Patent ID: 9162792
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A blank for forming a tray for shipping and displaying a plurality of products, the blank comprising: a bottom panel comprising a rear edge, a first side edge and an opposing second side edge, and a plurality of bottom slots each configured to receive at least a portion of one of the products for securing the product within the tray and to support the at least one of the products within the tray, wherein each bottom slot includes a cut line and at least one score line; a rear panel extending from the rear edge of the bottom panel; a first divider panel extending from the first side edge of the bottom panel, the first divider panel comprising a plurality of support slots, a first connecting tab extending from a first end of the first divider panel, and a free edge at a second end of the first divider panel opposite the first end; and a second divider panel extending from the second side edge of the bottom panel, the second divider panel comprising a plurality of support slots, a second connecting tab extending from a first end of the second divider panel, and a free edge at a second end of the second divider panel opposite the first end; wherein the connecting tabs are configured to obliquely position the divider panels relative to the bottom panel, and wherein each support slot of the first divider panel is associated with a corresponding support slot of the second divider panel to define a pair of support slots, each pair of support slots being configured to receive at least a portion of one of the products to secure the product to the tray, to display the product within the tray, and to enable individual access to each of the products within the tray.