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A tray for storing and transporting bottles includes a plurality of spaced apart base walls each for supporting a bottle thereon. A pair of opposed side walls and a plurality of interior columns are connected by a plurality of dividers. The dividers also connect the columns and the side walls to the

A tray for storing and transporting bottles includes a plurality of spaced apart base walls each for supporting a bottle thereon. A pair of opposed side walls and a plurality of interior columns are connected by a plurality of dividers. The dividers also connect the columns and the side walls to the base wall. Each divider includes a lower end having spaced apart pocket walls each connected to a different one of the base walls.

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1. A tray for storing and transporting bottles comprising: a base including a plurality of spaced-apart base walls for supporting bottles thereon;a pair of opposed side walls;a plurality of interior columns between the side walls, the interior columns extending up higher than the side walls;a plural

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A tray for storing and transporting bottles comprising: a base including a plurality of spaced-apart base walls for supporting bottles thereon;a pair of opposed side walls;a plurality of interior columns between the side walls, the interior columns extending up higher than the side walls;a plurality of side columns extending up from the side walls;a plurality of dividers connecting the interior columns to one another and to the side columns, the dividers connecting the base walls to the interior columns; andeach divider having a vertical single wall thickness upper portion connected to a lower end including spaced apart pocket walls each connected to a different one of the plurality of spaced-apart base walls, each upper portion including a header portion co-planar with spaced apart leg portions extending downward from the header portion, such that an opening is defined between the leg portions, wherein the dividers are dimensioned and oriented so that the upper portions are received between the spaced apart interior pocket walls of an identical tray nested on the tray. 2. The tray of claim 1 wherein the spaced apart pocket walls are a first pair of spaced apart pocket walls, the divider further including a second pair of spaced apart pocket walls, a first pocket wall of each pair of spaced apart pocket walls connected to a different one of the plurality of base walls. 3. The tray of claim 1 further including a pair of opposed end walls connecting the side walls to one another. 4. The tray of claim 1 wherein the pocket walls are spaced apart curved walls defining pockets for receiving bottles therein. 5. The tray of claim 4 wherein the spaced apart curved walls each include convexly curved facing outer surfaces. 6. The tray of claim 5 wherein the curved walls are connected to the base walls and define a generally cylindrical interior surface. 7. The tray of claim 6 wherein the curved walls are connected to the base walls to define a generally cylindrical exterior surface. 8. The tray of claim 1 wherein the header portion and the spaced apart leg portions are co-planar with one another and single wall thickness. 9. The tray of claim 1 wherein the plurality of interior columns includes three interior columns each having an upper opening formed through an upper surface thereof. 10. A tray for storing and transporting bottles comprising: a base including a plurality of spaced-apart base walls for supporting bottles thereon;a pair of opposed side walls;a plurality of interior columns between the side walls, the interior columns extending up higher than the side walls;a plurality of side columns extending up from the side walls;a plurality of dividers connecting the interior columns to one another and to the side columns, the dividers connecting the base walls to the interior columns; andeach divider having a vertical single wall thickness upper portion connected to a lower end including spaced apart pocket walls each connected to a different one of the plurality of spaced-apart base walls, wherein the dividers are dimensioned and oriented so that the upper portions are received between the spaced apart interior pocket walls of an identical tray nested on the tray, wherein the dividers each further include a laterally diverging portion connecting an upper portion of the divider to the spaced apart pocket walls. 11. A tray for storing and transporting bottles comprising: a base including a plurality of spaced-apart base walls for supporting a bottle thereon, a bottle-receiving pocket defined above each of the base walls;a pair of opposed side walls, each of the side walls partially defining the plurality of the bottle-receiving pockets;a plurality of interior columns between the side walls, the interior columns extending up higher than the side walls;a plurality of dividers connecting the interior columns to one another and to the side walls, the dividers connecting the base walls to the interior columns, each divider having a lower end including spaced apart interior pocket walls each connected to a different one of the plurality of spaced-apart base walls, the interior pocket walls having uppermost edges generally co-planar with lowermost edges of the side walls, wherein the side walls and dividers are formed as a single piece, each divider including an upper portion above the lower end, said upper portion of each divider consisting of a single wall which is the only connection above the lower end of the each divider between an adjacent pair of interior columns or between one of the interior columns and one of the side walls, wherein the uppermost edges of the interior pocket walls are spaced apart. 12. The tray of claim 11 wherein side pocket walls depend from the side walls, the side pocket walls spaced inwardly from the side walls. 13. The tray of claim 12 wherein the side walls are connected to the side pocket walls by side ledges. 14. The tray of claim 13 wherein the dividers are connected to the interior pocket walls by interior ledges. 15. The tray of claim 14 wherein the interior ledges are generally coplanar with the side ledges. 16. The tray of claim 11 wherein the dividers are dimensioned and oriented to be received between the spaced apart interior pocket walls of a similar tray nested thereon. 17. The tray of claim 16 wherein the dividers are dimensioned and oriented to contact lowermost edges of the upper portions of the dividers of the similar tray nested thereon. 18. The tray of claim 11 wherein the dividers each further include a laterally-diverging wall portion connecting an upper portion of the divider to the spaced apart interior pocket walls. 19. A tray for storing and transporting bottles comprising: a base including a plurality of spaced-apart base walls for supporting a bottle thereon;a pair of opposed side walls, side pocket walls depending downward from the side walls, the side pocket walls spaced inwardly from the side walls, wherein bottom-most edges of the side walls are in a plane higher than an upper-most surface of the base walls;a pair of opposed end walls connecting the side walls;a plurality of interior columns between the side walls, the interior columns extending up higher than the side walls;a plurality of exterior columns extending up from the side walls; anda plurality of dividers connecting the interior columns to one another and to the side walls, the dividers connecting the base walls to the interior columns, each divider having a lower end including spaced apart curved interior pocket walls each connected to a different one of the plurality of spaced-apart base walls, each divider including an upper portion above the lower end, said upper portion of each divider consisting of a single wall which is the only connection above the lower end between an adjacent pair of interior columns or between one of the interior columns and one of the side walls, the interior pocket walls having uppermost edges generally co-planar with uppermost edges of the side pocket walls. 20. The tray of claim 19 further including a bottle supported on one of the base walls, the bottle having a neck portion, a base portion and a body portion connecting the neck portion to the base portion, the base portion tapering inwardly toward a bottom of the base portion, at least a portion of a pocket defined by the side pocket walls and the interior pocket walls having a diameter less than a diameter of the body portion of the bottle. 21. A tray comprising: a base;a pair of side walls extending upwardly from opposite edges of the base;a plurality of side columns extending upwardly from the side walls;a plurality of interior columns between the side walls, the interior columns extending upwardly from the base; anda divider connecting one of the plurality of interior columns to one of the plurality of side columns, wherein the divider includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion including two spaced apart pocket walls extending down to the base, the upper portion consisting of only a single wall above the lower portion, wherein the single wall is the only connection between the one of the plurality of interior columns and the one of the plurality of side columns, the single wall including a header and at least two spaced-apart portions co-planar with the header. 22. The tray of claim 21 wherien the base includes a plurality of spaced-apart base walls for supporting bottles thereon. 23. A tray comprising: a plurality of base walls;a pair of side walls extending upwardly from the base walls;a plurality of side columns extending upwardly from the side walls;a plurality of interior columns between the side walls, the interior columns extending upwardly from the base walls; anda divider connecting one of the plurality of interior columns to either another of the plurality of interior columns or a side column, wherein the divider includes a single-walled upper wall portion and a lower wall portion, the lower wall portion including at least two generally coplanar spaced-apart leg portions;wherein a horizontal element connects one of the plurality of base walls to the lower wall portion of the divider, the horizontal element extending in a direction generally parallel to the plane of the base walls;wherein one of the plurality of base walls is connected to another of the plurality of base walls by way of a generally vertical pocket wall, the pocket wall connected to one of the spaced-apart lower portions by way of the horizontal element, the pocket wall extending generally perpendicular to the horizontal element in a downward direction. 24. The tray of claim 23 wherien the plurality of base walls are spaced-apart base walls each for supporting a bottle thereon.