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US 8,186,534 B2Granted
Stackable low depth tray
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorWilliam P. Apps
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Abstract
A tray includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls extending along side edges of the base and a pair of opposed end walls extending along end edges of the base. A central lateral divider extends between the side walls. The central lateral divider has a width approximately twice a width of the side walls to permit cross stacking. The central lateral divider includes a pair of spaced-apart divider walls and at least one center rib between the divider walls.
Claims24
A tray comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of opposed side walls extending along side edges of the base, wherein the side walls include hollow side columns;
- a pair of opposed end walls extending along end edges of the base;
- a plurality of corner columns, the side walls including an upper bar and a lower bar connecting adjacent pairs of the side columns and connecting side columns to corner columns;
- a plurality of pockets defined on the base, each pocket for supporting a container;
- and
- a central lateral divider extending between the side walls, the central lateral divider having a width approximately twice a width of the side walls to permit cross stacking, the central lateral divider including a pair of spaced-apart divider walls and at least one center rib between the divider walls.
4 more elements
A tray in combination with a plurality of bottles, the tray comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of opposed side walls extending along lateral edges of the base;
- a pair of opposed end walls extending along longitudinal edges of the base;
- and
- each end wall including a hollow end column having an outer wall flaring laterally outwardly to define a handle and then longitudinally outwardly to form a lip at the lowermost edge of the handle wherein each bottle has a tapered portion between a bottle base and a bottle neck, and wherein the lowermost edge of the handle is aligned with the tapered portions of the bottles, slightly above narrowest diameter portions of the tapered portions of the bottles.
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A tray comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of opposed side walls extending along side edges of the base;
- a pair of opposed end walls extending along end edges of the base;
- a plurality of pockets defined on the base, each pocket for supporting a container;
- hollow side columns along the side walls;
- corner columns at corners of the tray;
- and
- an upper bar and a lower bar connecting adjacent pairs of the side columns and connecting side columns to corner columns.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.