Tray organizer

A tray organizer adapted to stack in at least two positions and nest with a tray organizer of similar configuration, the tray organizer comprising:

• a receptacle defined by a bottom joined to a surrounding side wall extending upwardly therefrom and having an upper rim;
• at least four dividing means disposed across the receptacle, each dividing means having a lower margin and a distal upper margin and comprising a pair of side panels upstanding from the bottom and joined by a web to form a generally channel-shaped cavity, each channel-shaped cavity being peripherally bounded by a rib formed from a portion of the side wall;
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• a plurality of outwardly facing cavities formed at spaced intervals along the side wall and extending substantially from the bottom to the upper rim, each cavity having an open end proximate the bottom and an opposed end bounded by a guiding surface projecting inwardly from the rim, the guiding surface terminating in a lower surface stepped down therefrom;
• whereby in a nested configuration the ribs of an upper tray organizer engage the upper margins of a lower tray organizer.

An upper tray organizer adapted to nest or stack with a lower tray organizer, the upper and lower tray organizers being substantially identical, each tray organizer comprising:

• a bottom connected to a surrounding side wall extending upwardly therefrom and defining a central cavity therewith, the side wall having an upper rim;
• a plurality of outwardly facing cavities formed at spaced intervals along the side wall and extending substantially from the bottom to the upper rim, each cavity having an open end proximate the bottom, an opposed end bounded by a guiding surface projecting inwardly from the rim, the guiding surface terminating in a lower surface stepped down therefrom;
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• a plurality of recesses formed in a region of the side wall proximate the bottom;
• the cavities and recesses being arranged and configured so that in a first stacked position the bottom of the upper tray organizer rests on the lower surfaces of the lower tray organizer, and in a second stacked position the recesses of the upper tray organizer removably engage the lower surfaces of the lower tray organizer.