Tray for packaging u-shaped bulbs

Claim 2

A molded tray for packaging U-shaped bulbs comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral rim, at least one U-shaped bulb receiving pocket on said bottom wall, the legs of said U-shaped pocket terminating at said rim, the bight of said U-shaped pocket terminating short of said rim, said rim being interrupted in the area of the legs, upstanding crushing resistance means on said bottom wall arranged to define and isolate said U-shaped pocket, a plurality of spaced resilient pads in said U-shaped pocket, and said pads terminating above said bottom wall a lesser distance than said crushing resistance means terminates above said bottom wall.

Claim 3

A molded tray for packaging U-shaped bulbs comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral rim, at least one U-shaped bulb-receiving pocket on said bottom wall, the legs of said U-shaped pocket terminating at said rim, the bight of said U-shaped pocket terminating short of said rim, upstanding crushing resistance means on said bottom wall arranged to define and isolate said U-shaped pocket, a plurality of spaced resilient pads in said U-shaped pocket, said pads terminating above said bOttom wall a lesser distance than said crushing resistance means terminates above said bottom wall, said bulb-receiving pocket including parallel leg extensions in line with and extending from the legs of the U, said extensions being disposed adjacent said bight, and said resilient pads being further disposed in said leg extensions.

Claim 4

A molded tray for packaging U-shaped bulbs comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral rim, at least one U-shaped bulb-receiving pocket on said bottom wall, the legs of said U-shaped pocket terminating at said rim, the bight of said U-shaped pocket terminating short of said rim, upstanding crushing resistance means on said bottom wall arranged to define and isolate said U-shaped pocket, a plurality of spaced resilient pads in said U-shaped pocket, said pads terminating above said bOttom wall a lesser distance than said crushing resistance means terminates above said bottom wall, said bulb-receiving pocket including parallel leg extensions in line with and extending from the legs of the U, said extensions being disposed adjacent said bight, and said resilient pads being further disposed in said leg extensions.

Claim 5

A molded tray for packaging U-shaped bulbs as in claim 2 wherein a plurality of said bulb-receiving pockets are in said tray for disposing a plurality of bulbs side by side.

Claim 6

A molded tray for packaging U-shaped bulbs as in claim 3 wherein said upstanding crushing resistance means comprises tapered ribs having upwardly extending walls inclined toward each other.

Claim 7

A molded tray for packaging U-shaped bulbs as in claim 4 wherein the corners of said tray are beveled.

Claim 8

A molded tray for packaging U-shaped bulbs comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral rim, at least one U-shaped bulb receiving pocket on said bottom wall, the legs of said U-shaped pocket terminating at said rim, the bight of said U-shaped pocket terminating short of said rim, said bulb receiving pocket including parallel leg extensions in line with and extending from the legs of the U, and said extensions being disposed adjacent said bight.

Claim 9

A molded tray for packaging U-shaped bulbs comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral rim, at least one U-shaped bulb receiving pocket on said bottom wall, the legs of said U-shaped pocket terminating at said rim, the bight of said U-shaped pocket terminating short of said rim, said bulb receiving pocket including parallel leg extensions in line with and extending from the legs of the U, and said extensions being disposed adjacent said bight.

Claim 10

A package including a first molded tray having a bottom wall, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral rim, at least one U-shaped bulb-receiving pocket on said bottom wall, the legs of said U-shaped pocket terminating at said rim, the bight of said U-shaped pocket terminating short of said rim, upstanding crushing resistance means on said bottom wall arranged to define and isolate said U-shaped pocket, a plurality of spaced resilient pads in said U-shaped pocket, said pads terminating above said bottom wall a lesser distance than said crushing resistance means terminates above said bottom wall, in combination therewith, a U-shaped bulb, and a portion of said bulb being seated in said pocket.

Claim 11

A package including a first molded tray having a bottom wall, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral rim, at least one U-shaped bulb-receiving pocket on said bottom wall, the legs of said U-shaped pocket terminating at said rim, the bight of said U-shaped pocket terminating short of said rim, upstanding crushing resistance means on said bottom wall arranged to define and isolate said U-shaped pocket, a plurality of spaced resilient pads in said U-shaped pocket, said pads terminating above said bottom wall a lesser distance than said crushing resistance means terminates above said bottom wall, in combination therewith, a U-shaped bulb, and a portion of said bulb being seated in said pocket.

Claim 12

A package including a first molded tray having a bottom wall, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral rim, at least one U-shaped bulb-receiving pocket on said bottom wall, the legs of said U-shaped pocket terminating at said rim, the bight of said U-shaped pocket terminating short of said rim, upstanding crushing resistance means on said bottom wall arranged to define and isolate said U-shaped pocket, a plurality of spaced resilient pads in said U-shaped pocket, said pads terminating above said bottom wall a lesser distance than said crushing resistance means terminates above said bottom wall, in combination therewith, a U-shaped bulb, a portion of said bulb being seated in said pocket, including a second tray identical to said first tray and disposed adjacent to said first tray as a mirror image thereof, each of the pockets in said trays including parallel leg extensions in line with and extending from the legs of the U, said leg extensions being disposed adjacent said bight, said resilient pads being further disposed in said leg extensions, and said bulb being disposed in the pockets of said first and second trays with the bent portion of said bulb being disposed in one of the pockets and the remote leg portions of said bulb being disposed in the legs and extensions of the other pocket.

Claim 13

A package including a first molded tray having a bottom wall, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral rim, at least one U-shaped bulb-receiving pocket on said bottom wall, the legs of said U-shaped pocket terminating at said rim, the bight of said U-shaped pocket terminating short of said rim, upstanding crushing resistance means on said bottom wall arranged to define and isolate said U-shaped pocket, a plurality of spaced resilient pads in said U-shaped pocket, said pads terminating above said bottom wall a lesser distance than said crushing resistance means terminates above said bottom wall, in combination therewith, a U-shaped bulb, a portion of said bulb being seated in said pocket, including a second tray identical to said first tray and disposed adjacent to said first tray as a mirror image thereof, each of the pockets in said trays including parallel leg extensions in line with and extending from the legs of the U, said leg extensions being disposed adjacent said bight, said resilient pads being further disposed in said leg extensions, and said bulb being disposed in the pockets of said first and second trays with the bent portion of said bulb being disposed in one of the pockets and the remote leg portions of said bulb being disposed in the legs and extensions of the other pocket.

Claim 14

A package as in claim 8 including a plurality of pockets in each of said first and second trays with a bulb disposed in a pair of communicating pockets in each of said first and second trays.

Claim 15

A package as in claim 9 wherein the bent portion of each bulb is seated in a pocket in said first tray, a third tray identical to said first and second trays being inverted over said first tray for receiving the bent portion of each bulb in its pockets, and a fourth tray identical to the remaining trays being inverted over said second tray to reCeive the remote leg portions of each bulb in its pockets.

Claim 16

A package as in claim 9 wherein the bent portion of one bulb is in a pocket of one tray adjacent the remote leg portions of another bulb disposed in an adjacent pocket in the same tray.

Claim 17

A tray as set forth in claim 9 wherein said first and second trays and their bulbs comprise a set, a plurality of said sets being stacked atop each other, and a pair of further trays being inverted over the bulbs in the uppermost set.

Claim 18

A tray as set forth in claim 9 including a plurality of sets of trays and bulbs, a carton receiving said sets of trays and bulbs, and each of the bulbs being isolated from said carton and the remaining bulbs.