Abstract A molded container, particularly for the packaging of frangible articles, such as eggs. The container is characterized by a tray having a plurality of cup-shaped cells formed therein, each receiving one of a number of similar articles, which may vary slightly in size and contour, but each having a transverse crosssection which is essentially circular. Contiguous ones of the cells are separated by a post having essentially vertical webs extending transversely of the long dimension of the carton and outward of the longitudinal planes connecting the center lines of the cells. These webs effectively separate the eggs at their greatest dimension, and they fair downward into generally horizontal webs giving the loaded carton good beam strength longitudinally thereof. Generally horizontally extending webs are provided between the posts and provide good beam strength to the loaded carton in directions transversely thereof.
In a container formed from mouldable material and having a generally rectangular tray, said tray comprising: a. a deck extending in a generally horizontal plane; b. a plurality of similar, generally cup-shaped cells extending downward from said deck, each of said cells receiving one of a number of similar frangible articles such as eggs, and being generally circular in transverse cross-section; c. a post located between contiguous ones of said cells and extending above the plane of said deck; d. a generally vertical web extending slightly above the plane of said deck and laterally of said post a small distance outwardly beyond a longitudinal plane connecting the lines of centers of said cells; i. said web being adapted to contact said article at a maximum diameter thereof and separate said article from contiguous ones of said articles; ii. said web fairing downward from the upper portions thereof to a plane disposed as a generally horizontal web below the plane of said deck and providing beam strength in a longitudinal direction to said tray when loaded; e. a generally horizontal web connecting a pair of cells disposed to the sides of said posts and extending laterally of said tray and disposed below the plane of said deck for providing stiffness of said tray in a lateral direction when loaded.
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In a container formed from mouldable material and having a generally rectangular tray, said tray comprising: a. a deck extending in a generally horizontal plane; b. a plurality of similar, generally cup-shaped cells extending downward from said deck, each of said cells receiving one of a number of similar frangible articles such as eggs, and being generally circular in transverse cross-section; c. a post located between contiguous ones of said cells and extending above the plane of said deck; d. a generally vertical web extending slightly above the plane of said deck and laterally of said post a small distance outwardly beyond a longitudinal plane connecting the lines of centers of said cells; i. said web being adapted to contact said article at a maximum diameter thereof and separate said article from contiguous ones of said articles; ii. said web fairing downward from the upper portions thereof to a plane disposed as a generally horizontal web below the plane of said deck and providing beam strength in a longitudinal direction to said tray when loaded; e. a generally horizontal web connecting a pair of cells disposed to the sides of said posts and extending laterally of said tray and disposed below the plane of said deck for providing stiffness of said tray in a lateral direction when loaded.