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US 11,618,604 B2Granted
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, the end walls including handle openings formed therethrough;
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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 the inwardly-offset columns do not project above the upper band portions, the upper band portions each including at least one upper peak protruding upwardly 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 and at least one complementary upper recess aligned above the at least one lower peak, wherein each of the upper band portions is asymmetrical and wherein at all points along each side wall an uppermost edge of each upper band portion is an uppermost surface of the respective side wall.
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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, wherein each end wall includes an upper edge having an outer portion and an inner portion, wherein the inner portion projects upwardly higher than the outer portion over a center of a handle opening through the respective 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, wherein the inwardly-offset columns do not project above the upper band portions, the upper band portions each including at least one upper peak protruding upwardly 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 and at least one complementary upper 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, each end wall including an upper edge having an outer portion and an inner portion, the inner portion including a plurality of ribs facing an interior of the crate, wherein the inner portion projects upwardly higher than the outer portion on each end wall, and wherein the inner portion has a convex upper surface curving about an axis generally parallel to the side 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.
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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;
- 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, the upper band portions each including at least one upper peak protruding upwardly 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 and at least one complementary upper recess aligned above the at least one lower peak, wherein the upper band portions each include an outer wall portion and a concave inner wall portion spaced inward of the outer wall portion, wherein the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion include the at least one upper peak;
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- at least one lug projecting outward from the base in a plane parallel to the base along an axis generally parallel to the end edges of the base, wherein the band portion includes at least one single-wall thickness portion forming at least one recess for receiving the at least one lug of an identical crate nested therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.