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Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2000
Applicants:

Gerald R. Koefelda, Rowlett, TX (US);

William P. Apps, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Gabriel A. Guerra, Lawrenceville, GA (US);

Brian T. Musser, Nottingham, NH (US);

Inventors:

Gerald R. Koefelda, Rowlett, TX (US);

William P. Apps, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Gabriel A. Guerra, Lawrenceville, GA (US);

Brian T. Musser, Nottingham, NH (US);

Assignee:

Rehrig Pacific Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A low depth tray () for fluid containers, such as bottles B, includes a base () and a first pair of opposed walls () extending upwardly from the base (). The tray () further includes a second pair of opposed walls () extending upwardly from the base () and integrally joined with the first pair of opposed walls () to form a storage area. Each of the second pair of opposed walls () includes an upper wall portion () and a lower wall portion (), the upper wall portion () first areas () having a single-walled construction and second areas () for contacting the fluid containers B. When nested with a similar tray, the lower wall portion () of an upper tray () nests within the corresponding first areas () of a tray () disposed therebelow.


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