US1746720A - Adjustable tray - Google Patents

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Feb; 11, 1930. su ly Err 1,746,720

ADJUSTABLE TRAY Original Filed Sept. 1927 a I I I I n I I I l I I I 1 Patented Feb. 11, 1930 a y r V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DANIEL A. SULLIVAN AlhTD HARRY MTLLMAN, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ADJUSTABLE TRAY Application filed September 3, 1927, Serial No. 217,332. Renewed July 22, 1929. i

The obj ect'of this invention is to provide constituting portions of the angular telea tray adapted to support and display vascopic curb. rious articles, for example, oranges and other The member shown by Figure5,comprises fruits, confectionery, etc, the tray being ada flat portion 21, constituting a section of justable both in length and width, so that the bottom, and two curb portions 22 and 23,

it may support and display different 1111111: constituting sections of the angular telescopic bers of oranges, or other articles, in a comcurb. i pact group, the form of which is determined The member shown by Figure 6,'comprises by that of the'tray. a fiat portion 24,constitutinga section of the Of th accompanying d i forming bottonnfand two curb portions and 26,

a part of this specification 1 constituting sections "of the angular teles Figure 1 is a plan view of an adjustable Copic curb. The curb portions 19, 20, 22

t b d i th i ti and 26 are folded, as shown by Figures 8, 9,

Figure 2 is an edge View of the same. 12 and 14:, to form spaces 27 (Figures 8 9,

5 Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6, are plan views, show- 2 and 14;), formed to receive the curb poring the members of the tray separated from 1 8 25, 17, 16 and 23, Which are relatively h the thin and adapted to slide in said spaces, to

Figure 7 is a ectign 011 line of Fig vary the width and length Of the tray Each ure 3, a of the described members is made from a 0 Fi 8 i a ti On li 8- 8 f Fig s ngle blank of sheet metal, The bottomsecme 4. tions Contact with and are slidable on each Fi 9 i a ti on li 9.. 9 f Fi other; To prevent the springing apart of um a the bottom sections, we provide the section 21 Fi 10 i a ti on li 1() 1() f wlth a folded edge portion 29 (Figures 5 Figure 6, and 2), forming a guide in which an edge Fi 11 i a ti on li 11 -11 f portion of the section 15 is slidable, and pro- Fj i- 5 v de the sectlon 18 with a folded edge por- Figure 12 is a section on line 12- 12 of 01130 (Flgures 4 and forming a guide Fig in which an edge portion of thesection 24 Figure 13 is a section on line 13-13 of 1S slldable' Figure In assembling the several members the two Figure 14 is a section on line 14r14: of Shown -i Figures 3 and y be Figure 4L connected by causingthe curb sectlon 22 to The same reference characters indicate the 3 2 2 the Curb 599mm 16 and the -Q same parts in all of the figures. 1 i 15 Overlapping; the i section 21 The tray is composed of four sheet metal Fi i a Wlthln i g Then members, collectively constituting a rectan' 9 2 10W]: fl 11 Figure: 4 1g gular bottom and a rectangular telescopic x22 fi iffip f ts 3 59 3 40 curb of a tray, the width and length of which b 6 Set 1 n am 16 0 0m are variable, said members being shown sepb g igg 18 9O stately y Figures and and assem' Thereaft r the two pairg of members may bled Figures 1 3 The member Shown be connected, the curb sections 20, 26 receiv Fleure a ml j a P 15v ing the curb sections 17 23, respectively and 45 st-ltutmg sectlon oi the bottom and the bottom sections 18, 24 being beneath the curb portions 16 and 17, constituting secb t sections 15,21.

tions of the angular telescopic curb. The section 24 is provided with a folded The member shown by Flgure 4, comprises edge portion 81 to receive an edge portion a flat portion 18,'constituting a section of of the section 21 (Figures 6 and 12). 50 the bottom, and two curb portions 19 and 20, The thin curb portions 16, 17, 23 and 25,;

may be single thicknesses of sheet metal, or ma have two thicknesses closely pressed toget er, to permit their entrance into the spaces 27.

The members may be inexpensively produced by blanking them from sheet metal, and imparting to them final form by means well known by sheet metal workers.

We claim:

1. A tray for supporting a plurality or group of articles such as pieces of fruit composed of four sheet metal members collectively forming a rectangular shaped sheet metal bottom and a surrounding curb which is inclined outward from the bottom, each member including a section of the bottom and portions of the curb integral with said bottom section and extending lengthwise of two of its marginal edges from one corner thereof, the curb sections of the members being telescopically engaged, whereby the size of i the tray may be varied both longitudinally and transversely, to accommodate groups containing different numbers of articles or piles having bases of different areas Without breaking the connection between the members.

2. A tray of the character described in the foregoing claim in which one edge of the bottom section of each of two of the members i is folded upon said bottom section to form a guide in which an edge of the bottom section of another member may slide.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our I signatures.

DANIEL A. SULLIVAN. HARRY MILLMAN.

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