pair of slots in each end wall of said base tray, said rectangular lid further including a central T-shaped projection extending horizontally from each side thereof for engagement with a corresponding one of said recesses in each side wall of said base tray whereby when said lid is removably locked in place in said base tray, with said T-shaped projections engaged in said recesses, the sides of the base tray apply pressure against the top of said T-shaped projections to hold said projections and the lid in place, and said T-shaped projections also function to support the intermediate span of the lid against collapse.