Tray with adjustable dividers

摘要

A rectangular coffee pod tray has two opposing end walls, two opposing sidewalls, a closed bottom and an open top. One end wall has plurality of first slots at predetermined locations and the other end wall has a plurality of second slots. The first and second plurality of slots are aligned to form pairs of corresponding slots so a divider placed into corresponding first and second slots is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tray. The slots have a top that widens at the bottom of the slot and that is deeper into the end wall at the bottom of the slot for easy insertion and removal. Differing number of rectangular dividers fit into the specially located slots to form rows for four different sized coffee pods. The dividers may have tapered ends to fit into the slots, and a tapered bottom to fit into grooves in the bottom of the tray.

主权项

1. A tray, comprising:
a rectangular body having first and second opposing end walls joined to two opposing sidewalls with a closed bottom and an open top, the first end wall having a plurality of first slots at predetermined locations and the second end wall having a plurality of second slots at predetermined locations, the first and second plurality of slots being aligned with each other to form pairs of corresponding slots so a divider placed into corresponding first and second slots is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tray, the slots having a top end adjacent the open top of the tray and a bottom end adjacent the closed bottom of the tray, the slots in the first and second plurality of slots having a width measured generally parallel to the bottom of the tray and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, with the width being larger at the bottom than at the top, each slot having two opposing slot side walls that are straight and inclined to each other and continuous from the top end of the slot to the bottom of the slot; and a plurality of generally rectangular dividers having a length slightly greater than a distance between the interior surfaces of the opposing end walls and selected to fit into two aligned and corresponding slots, the opposing slot sidewalls of each aligned and corresponding slot defining a space between them that is open so the divider can move between the opposing slot sidewalls.