Stackable and nestable beverage can tray
CA 2030247 A1 · Owner: Morris, Peter M. · Inventors: Allabaugh, Robert C.; Morris, Peter M.
Overview
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A molded, stackable and nestable beverage can tray having tapered side walls and end walls, contoured window openings in both the side walls and end walls and, having contoured window openings in both the side walls and end walls to snugly contain the cans is disclosed. The bottom length and width dimensions of the tray are less than the sum of the diameters of rows of cans placed in the tray. Trays according to the invention have a 3:2 length-to-width ratio for cross-typing stacks and have a tray bottom, design having generally diamond-shaped standoffs projecting downwardly from the bottom of the tray to lock onto the tops of the cans contained in the tray immediately beneath the can tray. …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed November 19, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 19, 2010.
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