Patent ID: 9682808
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A low depth tray for bottles comprising: a base; at least one interior column projecting upwardly from the base; a plurality of interior divider structures which project upwardly from the base, wherein each of the plurality of interior divider structures extends from the at least one interior column, and each of the plurality of interior divider structures includes a first pocket side spaced apart from a second pocket side and having an area void of material therebetween; and an exterior wall structure directly attached to the base, wherein the exterior wall structure extends continuously around a perimeter of the tray; a plurality of external columns, wherein the base is attached to the plurality of external columns, and the plurality of interior divider structure, the at least one interior column, the base, and the plurality of external columns define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets, wherein the plurality of external columns define the exterior wall structure having a first pair of opposed walls and a second pair of opposed walls connected to the first pair of opposed walls, wherein the at least one interior column projects upwardly from the base within the exterior wall structure, wherein each of the second pair of opposed walls includes a handle having a cutout portion formed adjacent to the base and a slot formed above the cutout portion, and a user's fingers can be inserted into the cutout portion and through the slot in a palm-up orientation and into the slot and through the cutout portion in a palm-down orientation.