Patent ID: 6021913
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A tray for storing and displaying cans, comprising:a plurality of cells, each said cell having a vertically disposed cell wall and a bottom section, and each said cell integrally attached to an adjacent cell, the adjoined cell walls having a first thickness; and,means, attached to each said cell wall, for engaging an upwardly disposed rim of a can in a subjacent tray;an outer panel encompassing a defined area and said plurality of cells secured within said defined area, the outer panel comprising a portion of the cell wall at points of tangency between the outer panel and the respective cell walls of cells aligned along the panel,wherein the thickness of the outer panel at the points of tangency being one half the first thickness, so that the centerline distance between adjacent cells of the tray equals the centerline distance between a cell aligned along the panel and a cell aligned along a panel of an adjacent identical tray.