Tray for transporting horticultural containers
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-085/52
B65D-071/70
출원번호
US-0716195
(2012-12-16)
등록번호
US-9227776
(2016-01-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Chapel, Karl Ronald
출원인 / 주소
Chapel, Karl Ronald
대리인 / 주소
Darrow, Christopher G.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
2인용 특허 :
18
초록▼
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a tray for transporting a plurality of horticultural containers. The tray comprises: a plurality of connected container receiving pockets each having a bottom portion and an open distal portion opposite the bottom portion and sized to receive a horticultural conta
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a tray for transporting a plurality of horticultural containers. The tray comprises: a plurality of connected container receiving pockets each having a bottom portion and an open distal portion opposite the bottom portion and sized to receive a horticultural container; and a plurality of tabs projecting into at least one of the pockets, each of the plurality of tabs including an upper end connected to the pocket below the open distal portion and extending downward at an angle to position a free distal end into the pocket with a bias against outward radial displacement.
대표청구항▼
1. A tray for transporting a plurality of horticultural containers, comprising: a plurality of connected container receiving pockets each sized to receive a horticultural container and having a bottom portion, an open distal portion opposite the bottom portion and an upright side wall extending ther
1. A tray for transporting a plurality of horticultural containers, comprising: a plurality of connected container receiving pockets each sized to receive a horticultural container and having a bottom portion, an open distal portion opposite the bottom portion and an upright side wall extending therebetween, the pockets each defining one or more pocket openings framed in part by a peripheral upper edge at the pocket's upright sidewall and concentric with a central axis of the pocket; andfor each of the pocket openings, a corresponding tab projecting into the pocket defining the pocket opening, each tab including an upper end connected to the pocket only at the peripheral upper edge framing the pocket opening and extending downward at a constant angle to position a free distal end into the pocket with a bias against outward radial displacement. 2. The tray of claim 1, wherein the free distal end of the tab is concave. 3. The tray of claim 1, wherein a width of the tab at the free distal end is greater than a length of the tab. 4. The tray of claim 1, wherein the angle is greater than approximately 15 degrees but less than approximately 35 degrees. 5. The tray of claim 1, wherein the one or more pocket openings include two pairs of opposedly positioned pocket openings, further comprising: two pairs of opposedly positioned tabs respectively corresponding to the two pairs of opposedly positioned pocket openings. 6. The tray of claim 1, further comprising: the plurality of connected container receiving pockets including adjacent first and second pockets each having an upright side wall;an upper surface connecting the open distal portions of the first and second pockets; anda cross-channel defined by the upper surface and extending between the upright side walls of the first and second pockets. 7. The tray of claim 6, wherein the cross-channel is disposed between two adjacent of the one or more pocket openings. 8. The tray of claim 6, wherein a vertex of the cross-channel is disposed proximate to the bottom portions of the first and second pockets. 9. The tray of claim 6, wherein the cross-channel extends offset from an imaginary line extending between respective radial axes of the first and second pockets. 10. The tray of claim 1, further comprising: the plurality of connected container receiving pockets including six pockets arranged in a three-by-two array. 11. The tray of claim 1, wherein an entire width of the free distal end of the tab frames at least a partial profile concentric with the central axis of the pocket and similarly shaped, but smaller than, the pocket's cross sectional profile. 12. A tray for transporting a plurality of horticultural containers, comprising: a plurality of connected container receiving pockets each sized to receive a horticultural container and having a bottom portion, an open distal portion opposite the bottom portion and an upright side wall extending therebetween, the pockets each defining one or more pocket openings framed in part by a peripheral upper edge at the pocket's upright sidewall; andfor each of the pocket openings, a corresponding tab connected at the peripheral upper edge framing the pocket opening, the tabs extending downward at a constant angle from the peripheral upper edges of the pocket openings to position free distal ends having widths greater than lengths of the tabs into the pocket with a bias against outward radial displacement, the entire widths of the free distal ends of the tabs framing at least a partial profile concentric with a central axis of the pocket and similarly shaped, but smaller than, the pocket's cross sectional profile. 13. The tray of claim 12, wherein the peripheral upper edge framing the pocket is concentric with the central axis of the pocket, and the upper end of each tab is connected to the pocket only at the peripheral upper edge. 14. The tray of claim 12, wherein the free distal ends of the tabs are concave. 15. The tray of claim 12, wherein the angle is greater than approximately 15 degrees but less than approximately 35 degrees. 16. The tray of claim 12, further comprising: the plurality of connected container receiving pockets including six pockets arranged in a three-by-two array. 17. A tray for transporting a plurality of horticultural containers, comprising: a plurality of connected container receiving pockets each sized to receive a horticultural container and having a bottom portion, an open distal portion opposite the bottom portion and an upright side wall extending therebetween, the pockets each defining one or more pocket openings framed by a peripheral upper edge at the pocket's upright sidewall, a peripheral bottom edge at the pocket's bottom portion and opposing side edges extending from the pocket's upright sidewall to the pocket's bottom portion, wherein both the peripheral bottom edge and the peripheral upper edge are concentric with a central axis of the pocket; andfor each of the pocket openings, a corresponding tab projecting into the pocket defining the pocket opening, each tab including an upper end connected to the pocket at the peripheral upper edge framing the pocket opening and extending downward at a constant angle to position a free distal end into the pocket with a bias against outward radial displacement. 18. The tray of claim 17, wherein the upper end of each tab is connected to the pocket only at the peripheral upper edge. 19. The tray of claim 17, wherein a width the tab at the free distal end is greater than a length of the tab. 20. The tray of claim 17, wherein an entire width of the free distal end of the tab frames at least a partial profile concentric with the central axis of the pocket and similarly shaped, but smaller than, the pocket's cross sectional profile.
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