| 摘要 |
A tray for storing and transporting a plurality of cylindrically-shaped articles, such as beverage containers, in a stable, upright position is provided. The tray is comprised of a bottom member and four walls extending upwardly therefrom and interconnected to form an enclosure for receiving the articles. Each of the four walls has cooperating pairs of structural members extending inwardly therefrom to define respective recessed regions therebetween. Each of the cooperating pairs of structural members contacts a corresponding one of the articles at respective positions on the curved surfaces thereof so that a predetermined portion of each article is received within the corresponding recessed region and a portion of the curved surface of the article is in contact with the corresponding wall within the recessed region. At leasts a portion of each wall is angled outwardly with respect to a vertical axis to provide a predetermined draft angle to facilitate the loading of articles into the tray and to allow a plurality of trays to be nested together. The tray is preferably comprised of a lightweight plastic material formed by a conventional thermoforming process to provide a cost effective, returnable storage and transport tray.
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