Abstract: The invention describes a container for retaining a plurality of microscope slides and comprises a base and a tray removably received on the bottom wall of the base; the tray displays a pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending slide retaining compartments wherein each compartment includes a series of longitudinally spaced partitions, the spaces between the partitions and the distance between the opposite walls of the compartments are such as to receive the short sides of the rectangular shaped microscope slides; the spaces also enable the slides to be manually moved reciprocally between a frontwardly inclined position and a rearwardly inclined position. The width of the base is slightly greater than the width of three laterally vertically standing slides so that the slides may be stored in three lateral rows in the base when the tray is removed therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a diet method which is designed to provide the user with a balanced diet while restricting the caloric intake by controlling the portion size in a simple and convenient manner. The method employs an apparatus which is preferably in the shape of a plate comprising a plurality of compartments which are designed to enclose a specified volume of food. The apparatus is used with associated meal cards having a variety of foods listed thereon. The foods are listed in specific sections on the card which correspond to the compartments of the apparatus. The meal cards are positioned such that the food list for a particular compartment fits in the shape of the compartment such that the user can see the selectable food items which may be used to fill the corresponding compartment.

Abstract: An integrally-formed coin holder formed of plastic material has a generally V-shaped structure, in end view, and resiliently flexible arms to permit coins to be packaged in and removed from the coin holders. The coin holder has a series of open pockets, which provide a multiple-point support for the coins in the holder and a perfect coin count every time. The coin holder may also comprise a plurality of coin holders preformed or joined to form a composite unit. A coin collecting tray having a plurality of fins extending upwards from a trough spaced in correspondence with the pockets of the coin holder provides a fast efficient way to collect and sort coins for insertion into the coin holder.

Abstract: A flash card management apparatus has a progression of compartments that govern or direct which cards are reviewed at a given drill session. When the progression is ordered by card capacities, a given card will come up for review possibly at each drill session for the first few sessions, and then come up for review with ever decreasing frequency thereafter. The use of the management apparatus will assure that each card will be not only periodically reviewed, but also reviewed a fixed number of times before it is put on the side.

Abstract: A console device for vehicles which includes a multiple use storage area having a bottom wall and an upwardly extending peripheral wall with an upwardly extending peripheral wall about at least a portion of that bottom wall defining a receiving recess with front and rear surfaces. A divider member extends upwardly from the bottom wall within the recess and between the front and rear surfaces, and features an arcuate cross-sectional conformation. A space is provided on the bottom wall between the divider member and at least one of the front and rear surfaces. At least one opening is also provided for receiving the lower portions of a cup or similar drinking vessel, with that opening including a bottom wall, front and rear walls, and at least one sidewall member generally defining a cup receiving area. An adjustable cupholder arm extends between the front and rear walls and includes an inner edge for defining an adjustable portion of the cup receiving area.

Abstract: A paraffin refill or package system or article wherein the paraffin mixture is provided in a large total volume which has preselected portions or sub-volumes which are defined by a divider structure. The sub-volumes or portions are preferably cube shaped. In use, a single carton containing the paraffin refill or system is opened. One or more portions or cubes of the system are added to the bath apparatus reservoir and heated. The user then observes the resultant liquefied mix to determine whether additional portions of the system are necessary. Any remaining portions of the system are saved in the carton.

Abstract: A method of performing a surgical procedure includes providing an instrument supporting tray having a plurality of surgical instruments positioned thereon adjacent to a plurality of instrument-identifying indicia disposed in predetermined relative positions. In performing the surgical procedure, the surgical instruments will be employed generally in the sequence in which they are positioned on the tray. The surgical instruments are identified by at least one of (a) graphics corresponding generally to the shape of the particular surgical instrument, (b) recesses conforming generally to the shape of the surgical instrument and (c) words and/or numbers providing identification thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the instrument-identifying indicia will be provided with different instruments in different sequences, depending upon the specific surgical procedure.

Abstract: A package for a food product which includes a rigid tray formed from a single piece of malleable material having flanges located in a reference plane, first and second side walls, first and second end walls and a bottom all integrally joined. Integrally formed tabs are defined at the junction of the side walls and the bottom which extend generally in the plane of the side walls a predetermined distance. Some of the tabs with the peripheral flange form an upright display support permitting the package to be displayed upright with the front panel located in a vertical or near vertical plane facing forward. A hanging feature can also be incorporated into the rigid tray flange to provide peg-board display if desired. This can be accomplished with no added labor or material cost. A thin flexible film covers the tray in the reference plane and attaches to the peripheral flanges to hermetically seal the recessed compartment.

Abstract: A modular tray system for holding component carriers includes a rectangular frame having retaining elements in the form of slots or pegs along opposite sides. Rails or partitions are arranged in parallel and selectively spaced apart along the opposite sides, and spaced apart along the opposite sides, and spanning between the opposite sides. Component carriers such as strips of thermoformed component-holding carrier tape are supported on the spaced apart rails. The modules can be stacked to allow for the holding of component carriers having relatively deep component-holding pockets.

Abstract: A medical monitoring device, operating system, and method is provided for managing administration of medical treatment regimens for treating a patient's medical conditions. The device stores medication schedule data, treatment data, patient query data, and patient response data. The device includes a controller for controlling modes of operation of the device, controlling access of the memory, controlling display of the treatment data and the patient query data on a display, receiving and processing patient response data, tracking timing, and providing scheduled medication alarm signals. The device provides scheduled medication alarm signals that alert the user concerning prescribed medications due to be taken. The device further includes removable trays of varying capacities that provide flexibility regarding type and quantity of dispersed medications.

Abstract: An organizer tray which is insertable within the upper portion of an empty container such as a five gallon bucket for use in organizing tools and like articles typically transported by craftsmen in empty buckets. The organizer tray is provided with bottom open, arcuately shaped channels which enable the tray to be emplaced over the upper rim portion of the container for easy access to the top open storage compartments. The organizer tray can conveniently be stacked onto a tray of identical design in a stable, slightly spaced configuration. For this purpose, the tray includes a radially inwardly extending protuberance which is engagable by a spacing finger provided on a superiorly mounted tray.

Abstract: A carrier tape in which bottomed accommodating recesses whose upper surfaces are opened are provided in a row, comprises opening-closing spring pieces provided in each of the accommodating recesses, the opening-closing spring pieces being disposed on an upper surface of a product accommodated in each of the accommodating recesses and being capable of opening and closing from a closing position for preventing the product from dropping out upward to an opening position for allowing the product to be taken out upward. With this structure, it is possible to excellently prevent the product from dropping out.

Abstract: Provided is a storage case for a diffraction grating, which accommodates the diffraction grating in a constant orientation, so as to improve efficiency in the operation for assembling the diffraction grating. The storage sections each accommodate a diffraction grating Each storage section forms a storage space for accommodating a diffraction grating. The storage space is equipped with a rib for engaging the outer peripheral portion of the diffraction grating.

Abstract: A blank for producing a finished container which is divided into compartments suitable for holding piece items. The blank comprises at least five rectangular panels which can be folded along fault lines to form the container having a bottom, a top, and sides. One of the rectangular panels which forms the top of the container comprises a plurality of folding lines, hexagonal fields, and at least one compartment partition. The fields are formed by a combination of slits and folding lines.

Abstract: A nested tray and stand for holding a plurality of nail image material bottles. The stand has a rounded annular base plate with a hollow cylinder extending vertically from its inner rim. A receptacle for holding absorbent material saturated with a suitable solvent is defined at the upper part of the cylinder. A slotted cap closes off the top of the cylinder with absorbent material exposed through the slot. The tray is a molded annular configuration that slips over the stand and provides a series of peripherally recesses each of which recess can hold a bottle in a plurality of orientations.

Abstract: A compartmentalized, plastic food package includes a container and sealed cover which have a plurality of individually sealed chambers for distinct foodstuffs. The container includes a top flange or surface which extends about the individual chambers onto which the removable cover is secured by an adhesive or heat sealing. The top flange includes a peripheral shoulder and lip which cooperates with the rear or bottom edge of certain of the chambers to facilitate substantially upright self-display of the container and contents. The sidewalls of the chambers are tapered and include notched or stepped spacers such that the containers may be controllably nested, the spacers preventing overly tight nesting and thus facilitating separation prior to filling and sealing. A plurality of distinct foodstuffs such as meat, cheese, crackers and cookies, for example, may be individually sealed in the chambers, thereby maintaining each foods flavor, aroma and desired moisture content.

Abstract: Storage organizers assembly having a plurality of dividers which divide a bottom enclosure into separate storage sections. At least some of the dividers are independently insertable and removable to create storage sections of various sizes and configurations. The top and bottom surfaces of the storage organizers include a plurality of curved surfaces to make the storage organizers more visually appealing and adding strength and reducing warpage of these surfaces. Storage organizers in accordance with the present invention also includes a latching arrangement which is easy to use and securely closes the storage organizers.

Abstract: An alternate stacking paper tray has a planar base with a first edge, a second edge, a third edge positioned opposite the first edge and a fourth edge positioned opposite the second edge. A side is disposed upwardly from each edge. Paper guiding walls are disposed from each side to define a first paper receiving area and a second paper channel which intersects the first paper receiving area. In a preferred embodiment the paper guiding walls extend outwardly to meet the closest adjacent paper guiding wall, thus forming compartments positioned at the corners of the base.

Abstract: A package for containing food products has at least two compartments having different atmospheric conditions. Each of the compartments may be sealed by a membrane having different permeability. The membranes may be sealed to a peripheral flange extending around each of the compartments. The peripheral flange is designed to facilitate severing in place on the tray of a membrane from a continuous web of material.

Abstract: A tool box includes a base having an opening and an upper space communicating with each other. A cover is pivotally coupled to the base for forming the tool box. An insert is engaged in the upper space of the base, and a drawer is slidably engaged in the opening of the base for allowing the drawer to be pulled outward of the base. The base has a guide channel for guiding the drawer relative to the base and for positioning the drawer to the base. A number of beams and bars are secured in the drawer for forming a number of spaces and for receiving smaller elements.

Abstract: A pair of side walls for supporting a tray in a stacked configuration and a stackable tray having a tray bottom and two such side walls joined to the tray bottom at opposite sides, each side wall having a channel along its top edge and a channel along its bottom edge and so configured that when two side walls of two such trays and their bottom edges are placed parallel and adjacent to each other, a portion of each such bottom edge can be received in a channel in a top edge of a side wall of a third tray of the invention. In the preferred embodiments shown, the tray bottom has egg holding cells. The trays can be stacked and unstacked by sliding trays at the top of a stack. The side walls have openings and supporting ribs providing support for weight carried by the side walls. The side walls are joined to be substantially parallel when the tray is loaded. The tray bottom is joined to the side walls with fillets that minimize the flexural deflection between tray bottom and side walls.

Abstract: A lens-gate divider system for a camera bag. The gap or opening of the dividers is covered by swinging gates which can accommodate long camera lenses or camera bodies without the lenses attached thereto and also provide a plurality of different size compartments without the need to change to different dividers. In one embodiment, the lens-gate divider system comprises at least one lens-gate divider with two panels spaced apart and leaving a gap therebetween. Each panel has a swinging gate or door hingeably attached thereto and can swing open or closed in a lateral direction. In another embodiment, the system has at least one divider with a cut-out opening. A swinging lens-gate is hingeably attached to the divider to open or close the cut-out opening.

Abstract: A hair colorist palette that is triangular in shape that allows the colorist or hair stylist to conveniently have available all tools and supplies needed for a single process or for use in dimensional coloring. The hair colorist palette provides two large wells to hold different hair colors and a mixing chamber adjacent to the wells together with a round well for holding a bottle of permanent or semi-permanent hair coloring or extra liquid developer. In addition, a straight slot is provided for storing of brushes and/or squares of aluminum foil together with two small openings for the handles of additional brushes.

Abstract: A lens-gate divider system for a camera bag. The gap or opening of the dividers is covered by swinging gates which can accommodate long camera lenses or camera bodies without the lenses attached thereto and also provide a plurality of different size compartments without the need to change to different dividers. In one embodiment, the lens-gate divider system comprises at least one lens-gate divider with two panels spaced apart and leaving a gap therebetween. Each panel has a swinging gate or door hingeably attached thereto and can swing open or closed in a lateral direction. In another embodiment, the system has at least one divider with a cut-out opening. A swinging lens-gate is hingeably attached to the divider to open or close the cut-out opening.

Abstract: Asphalt is packaged in consumable containers (10) having breakage means, such as short notches or long channels (110, 111), to allow for easy breakage into smaller portions for ease of handling and feeding into kettles. The containers are advantageously made of an asphalt-polymer composition so that the entire asphalt package may be melted in a kettle, e.g., for use in a roofing or paving application. The containers may have various features to enhance processability and handleability, including a generally rectangular shape and multi-faceted or stepped sides 20 and/or walls 30 with handhold portions and/or scooped portions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tray carrier having multiple shelves that extend in a ramp-like manner above a horizontal base portion at an angle of about forty-five degrees. Each shelf can support an otherwise flimsy tray of bedding plants, allowing the plant trays to be easily lifted and carried. The tray carriers can also be stacked on top of one another without damaging the plants by placing the base of an upper tray carrier on the top edge of the shelves of a lower tray carrier. Thus, the tray carriers can be used to transport and display plant trays in a more efficient manner.

Abstract: A lens-gate divider system for a camera bag. The gap or opening of the dividers is covered by swinging gates which can accommodate long camera lenses or camera bodies without the lenses attached thereto and also provide a plurality of different size compartments without the need to change to different dividers. In one embodiment, the lens-gate divider system comprises at least one lens-gate divider with two panels spaced apart and leaving a gap therebetween. Each panel has a swinging gate or door hingeably attached thereto and can swing open or closed in a lateral direction. In another embodiment, the system has at least one divider with a cut-out opening. A swinging lens-gate is hingeably attached to the divider to open or close the cut-out opening.

Abstract: An improved tray which can be held and stabilized using one hand and forearm is disclosed. The surface of the tray is positioned away from the forearm so that hot foods can be provided on the tray surface without injury or discomfort to one using the tray. A stabilizing member which has a shape generally conforming to the curvature of the forearm is positioned on one side of the tray and on the opposite side extends a cup holder. The stabilizer element and cup holder extend downwardly from the tray an equal distance which enables the device to be rested on a table or flat surface. A further feature of the invention allows for the nesting of the trays on top of one another for storage or shipping.

Abstract: A compartmentalized, plastic food package includes a container and sealed cover which have a plurality of individually sealed chambers for distinct foodstuffs. The container includes a top flange or surface which extends about the individual chambers onto which the removable cover is secured by an adhesive or heat sealing. The top flange includes a peripheral shoulder and lip which cooperates with the rear or bottom edge of certain of the chambers to facilitate substantially upright self-display of the container and contents. The sidewalls of the chambers are tapered and include notched or stepped spacers such that the containers may be controllably nested, the spacers preventing overly tight nesting and thus facilitating separation prior to filling and sealing. A plurality of distinct foodstuffs such as meat, cheese, crackers and cookies, for example, may be individually sealed in the chambers, thereby maintaining each foods flavor, aroma and desired moisture content.

Abstract: A picture frame storage box (10, 10A) having a body (12) with a front (16) and two oppositely situated endwalls (20, 22) that connect the front (16) to the back (18). The front and back each have top edges (28). Each endwall (20, 22) is of a size and shape to extend above the front and back top edges (28), creating an abutment (32). Each abutment (32) has an exposed surface (34) that faces the other. A base (24) adjoins the front (16) the back (18), and two endwalls (20, 22) to form a storage compartment (26) of a size and shape to hold CD's, videos, trading cards, and the like. One or more dividers (44) may connect front (16) to back (18) and is laterally spaced between endwalls (20, 22). Each divider (44) divides storage compartment (26) into separate compartments. Each divider (44) includes a top (46) that is of a size and shape to extend above the front and back top edges (28), creating an abutment having two oppositely situated exposed surfaces (48, 50).

Abstract: A cassette for compass saw blades (5) is provided with a base part (1) and a lid part (2) movable in relation to the base part (2). Furthermore housing devices for the compass saw blades (5) are provided. The housing devices for the compass saw blades (5) are constructed as at least two sawtooth shaped support members (3), which are mounted parallel to one another on the base part (1) and transversally to the direction of displacement of the lid part (2) displaceable in relation to the base part (1). The support members (3) in each case contain several supporting faces (6) for the compass saw blades (5), which are inclined towards the plane of the base part (1) and are separated from one another.

Abstract: A food and beverage tray that includes food sections and a beverage section, the latter to hold a beverage container and finger receiving means as a part of the tray in said beverage section wherein at least one finger of a hand may be used to stabilize and hold the beverage container wherein the remaining fingers and palm of the hand hold and stabilize the tray.

Abstract: A compartmentized box (20) and a knapsack (10) incorporating same. The knapsack (10) has straps (16) allowing carrying of the compartmentized box (20) on a person's back. The compartmentized box (20) has columns (30) formed of a plurality of panels (23) for supporting a plurality of containers (32) and for allowing the containers (32) to be slid in and out of the compartmentized box (20). Edgewise adjacent ones of the panels (23) can be disconnected from each other and the panels rearranged to allow containers (32) of differing sizes to be slid into the compartmentized box (20) so that the knapsack (10) can be readily restocked with any desired arrangement of the containers (32).

Abstract: A containment apparatus for holding an item such that it is separate from debris, comprising a frame having side walls including a first engaging member and a second engaging member located under the first. A perforated support platform is mounted to the frame at the first engaging member while a receiving tray is mounted at the second engaging member. Debris in the holder passes through platform perforations into the receiving tray and can then be removed efficiently during cleaning. Several embodiments are disclosed which include the tray and platform being individually fixed or removable and side walls of various heights. A plurality of dividers and subdivider may optionally be provided to divide the exterior surface of the platform into a plurality of compartments.

Abstract: A stackable bin includes two spaced apart side walls, and a rear wall connecting rear edges of the side walls together. The side walls and rear wall are slightly inclined inwardly with respect to a vertical plane. A bottom wall is connected to lower portions of the side walls and rear wall and a central partition wall is connected with the bottom wall and rear wall to define first and second compartments open at front ends thereof. A channel extends parallel to and in alignment with the partition wall, and is formed at an underside of the bottom wall, for receiving an upper edge of a partition wall of a another stackable bin, for a supporting stackable arrangement therewith. Vertically oriented ribs are provided on outer surfaces of the side walls, for further supporting the stackable bin on the upper edges of side walls of the other stackable bin, and for increasing structural rigidity of the side walls.

Abstract: A lens-gate divider system for a camera bag. The gap or opening of the dividers is covered by swinging gates which can accommodate long camera lenses or camera bodies without the lenses attached thereto and also provide a plurality of different size compartments without the need to change to different dividers. In one embodiment, the lens-gate divider system comprises at least one lens-gate divider with two panels spaced apart and leaving a gap therebetween. Each panel has a swinging gate or door hingeably attached thereto and can swing open or closed in a lateral direction. In another embodiment, the system has at least one divider with a cut-out opening. A swinging lens-gate is hingeably attached to the divider to open or close the cut-out opening.

Abstract: An article storing tray convenient for various partitioning includes a tray. The tray has a tray body having a plurality of drop-in dovetail grooves and also has at least one comb-toothed partition board having a plurality of through dovetail grooves with dovetail tenons at opposite ends of the partition board. With this configuration, the partition board can be dovetailed in two drop-in dovetail grooves of the tray body. The tray further has at least one sub-partition board having dovetail tenons at opposite ends of the sub-partition board so that the sub-partition board can be dovetailed in any of the drop-in dovetail grooves of the tray body and any of the through dovetail grooves to the comb-toothed partition board. In such a tray, by dovetailing the comb-toothed partition boards and the sub-partition boards in the dovetail grooves, the internal space of the tray body can be divided into a variety of compartments and these partition boards can be securely held.

Abstract: An open-top case is provided wherein an inside portion of the open-top case is separated by partition plates in a lateral manner, whereby several bank note storage portions are provided in the open-top case. Several openings are provided in an upper region of the partition plates. Accordingly, money handling for bank notes can be done easily even if the bank notes are small sized. Because an upper region of each of the bank notes are exposed at the openings regardless of the size thereof, it is easy to touch the bank notes at the openings even for small sized bank notes. Also the bank notes are reliably supported by the partition plates since it is not necessary to provide a wide opening in the partition plates for easy access to bank notes.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a tool box apparatus that is used to carry and store the tools and equipment that are commonly used by individuals who plaster or drywall. The tool box apparatus of the present invention includes a first wall that is parallel to a second wall, an opened top and an enclosed bottom. The first portion includes a plurality of parallel slots for receiving and maintaining blades that are used by drywallers. The second portion includes a compartment that is used for storing other commonly used items by individuals who drywall. This second portion can be provided with a cover or lid.

Abstract: A molded plastic overwrap tray is disclosed having a base and sidewalls. The upper edges of the sidewalls define an upper surface of the tray. The base and sidewalls define a food retaining chamber. Adjacent sidewalls of the tray are connected to one another through a corner reinforcing rib extending from the base to the upper edges of the associated sidewalls. The reinforcing rib defines a channel in communication with the food retaining chamber to provide finger access to food positioned in the food retaining chamber to facilitate removal thereof. Each of the corner ribs provides reinforcement to resist deflection of the upper edges of the sidewalls, whereby an overwrap on the tray is supported by the upper surface of the tray to minimize sagging of the overwrap and prevent the overwrap from coming into contact with food in the food retaining chamber. In another embodiment, a center post is provided having its upper end substantially level with the upper surface of the tray.

Abstract: Container for separate solid and/or liquid food products which includes a shaped and reinforced prismatic body of a pasteboard template, having a mouth opening on an inclined plane and having larger side faces provided with identical opposing cuts. A pasteboard template, generally in the form of a "C", having an upper leg which defines an upper end surface with a cutout in it, is introduced inside the prismatic body. The upper end surface also has opposite lateral surface extensions that extend over the larger side faces and, two lips, are introduced into the cuts on the larger side faces which attaches the template to the prismatic body. The vertical wall of the "C"-shaped template is a partition that divides the interior of the prismatic body into an area to hold the solid product, while a receptacle with a liquid in it is introduced into the cited cutout in the upper end surface.

Abstract: A storage tray is provided with at least one removable divider having a guide that is removably received in a channel formed on the bottom of the tray. The guide is shaped to cooperate with the channel so that when the divider is substantially vertical, the divider is slidably along the entire length of the channel and when the divider is tilted from the substantially vertical position, the divider is substantially secured in position.

Abstract: A tray assembly comprising a bottom tray, a support grid, and a top screen. The bottom tray includes a generally flat bottom wall having an upturned side, the side forming a ledge. The outer contour of the grid is similar to that of the ledge and the ledge supports the outer periphery of the grid, the grid extending across the flat bottom. The top screen comprises a flat screen and a border member around the periphery of the screen, the border member being secured to the screen and removably attached to the upturned side of the bottom tray. When assembled, the top screen is supported by the grid and the grid is supported by the bottom tray, and a piece of greenware to be cleaned is placed on the top screen. Scrapings from the greenware fall through the screen and the grid and into the bottom tray. After the piece has been cleaned and bisque fired, a person may turn the tray upside down and place the piece on what is normally the underside of the bottom tray.

Abstract: A drum-type slide magazine having a compartment body (11) which surrounds a magazine hub (1) and includes a series of radially extending compartment walls (15) to form slide compartments (17). The compartment body (11) is designed as a body separate from the hub (1) which is fixedly connected with said hub (1) by a connecting element (37).

Abstract: A stand alone folding bottle pack to separate and protect from injurious contact with each other the individual bottles in at least two rows of bottles standing vertically in a container, said bottle pack being manufactured in a partially or fully unfolded condition to facilitate moulding and unmoulding and stacking for packaging prior to use, and then optionally locked in the folded stand alone condition, for manual or mechanical insertion into said container, appropriately located and standing erect, ready to receive said bottles, which may then also be inserted either manually or mechanically.

Abstract: A supporting panel for package comprises a rectangular base plate. Four inclining plates are formed at sides of the base plate, and provided with erecting plates, respectively. The supporting plates are formed into package members by folding the supporting panels along folds so that the inclining plates are inclined with respect to the base plate and the erecting plates are erected vertically. The packing device is composed of package members formed from the supporting panels which are opposed to each other, and partition plates disposed between the above-mentioned package members, wherein the supporting panels are connected with each other through partition plates. Plural wares can be packed one by one into parts into which a space between the package members are divided.

Abstract: A portable food tray for supporting food and a drink container which is adapted to be securely and comfortably held by one hand of the user. The nestable food tray is formed from a sheet material and has a generally flat surface portion and a cup-like portion for supporting a drink container. An interconnecting wall portion connects the cylindrical wall of the cup-like portion to the flat surface portion so that sufficient space is provided to permit the thumb and at least the index finger of the user to surround and grip the outside of the cylindrical wall. The peripheral outer edge portion of the tray has convex and concave side edge portions so that the concave portion can be held closely against the user's body. The tray includes two ribs that divide the flat surface portion into separate compartments and that serve to strengthen the tray. The underside of the ribs are sized so as to accommodate a portion of the hand or wrist to further support and stabilize the tray.

Abstract: A medical instrument tray has a frame of opposing side and end walls having inner and outer panels. Instrument supports extend across the frame and join to inner panels of the side walls. The instrument supports have pegs separated by a central plateau, radiused sections for supporting round instruments, and slots for supporting a flat handle instrument such as scalpel. Finger slots are provided on the bottom side of the tray to allow the tray to be easily carried with the fingers away from the sharp edges or points of the instruments.

Abstract: An improved animal grooming clipper cleaning, storing and transporting unit that has a top that seals to a base and an internal separation unit that separates clipper head assemblies placed within the separation unit, a strainer to allow grooming clipper parts to drain free of cleaning solution, a motor to agitate the cleaning solution and are capable of being interlocked to stick several assemblies.

Abstract: A compartmentalized plastic food package includes a container and sealed cover which have a plurality of individually sealed chambers for distinct foodstuffs. The container includes a top flange or surface which extends about the individual chambers onto which the removable cover is secured by an adhesive or heat sealing. The top flange includes a peripheral shoulder and lip which cooperates with the rear or bottom edge of certain of the chambers to facilitate substantially upright self-display of the container and contents. The sidewalls of the chambers are tapered and include notched or stepped spacers such that the containers may be controllably nested, the spacers preventing overly tight nesting and thus facilitating separation prior to filling and sealing. A plurality of distinct foodstuffs such as meat, cheese, crackers and cookies, for example, may be individually sealed in the chambers, thereby maintaining each foods flavor, aroma and desired moisture content.