| 摘要 |
A tray (10) for storing and transporting bottles according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a base (12) and a plurality of corner columns (24) and side columns (22a,22b) extending upwardly from the base (12), including center side columns (22a). The center side columns (22a) and the corner columns (24) having outer ledges (30a,32) defining a nesting height of the tray (10), such that the side walls (28) of a similar tray (10') nested thereon would contact and rest on the outer ledges (30a,32) of the center side columns (22a) and the corner columns (24). According to another, independent feature of the present invention, the noncenter side columns (22b) are offset inwardly relative to adjacent columns (24,22a). This accommodates the handle (49) of the tray (10) in a ninety-degree cross-stacked configuration. As another optional feature, end columns (26) are offset inwardly relative to adjacent corner columns (24) in order to accommodate the handle (49) of a similar tray (10') nested thereon.
|
