Stackable low depth bottle case
US5660279A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2501/24694
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A stackable case for retaining and transporting bottles including outer side walls forming an outer shell having a longitudinal axis and a horizontal axis, a case bottom disposed substantially within the outer shell, and a plurality of supports for supporting the outer surfaces of the bottles and which, in combination with the outer shell and the case bottom, define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. A first receiving structure extends above the height of a top surface of one of the side walls and has a first longitudinal recess and a first transverse recess for cross-stacking with an upper identical case by receiving a side wall of the upper identical case when the lower cross-stacking case is empty. A second receiving structure having a second longitudinal recess along the longitudinal axis of the case and a second transverse recess along an axis parallel to the transverse axis of the case is also provided in a preferred embodiment. Ribs corresponding to the location of the receiving structures are disposed on the bottom of the case such that the size of the openings in the bottom structure is reduced. The case also includes a handle structure which allows the bottle case t…
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