| 摘要 |
A moulded container, particularly for the packaging of frangible articles, such as eggs. The container is characterized by a tray having a plurality of cup-shaped cells formed therein, each receiving one of a number of similar articles, which may vary in size and contour, but each having a transverse cross section which is essentially circular. Each of the cells has at least one planar surface therein resulting in a diametrical distance which is less than the normal diameter of said cell in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of said cell. The thickness of the moulded material at such planar surface is less than the thickness of the material forming the cell, so that when the cell is loaded, and the article contacts the planar surface, the latter deflects the larger articles, and increases materially the amount of wedging of the article as it approaches the bottom of the cell. The deflection of the thinner planar surfaces of the cell thus absorbs energy and minimizes rebound of the egg. By reason of such deflection, a range of different sized articles may be accommodated successfully.
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