摘要 |
A tray for stacking and dispensing golf balls, comprising (a) a base frame having a substantially rectangular central region bounded by a peripheral region, (b) a plurality of rails in the central region, and (c) a plurality of resting surfaces also in the central region. The peripheral region including two pairs of opposing and elongated sides forming a substantially rectangular boundary of the central region and that are perpendicular to each other. The rails and resting surfaces are arranged relative to each other such that neighboring rails are separated from each other by a resting surface and neighboring resting surfaces are separated from each other by a rail. Each of the rails has a convex curvature as viewed from the top side of the tray. In addition, each of the rails has an associated apex, the apexes of the plurality of the rails being in a common tangential plane with each other. Each of the resting surfaces lies outside the common tangential plane, and appears recessed with respect to the rails when the tray is viewed from the top side. The two pairs of opposing and elongated sides of the peripheral region have a concave curvature when the tray is viewed from the top side. The rails and the resting surfaces are arranged in parallel with one pair of opposing and elongated sides of the peripheral region. Each of these sides is adjacent to a resting surface.
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