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Stackable egg-box, stack of egg-boxes and method for destacking said egg-box

US7766169B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2004
Grant dateAug 3, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D85/32
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A stackable tray obtained by vacuum molding of a sheet of plastic material, said tray comprising, in open position: a) a top and a bottom; b) at least one receiving cavity opened upwardly; c) spacing means to keep, in a stack of trays, the top portion and the bottom portion of neighboring trays at distance from each other to thereby prevent interlocking. A stack of said trays and a method using said trays.

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