Patent ID: 8864014

Claim:
A shipping and display tray having a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, and a respective pair of opposed side walls foldably joined with one another for holding different products contained therein in an upright position at a point of sale, the shipping and display tray comprising: a one-piece shallow tray comprises a plurality of different sizes of compartments integrally attached to one another and wherein the one-piece shallow tray being divided by a plurality of partitions each of which integrally extends from the respective pair of opposed side walls, the respective plurality of different sizes of compartments includes a respective plurality of buffers that defines the size of the each compartment while maintaining a fixed perimeter or outside dimension of the one-piece shallow tray and wherein each of the respective buffers foldably extends from the back wall and is defined by respective areas x, y, and z configured between respective fold lines ( 52 ), ( 54 ), ( 56 ) and respective crease lines ( 72 a ), ( 72 b ), ( 72 c ) and respective areas ( 30 a ′), ( 30 b ′), and ( 30 c ′) configured between the respective fold lines ( 52 ), ( 54 ), ( 56 ), and an additional fold line ( 40 ) and wherein the size of each buffer is capable of being changed during manufacture of the shipping and display tray by changing the location of the respective fold lines ( 52 ), ( 54 ), ( 56 ) and wherein the additional fold line ( 40 ) separates the back wall from the respective areas ( 30 a ′), ( 30 b ′), and ( 30 c ′) and wherein the respective crease lines ( 72 a ), ( 72 b ), ( 72 c ) define a border for a glue flap ( 60 ) and the respective areas x, y, and z.