Receptacles – Compartmented container – Cells
Patent
1992-09-18
1994-06-28
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Compartmented container
Cells
206505, 206507, 206509, 206511, B65D 138
Patent
active
053239253
ABSTRACT:
Reusable plastic trays of a "low-depth" design for storing and transporting beverage containers and for nesting when empty. The side structure of the tray defined by a rail, whose upper rim is otherwise prone to be overridden in "shingling" relation by an adjacent tray when the trays are disposed for filling, is provided with cam means adapted to engage the side structure of an adjacent tray and thereby prevent a shingling relation from occurring. The disclosed tray design includes a strut arrangement on each rectangular side in which the lower end of each strut is inclined and adapted to engage a cooperatively inclined surface on the side structure to tend to urge the side structure in an inward direction, thus to prevent spreading of the side structure during nesting of the trays. The structural relationship between the cam means and the strut arrangement prevents interference of one with the other in the performance of their respective operations. The described trays further include a shoulder raised from the top surface of the floor to effectively space the side structure of the tray from an adjacent fluid container.
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Pollard Steven M.
Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc.
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