GB1344511A - Package and tray for tubes or the like - Google Patents

Package and tray for tubes or the like

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Publication number
GB1344511A
GB1344511A GB1344511DA GB1344511A GB 1344511 A GB1344511 A GB 1344511A GB 1344511D A GB1344511D A GB 1344511DA GB 1344511 A GB1344511 A GB 1344511A
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Prior art keywords
tray
objects
trays
stack
bottom wall
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OI Glass Inc
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Owens Illinois Inc
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Application filed by Owens Illinois Inc filed Critical Owens Illinois Inc
Publication of GB1344511A publication Critical patent/GB1344511A/en
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
    • B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/04—Open-ended containers shaped to be nested when empty and to be superposed when full
    • B65D21/043—Identical stackable containers specially adapted for nesting after rotation around a vertical axis
    • B65D21/045—Identical stackable containers specially adapted for nesting after rotation around a vertical axis about 180° only

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Stackable Containers (AREA)

Abstract

1344511 Stackable and nestable trays; package OWENS-ILLINOIS Inc 7 April 1971 8962/71 Headings B8P and B8C The bottom wall of a stackable and nestable tray 12 for elongated objects 15 has a plurality of channels 52 separated by ridges 55 and contoured to the shape of the objects and a plurality of hollow legs 60 extending downwardly in alignment with the ridges and also contoured to the shape of the objects so that an object in a lower tray is held firmly in place by an upper stacked tray. The trays may be nested when empty, the legs of an upper tray fitting into the the hollow legs of a lower tray. Channels 58 for the enlarged heads 30 of the objects 15 are provided adjacent side walls 36 of the tray. A recess 75 in at least one end wall 38 and a groove 78 in the bottom wall are provided to facilitate removal of the objects. Indentations 70 are provided in a rim 40 surrounding the top of the tray to facilitate removal of a tray from a stack. The rim 40 may be strengthened by a rib 48. A cover tray (16), which may be of similar construction to the bottom wall of the tray 12, may be placed on top of a stack of trays 12 and the stack placed in an outer container (10) for shipment. The tray may be formed of foamed plastics material, other plastics materials, paper, or moulded pulp.
GB1344511D 1971-04-07 1971-04-07 Package and tray for tubes or the like Expired GB1344511A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB896271 1971-04-07

Publications (1)

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GB1344511A true GB1344511A (en) 1974-01-23

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GB1344511D Expired GB1344511A (en) 1971-04-07 1971-04-07 Package and tray for tubes or the like

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4534465A (en) * 1983-10-13 1985-08-13 Coulter Electronics, Inc. Cassette for supporting test tubes of different diameters and/or lengths
GB2258220A (en) * 1991-07-31 1993-02-03 Rubbermaid Inc Recycle trash container
EP0856471A1 (en) * 1997-02-04 1998-08-05 Rosslite Limited Multi-cell tray
EP1721832B1 (en) * 2005-05-09 2009-12-02 NV Omniform SA Nestable Trays
GB2474272A (en) * 2009-10-09 2011-04-13 Vernacare Ltd A disposable tray

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4534465A (en) * 1983-10-13 1985-08-13 Coulter Electronics, Inc. Cassette for supporting test tubes of different diameters and/or lengths
GB2258220A (en) * 1991-07-31 1993-02-03 Rubbermaid Inc Recycle trash container
EP0856471A1 (en) * 1997-02-04 1998-08-05 Rosslite Limited Multi-cell tray
EP1721832B1 (en) * 2005-05-09 2009-12-02 NV Omniform SA Nestable Trays
GB2474272A (en) * 2009-10-09 2011-04-13 Vernacare Ltd A disposable tray

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