Patent ID: 6820743
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A wine bottle shipping tray for receiving and protecting a wine bottle during shipping in a carton comprising:a first bottle receiving portion on a first side of said shipping tray for receiving a wine bottle therein; wherein said first bottle receiving portion includes a first shoulder abutting member for abutting against a shoulder portion of the wine bottle, said shoulder abutting member comprising first and second concave up shoulder cradle members in spaced relation to one another for receiving first and second portions of the bottle shoulder, a gap being defined between a lower region of said first shoulder cradle member and a lower region of said second shoulder cradle member and a saddle member defined in the gap between said first and second shoulder cradle members for urging a second wine bottle out of a first plane of the shipping tray as said second bottle moves in a direction across said saddle member.