Multiple bottle packages

Abstract

A multiple bottle package including a plastic tray including a base wall, an integral peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base wall, and an integral peripheral flange extending radially outwardly from the upper edge of the peripheral. The base wall has a plurality of bottle receiving recesses for receiving the bases of bottles. A plurality of bottles corresponding in number with the number of recesses are placed in the recesses with each bottle having a base received in a recess in the base wall of the plastic tray. Each bottle has a body portion extending upwardly from said base of said bottle, a tapered shoulder portion and a neck portion. The recesses are positioned such that the portions of said body portions of said bottles are in abutting relationship. The peripheral wall of the tray has generally vertical undulations engaging the bottles along the peripheral wall. A canopy overlies and is bonded to the tray. The canopy comprises a thin plastic sheet having openings therein through which the bottles having the closures extend. The thin plastic sheet engages portions of said bottles below the closures and is stretched taut and has ends bonded to the portions of the peripheral flange thereby applying pressure to the bottles to hold said bottles in stable position in said tray such that the package can be readily handled. An integral handle is provided along one side of the tray.