Shoebox

Abstract

A shoebox includes a box body and a lid. The box body has a box bottom and four box laterals. Each of the box laterals and the box bottom include a first angle that is between 91.5° and 102°. The lid has a lid bottom and four lid laterals. The lid bottom is larger than the box bottom. Each of the lid laterals and the lid bottom include a second angle that is greater than the first angle. The lid has the lid bottom covering the opening so as to close the accommodating space. When the shoeboxes are stacked up, the box body of one shoebox is placed into the opening of another shoebox and partially received in the accommodating space. This allows the shoeboxes to be staked in a more compact form, thereby saving space for storage and transportation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoebox, comprising:
 a box body, having a rectangular a box bottom and four box laterals surrounding four edges of the box bottom, wherein each said box lateral and the box bottom include a first angle that is between 91.5° and 102°, while the four box laterals and the box body jointly define an accommodating space that has an opening; and   a lid, having a rectangular lid bottom and four lid laterals surrounding four edges of the lid bottom, the lid bottom being larger than the box bottom, each said lid lateral and the lid bottom including a second angle, the second angle being greater than the first angle, and the lid having the lid bottom covering the opening so as to close the accommodating space.   
     
     
         2 . The shoebox of  claim 1 , wherein the box body further has a positioning ring formed at upper ends of the box laterals, and the lid has a retaining ring formed along a periphery of the lid bottom, so that when the lid closes the accommodating space, the retaining ring and the positioning ring engage with each other. 
     
     
         3 . The shoebox of  claim 1 , further comprising an anti-slip portion formed at a top of the lid bottom of the lid. 
     
     
         4 . The shoebox of  claim 1 , further comprising a through hole formed on the lid bottom of the lid. 
     
     
         5 . The shoebox of  claim 1 , wherein each said lid lateral extends at one side of one said edge of the lid bottom, and the lid further has auxiliary lid laterals each extending from the lid lateral at an opposite side of the edge of the lid bottom.