Stacking crates
US8720688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2501/24592
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A stacking crate for bottles has a plurality of tapered pylons extending upward from a periphery of a floor. A rib extends downwardly in the interior of a cavity in each pylon. Each pylon further includes a slot in an upper surface of the pylon substantially aligned with the rib. When similar crates are nested, the ribs in the pylons of one crate will rest in the slots in the upper surface of the pylons of the lower crate, thus permitting the crates to be nested.
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