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A tray for transporting products and a method for its manufacture, the tray being formed from a sheet of cardboard which is die cut and includes fold lines defining the bottom and sides of the tray. The tray includes a hollow corner column (5) into which a reinforcing element (6) is inserted.

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1. Tray for transporting products, said tray being formed from at least one sheet (1) of cardboard, said sheet being die-cut and having fold-lines that define a bottom (2) and a first and second pair of opposed sides (3, 4) of the tray, the first and second pair of opposed sides defining four corner

1. Tray for transporting products, said tray being formed from at least one sheet (1) of cardboard, said sheet being die-cut and having fold-lines that define a bottom (2) and a first and second pair of opposed sides (3, 4) of the tray, the first and second pair of opposed sides defining four corners of said tray with each one of the corners of the tray comprising a column (5) of polygonal cross section into which a reinforcing element (6) is inserted, said reinforcing element having a cross section equivalent to the cross section of the column (5), so that said reinforcing element (6) fits inside the column, the cross section of both the reinforcing elements (6) and of the columns (5) being triangular, with at least one side of either the reinforcing elements or the columns having a double layer, characterised in that each one of the columns (5) includes a vertical fold-line (10) and that each one of said first and second pair of opposed sides (3,4) of the tray comprise a couple of sloping folds (7), the folds of one side of said first pair of opposed sides being sloped in opposite direction from the other side of said first pair of opposed sides and the folds of one side of said second pair of opposed sides being sloped in opposite direction from the other opposed side of said second pair of opposed sides.