Pallet-sized shipping and display tray

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10183777-B2
Application number	US-201815895024-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 13, 2018
Priority date	Mar 20, 2015
Publication date	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019

Abstract

A pallet-sized shipping and display tray includes a base portion having an interior space and opposed sides ends. The respective spaced-apart first and second vertical columns each of which is configured to be positioned in the opposed ends of the interior space of the base portion. Each of the respective first and second spaced-apart vertical columns includes two shoulder panels, two coterminous spine panels, and two arm panels all of which are foldably joined to one another. At least one deck is configured to be attached to the respective spaced-apart first and second vertical columns to form a bridge. The at least one deck includes a supporting panel having two side depending flanges and two end depending flanges all of which foldably joined to one another so as to adequately support a weight of one or more upper display trays when they are stacked upon one another.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pallet-sized shipping and display tray comprising:
a base portion having opposed ends;
respective spaced-apart first and second vertical columns each of which being configured to be positioned in the opposed ends of the base portion wherein each of the respective spaced-apart first and second vertical columns includes two shoulder panels, two coterminous spine panels, and two arm panels all of which are foldably joined to one another; and
at least one deck configured to be attached to the respective spaced-apart first and second vertical columns to form a bridge wherein the at least one deck comprising a supporting panel having two side depending flanges and two end depending flanges all of said side depending flanges and end depending flanges being foldably joined to one another so as to adequately support a weight of one or more upper display trays when being stacked upon one another.

2. The pallet-sized shipping and display tray of claim 1 wherein each of the respective shoulder panels includes a respective foot flap which is foldably joined thereto and each extends outwardly from respective bottom of the shoulder panels.

3. The pallet-sized shipping and display tray of claim 1 wherein each of the two coterminous spine panels includes first foot flanges each of which foldably extends from respective lateral edges.

4. The pallet-sized shipping and display tray of claim 1 wherein the two spine panels are coextensively folded and are attached to one another via a first locking tab and a first slot.

Assignees

• Int Paper Co

Inventors

• Adams Wesley N

Classifications

• B65D5/4804

  formed by folding strips essentially in tubes, U- or S-shape · CPC title

• B65D5/48048 Primary

  Single partition formed by folding one or more blanks and provided with flaps fixed to or maintained by parts of the container body (B65D5/4804 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D5/321

  at least one container body part formed by folding up portions of a single blank connected to a central panel from all sides · CPC title

• B65D5/322

  at least one container body part formed by folding a single blank to essentially U-shape with or without extensions which form openable lid elements · CPC title

• B65D5/5213

  Internal elements supporting the contents and movable for displaying them, e.g. movable bottoms or trays · CPC title