Nestable bakery tray
US5896992A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D21/045
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bakery tray having a substantially rectangular floor has a retainer wall extending along a periphery of the floor. The retainer wall includes a front wall opposing a rear wall, and a first side wall opposing a second side wall. Two feet are spaced apart horizontally on the first side wall, and two feet are horizontally spaced apart on the second side wall. A first pair of nesting pockets are disposed along the exterior surface of the first side wall above the feet on the same wall; and a second pair of nesting pockets are disposed along an interior surface of the second side wall above the feet on the same wall. When bakery trays of a like configuration are stacked, the feet on the first side wall of a top tray seat within the nesting pockets on the second side wall, and the feet on the second side wall seat within the first nesting pockets on the first side wall of a bottom tray. When trays are stacked, the feet on the first side wall of a top tray stack atop the first side wall of a bottom tray, and the feet on the second side wall of a top tray stack atop the second side wall of a bottom tray to support the top tray on a bottom tray.
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