Stackable low depth tray

A low depth tray for bottles, comprising:

• a base;
• a wall structure extending upwardly from the base;
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• an interior grid structure integrally formed with the wall structure, the interior grid structure including a plurality of interior columns projecting upwardly within the wall structure and a plurality of first and second interior divider structures which project upwardly from the base for contacting bottles, the interior columns having a height less than bottles loaded in the tray, each first divider structure extending between first and second interior columns and each second divider structure extending between one of the interior columns and the wall structure,
• wherein the interior grid structure, the base, and the wall structure together define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets capable of providing at least four lateral contact points for each bottle received therein, and wherein the first and second divider structures each include a first pocket side defining portion forming part of a first bottle retaining pocket and at least one rib extending therefrom toward a second bottle retaining pocket.

A low depth tray for storing and transporting bottles, comprising:

• a floor member;
• a unitary wall structure extending upwardly from the floor member, the wall structure having a plurality of windows and a plurality of upwardly projecting wall columns disposed between the windows;
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• an interior grid structure disposed within the wall structure and connected thereto, the interior grid structure including a plurality of first and second divider walls extending upwardly from the floor member and a plurality of spaced interior columns projecting upwardly from the divider walls, each first divider wall including two spaced apart, generally parallel surfaces having areas void of material therebetween and extending between first and second interior columns, and each second divider wall including two spaced apart, generally parallel surfaces having areas void of material therebetween and extending between one of the interior columns and the wall structure, the interior columns having a height less than the height of bottles loaded in the tray,
• wherein the interior grid structure, the wall structure, and the floor member together define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets each sized to receive a single bottle therein, and the wall columns and the interior columns each include at least one contoured surface adapted to contact bottles received in the bottle retaining pockets.

A plastic low depth tray for bottles, comprising:

• a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface including a plurality of spaced bottle support areas having a central portion at least partially surrounded by a curved perimeter portion;
• a pair of opposed end walls extending upwardly from the base, each end wall including a handle formed therein;
• a pair of opposed side walls extending upwardly from the base and integrally joined with the pair of opposed end walls, wherein the side and end walls are of double-walled construction and include a lower wall portion and an upper wall portion, the lower wall portion having a substantially flat outer wall, a generally contoured inner wall, and a plurality of windows formed therein, and the upper wall portion having a plurality of spaced wall columns projecting upwardly from the lower wall portion between the windows;
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• an interior grid structure integrally formed with the end walls and the side walls, the interior grid structure including a plurality of spaced upwardly projecting interior columns disposed along a longitudinal axis of the tray and having a height less than the height of bottles loaded in the tray, and a plurality of first and second divider walls having areas void of material therebetween and extending upwardly from the base, each first divider wall including two spaced apart, generally parallel surfaces interconnecting first and second interior columns, and each second divider wall including two spaced apart, generally parallel surfaces having areas void of material therebetween and interconnecting one of the wall columns and one of the interior columns,
• wherein the interior grid structure, side walls, end walls, and base together define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets each sized to receive a single bottle therein, each pocket including a bottle support area for supporting a base of each bottle and at least one column and at least one divider wall for providing lateral support for each bottle.

A stackable low depth tray for storing and transporting bottles, comprising:

• a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface including a plurality of receiving areas;
• a wall structure extending upwardly from the base, the wall structure including a lower wall portion having a lower surface and an upper surface, and an upper wall portion including a plurality of spaced, upwardly extending hollow wall columns;
• a plurality of spaced, upwardly extending hollow interior columns disposed within the wall structure, the interior columns having a height less than the height of bottles loaded in the tray;
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• a plurality of interior divider walls, each divider wall including two spaced apart, generally parallel surfaces having areas void of material therebetween and which continuously join a first column portion and a second column portion to form, in combination with the base and the wall structure, a plurality of bottle retaining pockets each sized to receive a single bottle therein,
• wherein when the tray is empty and is disposed in a stacked configuration with a like lower tray, the columns of the tray are adapted to receive at least a portion of the columns of the like lower tray and the lower surface of the lower wall portion of the tray is adapted to be supported on the upper surface of the lower wall portion of the like lower tray, and when the tray is loaded with bottles and is disposed in a stacked configuration with a like lower tray, the bottle retaining pockets of the tray are substantially aligned with the bottle retaining pockets of the like lower tray, and the receiving areas of the tray are adapted to receive the closures of bottles loaded in the like lower tray.

A stackable low depth tray for storing and transporting bottles, comprising:

• a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface including a plurality of bottle support areas and the lower surface including a plurality of receiving areas substantially aligned with the bottle support areas;
• a wall structure attached to the base, the wall structure including a lower wall portion having a lower surface and an upper surface, and an upper wall portion including a plurality of spaced, upwardly extending wall columns;
• a plurality of spaced interior columns generally disposed within the wall structure and extending upwardly to a height less than the height of bottles loaded in the tray, wherein the wall columns and interior columns disposed along a transverse axis of the tray each include a recess formed therein which extends along the transverse axis of the tray;
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• a plurality of interior divider walls, each divider wall including two spaced apart, generally parallel surfaces having areas void of material therebetween and which interconnect a first one of the wall and interior columns with a second one of the wall and interior columns to form, in combination with the bottle support areas and the wall structure, a plurality of bottle retaining pockets within the tray each sized to receive a single bottle therein and having substantially equal center-to-center distances,
• wherein when the tray is empty and is disposed in a cross-stacked configuration with an upper like tray, the column recesses are adapted to receive a portion of the wall structure of the upper like tray, and when the tray is loaded with bottles and is disposed in a cross-stacked configuration with an upper like tray, the bottle retaining pockets of the tray are aligned with the receiving areas of the upper like tray.