Stacking drawer package

• US 20090308785A1
• Filed: 06/17/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Paper Company
• Original Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Company (Weyerhauser)
• Inventors: Philips, Nicholas A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,393,470 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/745
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/003 having ledges formed by extensions of the side walls B65D5/0045 and B65D5/0065 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/685 having an inwardly or upwardly extending tab on the lid side wall cooperating with a tab on, or an opening in, the container side wall

Abstract

A tray has a bottom panel, side and end panels and top shoulders at opposed ends of the tray. A separate cover extends across the top and down opposed sides of the tray. The cover has attachment tabs that extend into attachment slots in the tray. The trays may be stacked with an upper tray resting on the shoulders of the lower tray. The cover is a cover for the stack of trays with the side panels of the cover sized for different numbers of trays in the stack. One embodiment has stacking tabs extending above the tray. The cover has cut-outs to accommodate the stacking tabs.

Claims

1. A container comprising

a tray comprising

a bottom panel,

front, back and side panels extending upwardly from the bottom panel,

shoulder panels attached to the upper edge of each of the front and back panels, the shoulder panels being in a plane parallel to the bottom panel,

attachment slots in the side panels adjacent the bottom panel,

a separate cover comprising

a top panel, a pair of side panels and a pair of attachment flaps,

the cover top panel being congruent with the tray shoulder panels,

the cover side panels being congruent with the tray side panels,

the attachment flaps extending through the attachment slots.

2. The container of claim 1 further comprising

the tray comprising stacking tabs extending above the shoulder panels on opposing sides of the container,

the cover comprising cut-out sections at the side edges of the cover top panel aligned with the stacking tabs.

3. A container assembly comprising

at least two trays, each tray comprising

a bottom panel,

front, back and side panels extending upwardly from the bottom panel,

shoulder panels attached to the upper edge of each of the front and back panels, the shoulder panels being in a plane parallel to the bottom panel,

attachment slots in the side panels adjacent the bottom panel,

the trays being stacked with the upper tray resting on the shoulders of the tray beneath it,

a separate cover comprising

a top panel, a pair of side panels and a pair of attachment flaps,

the cover top panel being congruent with the shoulder panels of the upper tray,

the cover side panels being congruent with the tray side panels,

the attachment flaps extending through the attachment slots of the lowest tray.

4. The container of claim 3 further comprising

each of the trays comprising stacking tabs extending above the shoulder panels on opposing sides of the container,

the upper tray being within the stacking tabs of the tray beneath it,

the cover comprising cut-out sections at the side edges of the cover top panel aligned with the stacking tabs of the upper tray.