A tray, such as for baked goods, includes a base and a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from side edges of the base. A front wall and a rear wall extend upward from a front edge and a rear edge of the base. The front wall and rear wall each have at least a portion that is shorter than the
A tray, such as for baked goods, includes a base and a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from side edges of the base. A front wall and a rear wall extend upward from a front edge and a rear edge of the base. The front wall and rear wall each have at least a portion that is shorter than the side walls. The front wall and rear wall each include an inner wall portion spaced inwardly of an outer wall portion. The front wall and rear wall each including at least one portion of reduced width at an upper edge of the front wall and the rear wall. The portion of reduced width accommodates the notches of a similar tray cross stacked thereon.
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1. A tray comprising: a base including a plurality of vertical ribs, the vertical ribs having a plurality of notches;a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from side edges of the base; anda front wall and a rear wall extending upward from a front edge and a rear edge of the base, the front wa
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A tray comprising: a base including a plurality of vertical ribs, the vertical ribs having a plurality of notches;a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from side edges of the base; anda front wall and a rear wall extending upward from a front edge and a rear edge of the base, the front wall and rear wall each having at least a portion that is shorter than the side walls, the front wall and rear wall each including an inner wall portion spaced inwardly of an outer wall portion, the front wall and rear wall each including at least two spaced-apart portions of reduced width at an upper edge of the front wall and the rear wall, wherein the portions of reduced width have reduced width relative to other portions of the front wall and rear wall, wherein each of the at least two portions of reduced width is offset toward the outer wall portion, thereby forming a recess on the inner wall portion, wherein the portions of reduced width are capable of being simultaneously received in the plurality of notches of an identical tray cross-stacked thereon. 2. The tray of claim 1 wherein each of the at least two portions of reduced width in the front wall is shorter than the side walls. 3. The tray of claim 1 wherein each of the at least two portions of reduced width includes an upper surface that is capable of being received in the plurality of notches of the identical tray cross-stacked thereon, the upper surface extends in a direction generally parallel to the base. 4. The tray of claim 1 including at least one pair of lateral flanges extending inward from the pair of side walls, wherein the at least one pair of lateral flanges are spaced from each of the at least two portions of reduced width. 5. The tray of claim 1 wherein each of the at least two portions of reduced width includes an inner surface offset toward an exterior of the tray further than an inner surface of the inner wall portion. 6. The tray of claim 1, wherein the tray is a lower tray in combination with the identical tray cross-stacked thereon, wherein the identical tray is an upper tray, wherein the portions of reduced width of the lower tray are simultaneously received in the plurality of notches of the upper tray while cross-stacked thereon with the base of the upper tray parallel to the base of the lower tray. 7. The tray of claim 1 wherein each of the at least two portions of reduced width has a single wall thickness. 8. The tray of claim 7 wherein each of the at least two portions of reduced width has a plurality of horizontal ribs extending from the single wall. 9. The tray of claim 8 wherein the side walls each include an inner rail and an outer rail defining a channel therebetween. 10. The tray of claim 9 wherein the side walls each include a plurality of pockets opening toward an interior of the tray, the side walls further including a plurality of feet receivable in the plurality of pockets of an identical tray on which the tray is stacked. 11. A tray comprising: a base including a plurality of vertical ribs, at least one of the vertical ribs having at least one notch;a pair of first walls extending upward from first edges of the base;a pair of opposed second walls extending upward from opposed second edges of the base, the second walls each having at least a portion that is shorter than the first walls, the second walls each including an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, the inner surfaces of the second walls each including a pair of recessed portions at an upper edge of the second walls, wherein the inner surfaces of the second walls at the recessed portions are offset outwardly of the tray relative to the inner surface of the second walls other than at the recessed portions, wherein the recessed portions are capable of being received in the at least one notch of an identical tray cross-stacked thereon such that the base of the identical tray is parallel to the base of the tray. 12. The tray of claim 11 wherein the recessed portions include an upper surface that are capable of being received in the at least one notch of an identical tray cross-stacked thereon, the upper surface extends in a direction generally parallel to the base. 13. The tray of claim 11, wherein the tray is a lower tray in combination with the identical tray cross-stacked thereon, wherein the identical tray is an upper tray, the base of the upper tray is parallel to the base of the lower tray, the recessed portions of the lower tray are simultaneously received in the plurality of notches of the upper tray while cross-stacked thereon. 14. The tray of claim 11 wherein the recessed portions are portions of reduced width relative to the at least a portion that is shorter than the first walls other than the portions of reduced width and wherein the portions of reduced width have a single wall thickness. 15. The tray of claim 14 wherein the portions of reduced width have a plurality of horizontal ribs extending from the single wall. 16. The tray of claim 15 wherein the first walls each include an inner rail and an outer rail defining a channel therebetween. 17. The tray of claim 16 wherein the first walls each include a plurality of pockets opening toward an interior of the tray, the first walls further including a plurality of feet receivable in the plurality of pockets of an identical tray on which the tray is stacked. 18. A tray comprising: a base including a plurality of vertical ribs, at least one of the ribs having at least one notch;a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from side edges of the base;a front wall and a rear wall extending upward from a front edge and a rear edge of the base, wherein the front wall and rear wall are shorter than the side walls, the front wall and rear wall each including an inner wall portion spaced inwardly of an outer wall portion, the front wall and rear wall each including a single-wall thickness portion at an upper edge of the front wall and the rear wall, an innermost surface of each of the front wall and rear wall offset toward an exterior of the tray at each single wall thickness portion, wherein the single-wall thickness portion is capable of being received in the at least one notch of an identical tray cross-stacked thereon such that the base of the identical tray is parallel to the base of the tray; andlateral flanges extending inward from each of the side walls on the upper edge of the front wall, the lateral flanges taller than the single wall thickness portions, the single wall thickness portions of the front wall between the lateral flanges. 19. The tray of claim 18 wherein the single-wall thickness portion is above the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion. 20. The tray of claim 19 wherein the single-wall thickness portion has a width less than a distance between an inner surface of the inner wall portion and an outer surface of the outer wall portion. 21. A tray comprising: a base including a plurality of vertical ribs, the vertical ribs having a plurality of notches;a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from opposed sides of the base; anda front wall and a rear wall extending upward from a front and a rear of the base, the front wall and rear wall each having at least a portion that is shorter than the side walls, the front wall and rear wall each including an inner wall portion spaced inwardly of an outer wall portion, the front wall and rear wall each including two spaced-apart portions of reduced width adjacent an upper edge of the front wall and the rear wall, the portions of reduced width having reduced width relative to other portions of the front wall and rear wall, each of the at least two portions of reduced width having a single wall thickness, each of the at least two portions of reduced width having a plurality of horizontal ribs extending from the single wall, wherein the portions of reduced width are capable of being simultaneously received in the plurality of notches of an identical tray cross-stacked thereon. 22. The tray of claim 21 wherein the side walls each include an inner rail and an outer rail defining a channel therebetween, wherein the side walls each include a plurality of pockets opening toward an interior of the tray, the side walls further including a plurality of feet receivable in the plurality of pockets of an identical tray on which the tray is stacked. 23. The tray of claim 21 wherein the portions of reduced width are single-wall thickness portions.
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