APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING AN INVERTED, TRUNCATED PYRAMIDAL SHAPE OF STACKED GOLF BALLS WITHIN A TRAY AND FORMING ON TOP AN UPRIGHT, PYRAMIDAL SHAPE OF STACKED GOLF BALLS

摘要

A tray for stacking golf balls into a truncated, inverted pyramidal shape and upon which may be stacked on top a regular pyramidal stack of golf balls that self-supports to retain its shape. The tray includes a base, four diverging walls and a rim. The walls are between the rim and the base. The base has a plurality of curved rails that have convex surfaces within an inward facing side of the tray. The curved rails are separated from each other in succession by flattened regions. The rim has holes for securing rope handles. Golf balls may be poured into a hopper on the rim of the tray to stack the golf balls in the tray first in an inverted pyramid shape manner and then in a regular pyramid shape manner.