Two liter bottle crate
US6401960B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2501/24929
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A low depth bottle crate includes a peripheral wall of uniform height, the peripheral wall including a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. A longitudinal interior partition extends between the end walls and a plurality of transverse interior partitions extend between the side walls to thereby create a plurality of bottle receiving pockets within the peripheral wall. A crate bottom is connected to the peripheral wall, an upper surface of the crate bottom formed to include a bottle supporting platform for each of the bottle receiving pockets. A plurality of interior columns are located at intersections of the transverse partitions and the longitudinal partition, each interior column having an interior surface facing radially into each of four of the bottle receiving pockets that surround each of the interior columns, the surface having a pair of vertically extending interior convex ribs adapted to provide support for a bottle loaded into the respective pocket. Similar half columns are located about the side walls and similar quarter columns are located in the crate corners. Thus, the surfaces that support the peripheral surface of the bottles located in the bottle receiving p…
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