Special receptacle or package – Structural features for vertical stacking – i.e. – similar... – Having specified means for nesting instead of stacking
Patent
1997-08-29
1999-11-09
Castellano, Stephen
Special receptacle or package
Structural features for vertical stacking, i.e., similar...
Having specified means for nesting instead of stacking
206506, 206510, 206518, 220755, 220756, 220771, B65D 21032
Patent
active
059796545
ABSTRACT:
A nestable display crate for bottle carriers having a floor and a wall structure with that is designed to reveal the labels on the bottle carriers. The wall structure is of double thickness and comprises a lower wall portion adjacent the floor and a plurality of integrally formed contoured upper wall portions extending upward from the lower wall portion. The wall structure is hollow throughout allowing the contoured upper wall portions to be received within the lower wall portion of a crate nested thereabove. The contoured upper wall portions are tapered to be smaller in cross section at the top and larger near the lower wall portion to enable easy nesting and to avoid nested crates from becoming wedged together due to interference. The upper wall portions are in the shape of gear teeth that are spaced along the opposing sidewalls and endwalls of the crate. The upper wall portions along the sidewalls are positioned so that they are between six-pack carriers when the crate is loaded, and the space in between the upper wall portions is a window that allows for a bottle carrier to be visible. The endwalls of the crate comprise integrally molded handles which are configured to allow for palm-up or palm-down gripping. The crate of the present invention combines the advantages of a nesting crate with sufficient strength afforded by its double-walled construction with maximum, unobstructed visibility of bottle carriers.
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Castellano Stephen
Rehrig Pacific Company
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