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US 2024/0351735 A1Published application
Bakery tray
AssigneeDrader Manufacturing Industries Ltd.
InventorsAbiy Wubneh, Jeff McTavish
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Abstract
A molded bakery tray include a tray body that has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral wall around a perimeter of the tray body. Support ribs on the bottom surface intersect an inner surface of the peripheral wall at intersection points along at least one side of the tray body. The support ribs taper from a nominal width to an intersection width at the intersection points, the intersection width being less than the nominal width.
Claims15
A bakery tray, comprising:
- a tray body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral wall around a perimeter of the tray body;
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- support ribs on the bottom surface, the support ribs intersecting an inner surface of the peripheral wall at intersection points along at least one side of the tray body, wherein the support ribs taper from a nominal width to an intersection width at the intersection points, the intersection width being less than the nominal width.
A bakery tray, comprising:
- a tray body having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a handle on a top surface of the tray body;
- a channel that extends along a first side edge of the tray body, the channel being defined by an inner flange and an outer flange that is parallel to and spaced from the inner flange toward an outer edge of the tray body;
- a first series of projections carried by the inner flange that extend into the channel toward the outer flange;
- a second series of projections carried by the outer flange that extend into the channel toward the inner flange, the second series of projections being offset from the first series of projections along a length of the channel;
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- a structural member inserted into the channel between the first series of projections and the second series of projections, the first series of projections and the second series of projections being sized to maintain a position of the structural member within the channel.
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A bakery tray with a locking handle, comprising:
- a tray body having a surrounding wall, the surrounding wall having handle-receiving apertures;
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- a handle having a first end and a second end, the handle being pivotable from a collapsed position to an upright position, wherein, at each of the first end and the second end:
- the handle comprises an engagement portion that is pivotally received by a handle-receiving aperture and defining a pivot axis of the handle, the engagement portion being axially moveable within the handle-receiving aperture;
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- the handle comprises a support portion that extends perpendicular to the engagement portion and that biases the engagement portion into engagement with the handle-receiving aperture;
- an axial stop is carried by the tray body adjacent to the handle receiving apertures, each axial stop being perpendicularly spaced from the pivot axis of the handle such that the axial stop allows the engagement portion to be released from the handle-receiving aperture when the handle is in the collapsed position, and prevents the engagement portion from being released from the handle-receiving apertures when the handle is in the upright position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.