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US 11,161,644 B2Granted
Modular stackable merchandise trays
OwnerGeoffrey Alan Mossinventor
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Abstract
A stackable merchandise tray is formed in a modular fashion with a rectangular base casing having a selected width and two identical insert units are mounted within the left and right sides of the base casing. The tray has two horizontal U-shaped upstanding mounting tabs located at the top edge of each of its two side panels and four complementary rectangular mounting openings formed adjacent to the lower lateral edges of its bottom panel. A reinforcing tab extend juxtapose to a side of each of the U-shaped upstanding mounting tabs to provide additional strength in resisting external lateral force exert on a plurality of the trays stacked together.
Claims14
A stackable merchandise tray comprising,
- a rectangular base casing having a bottom panel and a left lateral side panel extending perpendicularly upward from a left side of said bottom panel and a right lateral side panel extending perpendicularly upward from a right side of said bottom panel,
- a rectangular insert unit mounted within each said left side and said right side of said base casing and located contiguous to an inside surface of said left lateral side panel and said right lateral side panel respectively, each of said left lateral side panel and said right lateral side panel having a middle portion folded and covering over on top of each said insert unit located at the left side and the right side of said base casing to form a left side top panel and a right side top panel of said tray respectively, and an end portion of said left lateral side panel being folded to cover over a top portion of an inside surface of said insert unit located at said left side of said base casing and similarly an end portion of said right lateral side panel being folded to cover aver a top portion of an inside surface of said insert unit located at said right side of said base casing
- two vertically upstanding U-shaped mounting tabs located at said left side top panel and said right side top panel, said U-shaped mounting tabs having a U-shaped top edge and being located spaced from side corners of said left side top panel and said right side top panel,
- four rectangular mounting openings formed in said bottom panel of said base unit, said mounting openings being aligned to vertical positions of said U-shaped mounting tabs.
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A stackable merchandise tray comprising,
- a rectangular base casing having a bottom panel and a left lateral side panel extending perpendicularly upward from a left said of said bottom panel and a right lateral side panel extending perpendicularly upward from a right side of said bottom panel,
- a rectangular insert unit mounted within each said left side and said right side of said base casing and located contiguous to an inside surface of said left lateral side panel and said right lateral side panel, two hollow box-like columns located in a vertical manner within said insert unit.
- two upstanding U-shaped mounting tabs extending vertically upward at a top panel of each said left lateral side panel and said right lateral side panel, said U-shaped mounting tabs being located spaced from side corners of said top panel,
- said top panel of each said left lateral side panel and said right lateral side panel having an extension panel covering over and mounted to a top portion of an inner surface of said insert unit located at said left side and said right side of said base casing,
- two rectangular reinforcing tabs extending upward of said insert unit and located contiguous to a vertical side of said horizontal U-shaped mounting tabs,
- a generally U-shaped front panel extending vertically upward at an open front of said tray and front panel having a transverse middle portion extending between two vertically upstanding side panels, a composite three-layer panel formed at said transverse middle portion,
- four rectangular mounting opening formed in said bottom panel of said base unit, said mounting openings being aligned to vertical positions of said U-shaped mounting tabs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.