Patent ID: 6718887
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A divider for use in a stacking, system for shipping of a product in multiple layers on a pallet comprising:a bottom wall having an upper supporting surface on which at least one product is supported, said bottom wall having about at least a portion of its periphery an upwardly extending retaining wall to prevent movement of said at least one product off of said upper supporting surface, said bottom wall further having a lower surface with a downwardly extending foot portion provided at least intermittently adjacent to the periphery of said lower surface at a position inboard of the edge of said lower surface, wherein said downwardly extending foot portion is positioned at a predetermined distance inboard of said edge to allow said divider to be nested within another like divider when stacked together and wherein said downwardly extending foot portion is spaced from an interior surface of an upwardly extending retaining wall of said like divider with which it is stacked such that said upwardly extending retaining wall of said like divider supports the exterior portion of said bottom wall when nested.