Stackable tray having prestressed sections
AssigneePinckney Molded Plastics, Inc.
InventorsDonald Verna, Richard C. Kruyer
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Abstract
A tray having prestress sections including a domed shaped bottom and a merchandising window. The window includes a surface parallel to the dome shaped bottom. When the tray is subjected to a load, the dome and the surface of the merchandising window become substantially planar. The front of the tray also includes vertically extending corners that are angled inwardly toward one another from an outer top end to an inner lower end when the tray is empty. When the tray is loaded, the corners deflect toward a vertically extending parallel relationship with respect to one another. The corners adjacent the rear of the tray are fixed relative to one another.
Claims24
A stackable tray comprising:
- at least one vertically extending peripheral wall;
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- a bottom operably associated with the at least one peripheral wall, the bottom at least partially defining a dome when the tray is empty.
A stackable tray comprising:
- a front having a first end, second end and a first opening disposed between the first and second ends;
- a first side extending from the first end of the front, a first corner defined between first side and the front;
- a second side extending from the second end of the front, a second corner defined between first side and the front;
- a rear having a first end engageable with the first side, a second end engageable with the second side, and a second opening disposed between the first end of the rear and the second end of the rear, a third corner defined between the rear and the first side and a fourth corner defined between the rear and the second side, wherein a lower end the first corner is angled inwardly with respect to an upper end of the third corner and a lower end of the second corner is angled inwardly with respect to an upper end of the fourth corner;
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- a bottom operably associated with and extending between the front, rear, first side and second side, the bottom at least partially defining a dome when the tray is empty.
A stackable tray comprising:
- a front having a first end, second end and a first opening disposed between the first and second ends;
- a first side extending from the first end of the front, a first corner defined between the first side and the front;
- a second side extending from the second end of the front, a second corner defined between the first side and the front;
- a rear having a first end engageable with the first side, a second end engageable with the second side, and a second opening disposed between the first end of the rear and the second end of the rear, a third corner defined between the rear and the first side, and a fourth corner defined between the rear and the second side, wherein a lower portion of the first corner is inwardly angled with respect to a lower portion of the third corner and a lower portion of the second corner is inwardly angled with respect to a lower portion of the fourth corner;
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- a bottom operably associated with and extending between the front, rear, first side and second side, the bottom at least partially defining a dome when the tray is empty.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.