Cell tray

Cell tray for transporting a plurality of bottles, the cell tray comprising:

• a quadrilateral base which has on one side a loading surface which is configured to receive bottle bottoms in a matrix-like loading pattern,
• holding devices which are provided to the base on the opposite side to the loading surface, the holding devices being configured to receive and lock into place bottle mouths of bottles loaded onto a similar cell tray beneath said holding devices in a stack of cell trays,
• wherein:
• the holding devices are arranged as to align with at least two separate loading patterns on the loading surface, wherein:
• the first loading pattern is formed by a first plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation consisting of a first number of rows and of a first number of columns, and wherein
• the second loading pattern is formed by a second plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation consisting of a second number of rows and of a second number of columns, and wherein
• the second number of rows is at least one less than the first number of rows, and the second number of columns is at least one less than the first number of columns, and wherein
• the loading surface comprises protruding ridges having a shape inverse to that of a combination of:
• the first loading pattern of bottle bottoms having a circular profile with a radius and
• second loading pattern of bottle bottoms having a circular profile with a radius larger than that in the first loading pattern.