Patrick R Harrell

US Patent:

20210245917, Aug 12, 2021

Filed:

Aug 9, 2019

Appl. No.:

17/268442

Inventors:

- East Hanover NJ, US
Patrick Harrell - Houston TX, US
Mandar Madhukar Kulkarni - Houston TX, US
Rafael Quinones - East Hanover NJ, US

International Classification:

B65D 5/50
B65D 1/36
B65D 85/36

Abstract:

A tray () is provided for retaining a plurality of food items () that includes a bottom wall portion () and a sidewall portion () together defining a plurality of compartments () separated from each other by dividers () and each configured to retain a stack of the food items (). Each of the dividers () is interconnected to the sidewall portion by a pair of scalloped ledges (). The sidewall portion of the tray includes two side panels () each including stiffening ribs () extending only along a portion thereof, but not extending along an entire length thereof. The tray () is configured such that, in response to a compressing force applied to the tray () in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second side panels (), the sidewall portion of the tray () deflects in a direction away from the food items ().