Abstract: A collapsible podium comprising a front panel, a rear panel, and a flat floor panel all in hinged relationship to each other essentially along respective adjacent edges. The floor panel has a rear portion and a front portion in hinged relationship to each other. Disposed along essentially the lower edge of the front panel is a lip projecting forwardly at essentially a right angle with said front panel and at an upward angle from a horizontal plane. The podium collapses and folds along the several hinged relationships, and can have releasable securement means which maintains the podium in a folded configuration.

Abstract: A permanent, reusable, open skeletal-type crate that is permanently erect or collapsible. The crate is constructed to hold an inexpensive tray that is disposable. The tray in turn holds any desired number of individual containers of fluid or otherwise. In the preferred form the crate is collapsible and possesses hinged bottom end pieces that are slidable as allowed by a slot in a bottom strap. The erect crate may receive a tray holding the fluid or other containers with the crate and the tray constituting a system that is delivered to a retail outlet or alternatively the tray with its contents is deposited in the retail outlet. The crate has exceptional stacking strength with special corner posts. However, the crate is weak in the side to side direction and the end to end direction to eliminate uses that are prevelant with present milk crates.