Beverage crate
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsShelby Frances Apps, Suzanne Whitfield Clark, William P. Apps, Crystal Y. Parra, Jon P. Hassell
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Abstract
A beverage crate includes a base having opposed end edges and opposed side edges. A pair of end walls extending upward from the end edges of the base. A pair of side walls extend upward from the side edges of the base. Each of the side walls includes an upper band portion connected to the base by inwardly-offset columns. The upper band portions each include at least one upper peak protruding upwardly and at least one complementary recess aligned below the at least one upper peak. The upper band portions each include at least one lower peak protruding downwardly and at least one complementary recess aligned above the at least one lower peak.
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A beverage crate comprising:
- a base having opposed end edges and opposed side edges;
- a pair of end walls extending upward from the end edges of the base;
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- a pair of side walls extending upward from the side edges of the base, each of the side walls including an upper band portion connected to the base by inwardly-offset columns, wherein each of the upper band portions is asymmetrical, the upper band portions each including portions with straight upper edges and straight lower edges, the upper band portions each including at least one upper peak protruding upwardly higher than the upper edges and at least one complementary lower recess aligned below the at least one upper peak, the upper band portions each including at least one lower peak protruding downwardly lower than the lower edges and at least one complementary upper recess aligned above the at least one lower peak.
A beverage crate comprising:
- a base having opposed end edges and opposed side edges;
- a pair of end walls extending upward from the end edges of the base, each end wall including a handle opening therethrough, each end wall including an upper edge having an outer portion and an inner portion, wherein the inner portion projects upwardly higher than the outer portion above the handle opening, wherein the inner portion has a convex upper surface curving about an axis generally parallel to the side edges of the base, wherein all of the convex upper surface is higher than a remainder of the each end wall;
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- a pair of side walls extending upward from the side edges of the base, each of the side walls including an upper band portion connected to the base by inwardly-offset columns.
A beverage crate comprising:
- a base having opposed end edges and opposed side edges;
- a pair of end walls extending upward from the end edges of the base;
- a pair of side walls extending upward from the side edges of the base, each of the side walls including an upper band portion connected to the base by inwardly-offset side columns;
- a plurality of corner columns in corners of the crate connecting the upper band portions to the base;
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- a plurality of anti-shingling ribs extending below the upper band portions and exterior of the side columns, the anti-shingling ribs on one of the side walls offset from centers of the side columns toward one of the end walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.