CPC B65D 71/70 (2013.01) [B65D 21/0224 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A tier sheet comprising:
a deck having a support surface a plurality of annular upper recesses formed in the deck;
a pair of opposed flat side walls extending upward from the deck and a pair of opposed flat end walls extending upward from the deck, wherein the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls angle outward as they extend upward from the deck, such that an empty identical tier sheet could be nested therein;
a plurality of columns extending downward of the deck to define lower recesses for receiving the upper ends of containers therebelow, wherein each of the plurality of annular upper recesses is defined between one of the plurality of columns and one of a plurality of outer walls; and
a first plurality of recessed channels connecting each of the plurality of annular upper recesses to one of the pair of opposed flat side walls or one of the pair of opposed flat end walls.
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