Patent · US Expired

Two liter bottle crate

US6454120B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 2001
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2501/2435
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A low depth bottle crate has 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 bottle receiving pocket. The crate interior includes a plurality of columns located at intersections of the transverse partitions and the longitudinal partition, each interior column comprised of four discrete hollow posts, each having a convex surface facing radially into one of four of the bottle receiving pockets that surround each of the interior columns.

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