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US 2023/0159211 A1Published application
Reconfigurable beverage crate
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsSuzanne Clark Ward, Shelby Frances Apps, Brian Robert Guerry, William P. Apps, Margaret Wilson Garratt
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Abstract
A beverage crate includes a base and a plurality of walls extending upward from the base. The base together with the plurality of walls define a container interior for receiving beverage containers. By reconfiguring the crate, the storage volume of the container interior is selectively adjustable to accommodate different size beverage containers. Thus, the same crate could be used for different size beverage containers.
Claims19
A beverage crate comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of walls extending from the base, the base together with the plurality of walls defining a container interior for receiving beverage containers, wherein a storage volume of the container interior is selectively adjustable to accommodate different size beverage containers.
A method for using crate including:
- a) configuring the crate in a first configuration having a first interior storage volume defined between a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls extending upward from a base;
- b) after said step a), placing a first number of first beverage containers on the base of the crate, abutting the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls;
- c) after said step b), reconfiguring the crate to a second configuration having a second interior storage volume defined between the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls, wherein the second interior storage volume is less than the first interior storage volume;
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- d) after said step c), placing a second number of second beverage containers in the crate, wherein the second number is less than the first number or the second beverage containers are smaller than the first beverage containers.
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