Low depth crate for containers

A low depth crate for containers, comprising:

• a base including a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface including a plurality of recesses defined therein and arranged to engage containers loaded in a lower crate therebeneath when in a stacked configuration, the plurality of recesses including primary recesses capable of receiving closures of at least two different sizes of containers, each primary recess defined by a peripheral wall and having a first support region and a second support region separated by a partition wall extending across the primary recess and connected to the peripheral wall;
• a wall structure extending upwardly around a periphery of the base and including four adjoined side walls of equal length, each side wall having an upper rim;
• and
• a handle formed in a central portion of each side wall and extending upwardly above the upper rim, wherein a lower surface of the handle has a shape complementary to a shape of an upper surface of the handle and defines a nesting recess under the handle, wherein when the crate is nested with the lower crate in any orientation, the nesting recess of the crate is arranged to receive the handle of the lower crate.

A low depth crate for containers, comprising:

• a base including a top surface and a bottom surface;
• a wall structure extending upwardly around a periphery of the base;
• and
• a plurality of recesses defined in the bottom surface of the base and arranged to engage containers loaded in a crate therebeneath when in a stacked configuration, the plurality of recesses including
• corner recesses each defined by a peripheral wall, each corner recess having a generally planar, polygonal first support region for engaging first-sized containers and having a first depth with respect to the bottom surface, and a generally planar, polygonal second support region for engaging second-sized containers and having a second depth with respect to the bottom surface, wherein the first depth is greater than the second depth, the first support region separated from the second support region by a partition wall extending across the corner recess and connected to the peripheral wall;
• and
• intermediate recesses spaced in between the corner recesses for engaging second-sized containers, wherein the corner recesses are larger than the intermediate recesses.