Egg tray
US3958711A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1975 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/322
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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 …
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