Shipping tray for chair system and method

A shipping tray for a chair having a plurality of legs, comprising:

• a top side;
• a bottom side;
• a front support having a first front corner and a second front corner;
• a rear support having a first rear corner and a second rear corner;
• a first side support;
• a second side support;
• a central brace connecting each of the first front corner, the second front corner, the first rear corner, and the second rear corner;
• and
• a plurality of holders configured to receive the plurality of legs of the chair, wherein one holder of the plurality of holders is disposed at each of the first front corner, the second front corner, the first rear corner, and the second rear corner;
• wherein:
• each of the front support, the rear support, the first side support, the second side support, and the central brace is hollow and has a plurality of structural ribs disposed on the bottom side,
• the plurality of structural ribs of the front support includes a first front rib disposed adjacent the first front corner, a second front rib disposed adjacent the second front corner, and a third front rib disposed between the first front rib and the second front rib, wherein the first front rib, the second front rib, and the third front rib each orthogonally traverse a front length of the front support,
• the plurality of structural ribs of the rear support includes a first rear rib, a second rear rib, and a third rear rib each orthogonally traversing a rear length of the rear support, the first rear rib disposed adjacent the first rear corner, the second rear rib disposed adjacent the second rear corner, and the third rear rib disposed between the first rear rib and the second rear rib,
• the plurality of structural ribs of the first side support and second side support each includes a first side rib, a second side rib, a third side rib, each orthogonally traversing a side support length of each the first side support and the second side support, the first rear rib disposed adjacent each the first front corner and second front corner, the second side rib disposed adjacent each the first rear corner and second rear corner, and the third rear rib disposed between the first side rib and the second side rib,
• the first side support and the second side support each have a fourth side rib oriented parallel with the first side support and the second side support, the fourth side rib being disposed along a side support length between the first front corner and first rear corner, and between the second front corner and the second rear corner,
• the central brace has a first front arm connecting the first front corner to a center portion, a second front arm connecting the second front corner to the center portion, a first rear arm connecting the first rear corner to the center portion, and a second rear arm connecting the second rear corner to the center portion,
• a length of each of the first front arm and the second front arm is greater than a length of each of the first rear arm and the second rear arm, and
• the plurality of structural ribs of the central brace includes a first center rib disposed between a junction formed by the first front arm and second front arm and a junction formed by the first rear arm and the second rear arm and a second center rib disposed between a junction formed by the first front arm and the first rear arm and a junction formed by the second front arm and the second rear arm.