Collapsible crate with wood appearance
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsWilliam P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell, Shelby Frances Apps
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Abstract
A collapsible crate includes a base and a plurality of walls pivotably connected to the base. Each of the walls is a single piece of molded plastic defining a plurality of planks having the appearance of wooden planks, such as with molded-in grain texture, knots and irregular edges. The irregular edges may provide gaps between adjacent planks to provide ventilation to the crate. The knots may include knot holes to provide additional ventilation. The planks may include horizontal planks extending between vertical planks. The vertical planks and horizontal planks may include an interior wall from the edges of which extend ribs toward the exterior of the crate.
Claims26
A collapsible crate comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of walls hingeably connected to the base and movably between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position generally parallel to the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall, the first wall including a plurality of planks and a handle opening through the first wall, each of the planks including an interior wall portion and a plurality of ribs projecting outward from opposite edges of the interior wall portion toward an exterior of the crate, wherein the plurality of planks are generally parallel to one another and define gaps therebetween.
A collapsible crate comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of walls hingeably connected to the base and movably between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position generally parallel to the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall, the first wall including a plurality of planks, each of the planks including an interior wall portion and a plurality of ribs projecting outward from the interior wall portion toward an exterior of the crate, wherein the plurality of planks have rounded corners transitioning from the interior wall portion to the plurality of ribs.
A collapsible crate comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of walls hingeably connected to the base and movably between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position generally parallel to the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall having a handle opening formed therethrough, the first wall including a plurality of horizontal planks extending between a pair of vertical planks, wherein the plurality of vertical planks each have an interior wall portion and ribs projecting outward from opposite edges of the interior wall portion thereof.
A collapsible crate comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of walls hingeably connected to the base and movably between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position generally parallel to the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall, the first wall including a plurality of planks and a handle opening through the first wall, the plurality of planks having irregular outer edges defining irregularly-shaped gaps between the irregular outer edges.
A collapsible crate comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of walls hingeably connected to the base and movably between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position generally parallel to the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall, the first wall including a plurality of generally horizontal planks extending between generally vertical planks, wherein the plurality of generally vertical planks are integrally molded with the plurality of generally horizontal planks as a single piece of plastic, wherein the plurality of vertical planks each have an interior wall portion spaced inwardly of the interior wall portions of the plurality of generally horizontal planks, the plurality of vertical planks each further including ribs projecting outward from opposite edges of the interior wall portion thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.