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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2006
Donald Verna, Wixom, MI (US);
Douglas T. Cox, Durand, MI (US);
Douglas Hood, Forth Worth, TX (US);
Pinckney Molded Plastics, Inc., Howell, MI (US);
Abstract
A multi-purpose tray including a front, a back, a first side, a second side, and a bottom. The tray can include beams extending from the front of the tray and slots defined in the back of the tray. When two trays are stacked in opposite directions with respect to one another, the beams are received by the slots. The tray also includes a domed bottom. The domed bottom has a convex profile with respect to the interior of the tray and can include transverse ribs or longitudinal ribs. The tray also includes drain apertures positioned along the front and back of the tray. The drain apertures can enhance cleaning of the tray by communicating fluid from channels defined by the front and back. The tray also includes a stop for projection for limiting sliding movement of a top tray relative to a bottom tray when two trays are stacked in a similar orientation with respect to one another. The tray also includes handles in the first and second side and a gripping portion on one of the first and second handles.