EP 0481992 A4 19930407 - LOW DEPTH, NESTABLE TRAY FOR FLUID CONTAINERS
Title (en)
LOW DEPTH, NESTABLE TRAY FOR FLUID CONTAINERS
Publication
Application
Priority
US 36959889 A 19890621
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9015758A1] Reusable plastic trays (100) for storing and transporting beverage containers, such as twelve-ounce metal cans and two-liter PET bottles. The tray floor (104) has thereon an array of support areas for the containers. The tray rail (106) thereof is spaced high enough above the floor (104) and in a ''low-depth'' design to prevent the containers on the support areas from tipping during stacking and transport. A generally rectangular band (124) having upright inside and outside faces and an outward lip (130) on the top of the band (124) form the rail (106). Columns (108) between adjacent support areas interconnect the rail (106) and the floor (104) and angle downwardly and inwardly therebetween. The columns (108) open outwardly and thereby define vertical slots (138) into which the columns (108) of a similar tray (100) can be slidingly received. The trays (100) when empty can thereby be stacked in a deeply nesting position whereby each additional tray (100) adds generally only the height of its narrow rail to the height of the nested trays.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65D 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65D 21/0212 (2013.01); B65D 2501/24108 (2013.01); Y02W 30/80 (2015.05)
Citation (search report)
- [A] CH 573850 A5 19760331 - ALBI PLAST
- See references of WO 9015758A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9015758 A1 19901227; AU 4347289 A 19910108; CA 1332717 C 19941025; CN 1048197 A 19910102; EP 0481992 A1 19920429; EP 0481992 A4 19930407
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 8903737 W 19890830; AU 4347289 A 19890830; CA 615279 A 19890929; CN 90100375 A 19900120; EP 89911413 A 19890830