Patent ID: 7438185
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A tray assembly comprising: a) a base that includes a floor having at least one horizontal planar section; b) a wall structure extending upward from the base comprising a first and a second pair of walls, each of said walls having substantially the same height; c) a boss on each of the first pair of walls; d) a latch extending from each of the first pair of walls, wherein said latch comprises an extension that is coplanar with an exterior surface of said first pair of walls, wherein said extension has a latch head on one end that grips the boss of an adjacent tray to form a tray assembly for storing a plurality of articles; and e) the tray assembly being formed by a first tray nesting partially within a second tray when the latch and boss mate together, such that the horizontal planar section of the first tray is below an upper edge of the second tray.