Abstract: Reusable plastic trays for storing and transporting beverage containers, such as twelve-ounce metal cans and two-liter PET bottles. The tray floor has thereon an array of support areas for the containers. The tray rail thereof is spaced high enough above the floor and in a "low-depth" design to prevent the containers on the support areas from tipping during transport. A generally rectangular band having upright inside and outside faces and an outward lip on top of the band form the rail. Columns between adjacent support areas interconnect the rail and the floor and angle downwardly and inwardly therebetween. The columns open outwardly and thereby define vertical slots into which the columns of a similar tray can be slidingly received. The trays when empty can thereby be stacked in a deeply nesting position whereby each additional tray adds generally only the height of its narrow rail to the height of the nested trays.

Abstract: A reusable case for storing, transporting and merchandising bottles of alternatively first and second different sizes. The case has opposing open first and second ends and a shelf secured therein and midway between the ends. First and second different divider structures are formed on opposite respective sides of the shelf. The first divider structure, with the first end oriented up, defines within the case and on the shelf a first plurality of pockets for retaining bottles of the first size. Alternatively and with the case flipped over, a second plurality of pockets for the second size bottles is formed on the other side of the shelf by the second divider structure. Bottles positioned in either of the pockets extend above the top of the case in a merchandising position. When a similar case is stacked on top of the loaded case, the bottles extend up into the lower empty portion of the top case.

Abstract: A sturdy, reusable plastic low-depth tray suitable for transporting, storing and displaying sixteen-ounce bottles or other beverage containers. The low-depth, vertical sidewall thereof is molded with, to and about the outside rectangular perimeter of the open gridwork tray floor. The sidewall is free standing and unsupported throughout its height above the floor and is defined by a series of adjacent upright panels, alternating ones of which are raised such that their lower surfaces are spaced above the top of the floor. The top and bottom edges of the sidewall thereby have undulating configurations. An outwardly-disposed support lip extends along the entire length of the top edge, and the raised portions of the bottom edge are spaced above the top of the floor. This sidewall construction allows the trays to securely and compactly column nest when empty and to more fully display the bottles therein and their labels when the trays are loaded and stacked in a low-depth arrangement.

Abstract: The stackable low depth bottle case of the present invention includes four side walls and a bottom portion. A plurality of upwardly projecting hollow columns extend upwardly within the side walls. The columns, walls, and bottom portion define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The bottle retaining pockets have flat surfaces to permit retention of bottles without base indentations and to permit rotation of petaloid bottles. The columns extend upwardly from the base portion a distance approximately one third of the height of the bottles to be retained. The columns may be hollow to permit empty cases to stack top to bottom. The lower surface of the bottom portion has circular concave portions with central retaining openings to facilitate stacking of loaded cases top to bottom. When a case is disposed on a lower filled case, the bottle tops of the lower case are guided toward the central retaining openings by the circular concave portions.

Abstract: A reusable stackable tray for cans being formed by a rectangular wall structure, a web-like floor structure secured to and extending down from the wall structure and a plurality of spaced redoubt floor members spaced on and about and extending down from the bottom surface of the floor structure. Each of the redoubt floor members has a bevelled bottom edge perimeter such that a tray filled with cans can, without being lifted, be slidingly pulled and pivoted on the redoubt floor members directly on top of a layer of cans in another tray beneath it.

Abstract: The stackable low depth bottle case of the present invention includes four side walls and a bottom portion. A plurality of upwardly projecting hollow columns extend upwardly within the side walls. The columns, walls, and bottom portion define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The bottle retaining pockets have flat surfaces to permit retention of bottles without base indentations and to permit rotation of petaloid bottles. The columns extend upwardly from the base portion a distance approximately one third of the height of the bottles to be retained. The columns may be hollow to permit empty cases to stack top to bottom. The lower surface of the bottom portion has circular concave portions with central retaining openings to facilitate stacking of loaded cases top to bottom. When a case is disposed on a lower filled case, the bottle tops of the lower case are guided toward the central retaining openings by the circular concave portions.

Abstract: A nesting and stacking storage container is disclosed. The storage container has two opposing end walls, two opposing side walls disposed between the end walls, and a generally rectangular bottom joining the end walls and the side walls. A handle device is disposed on both end walls and a securing device is mounted on the handle device to secure two storage containers top to top. The storage container also includes feet disposed at each corner on the outer surface of the bottom of the container to facilitate mounting containers top to bottom and to securely fasten two containers bottom to bottom. The feet prevent relative lateral movement between two containers.

Abstract: A multi-level stacking/nesting tray is disclosed in which the trays are configured to permit multi-level stacking through an interlocking stacking leg/slot configuration. A plurality of slots are formed at an angle from the vertical and are disposed in groups in two end locations of two opposing end walls of the tray. The slots in a selected group have progressively lower terminating points to thus permit varying levels of stacking/nesting. The slots are also configured so that the terminating point of each of the slots with a group lies along the same vertical line. Stacking legs are disposed on the exterior surface of the end walls of the tray at the location of the slots and are appropriately angled so as to permit insertion of the legs of a first tray into the corresponding slots of a second tray positioned below the first tray. By proper selection of a particular slot having the desired terminating point, various levels of stacking may be obtained.