Tray for ampoules or the like

Claim 1

An article of manufacture comprising an open top tray having a plurality of upright partitions, two of said partitions being the side walls of the tray, each partition cooperating with the next adjacent partition to define parallel generally U-shaped troughs, upright end walls pivotably connected to opposite ends of said partitions at the trough bight portion by a reduced thickness hinge whereby said end walls may pivot from a horizontal position to an upright disposition, the height of said end walls being not greater than the height of the adjacent end of said partitions, said end walls and at least some of said partitions having cooperating means including a discrete projection on at least two of said partitions disposed between said side walls and at the end thereof, said means including a mating hole for each projection in one of said end walls to facilitate locking said end walls in an upright disposition generally perpendicular to said partitions, said partitions and walls being integral in one piece with said hinges and being made from a polymeric plastic, and adjacent partitions having an integral projection extending into the trough therebetween for securing an ampoule in the trough.