Patent ID: 9278780
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A bakery tray comprising: a base; side walls extending upward from sides of the base, each side wall including an outer side rail and an inner side rail, the side walls including vertical handle openings, the handle openings each partially defined by a convex outer wall, wherein the convex outer wall is generally vertical with a convex surface facing an interior of the handle opening, the convex surface extending across substantially an entire height of the handle opening, the convex surface having a radius larger than half of the height of the handle opening; a front wall extending upward from the base, the front wall shorter than the side walls; a rear wall extending upward from the base; flanges extending inward from each of the side walls along the front wall, wherein the flanges each include an upper edge and a tapered inner edge extending downward at an angle from the upper edge to the front wall, a thumb recesses formed on each of the tapered inner edges, such that fingers of a user's hand can receive the convex outer wall while the thumb of the user's hand is received in the thumb recess; side drag rails extending downward from the base proximate sides of the base, feet projecting outward from the side drag rails, an outer rib projecting downward from an outer edge of each of the feet, the outer rib aligned between the outer side rail and the inner side rail, such that the side drag rails of an identical upper tray being stacked on the bakery tray contact the flanges while the outer ribs of the upper tray are received between outer side rail and the inner side rail.