Wooden receptacles – Boxes – Cells
Patent
1975-09-18
1976-05-25
Lowrance, George E.
Wooden receptacles
Boxes
Cells
119 43, 206509, B65D 8532
Patent
active
039587118
ABSTRACT:
Egg trays for containing and transporting eggs in successive layers. Each tray comprises an array of staggered egg-supporting skirts disposed in transverse and longitudinal rows. Each row of skirts occupies a sequentially alternating upper and lower plane. The skirts are formed by a series of integrally connected, tubular receptacles made from a semirigid molded plastic. Each skirt is so shaped that the upper perimeter of the skirt is adapted to receive the pointed end of an egg and retain it in a stable position during handling and tilting of the tray. Lateral support for the eggs on the perimeter of the tray when it is tilted from the horizontal is provided by a plurality of upstanding lugs and fingers spaced around the periphery of the tray. Each tray also has at least three vertical support pedestals located in the interior portion of the tray for holding a tray in stacking arrangement immediately above it. The upper end of each pedestal terminates in the same horizontal plane and is located above the topmost end of the eggs when situated in the skirts. Acting as a male member, the upper end of each support pedestal is adapted to engage a socket in the lower end of the support pedestal in the tray immediately above it. The lower ends of each support pedestal and the base of the socket in each pedestal occupy, respectively, the two closely spaced horizontal planes. The socket recess is adapted to receive and interlock with the upper end of the corresponding support pedestal of the tray below, thus providing lateral support as well as vertical support for each tray in stacked arrangement.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3147738 (1964-09-01), Theilig
patent: 3470851 (1969-10-01), Cannon
patent: 3489124 (1970-01-01), Cannon
patent: 3817215 (1974-06-01), Levin
Gantert Raymond C.
Morris Robert C.
Lowrance George E.
Multifax Corporation
Shoap Allan N.
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