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US 8,109,408 B2Granted
Low depth crate
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorJon P. Hassell
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Abstract
A crate according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from the sides of the base and a pair of end walls extending upward from ends of the base. The end walls each include a pair of spaced apart end columns each having a side flange partially defining a bottle receiving pocket and a lower rib projecting upwardly from the base between the side flanges. A handle extends across the pair of spaced apart columns at each end wall.
Claims11
A crate comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from sides of the base, the side walls each including a lower portion and a plurality of side columns projecting upwardly from the lower portion;
- first and second opposed end walls extending upward from ends of the base, the first end wall including a pair of spaced-apart end columns each having a side flange partially defining a bottle-receiving pocket, a lower rib projecting upwardly from the base between the side flanges;
- and
- a handle extending across the pair of spaced-apart columns at the first end wall.
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A crate comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from sides of the base;
- a pair of opposed end walls extending upward from ends of the base, the end walls each including a pair of spaced-apart end columns each having a side flange partially defining a bottle-receiving pocket, exterior surfaces of the end columns tapering inwardly of the crate;
- corner columns extending upwardly from intersections of the side walls and the end walls, exterior surfaces of the corner columns tapered away from the end of the crate;
- and
- a handle extending across upper portions of the pair of columns at each end wall, the handle disposed outward of the exterior surfaces of the end columns.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.