Special receptacle or package – Structural features for vertical stacking – i.e. – similar... – Closure structure specified for stacking
Patent
1996-07-11
1998-06-23
Castellano, Stephen J.
Special receptacle or package
Structural features for vertical stacking, i.e., similar...
Closure structure specified for stacking
206518, 220509, 220516, 220 236, B65D 21036
Patent
active
057692300
ABSTRACT:
A stackable and nestable full-depth case for bottles having a floor structure for supporting a plurality of bottles thereon, a plurality of vertical columns extending upwards from the floor structure, a rim connecting the plurality of columns, and a bifurcated cover hingedly connected to an upper edge of the rim and positionable in open and closed positions over the bottles. The bifurcated cover includes a ceiling and a plurality of separating projections depending from an under surface of the ceiling. The separating projections engage the bottles when the cover is in the closed position thereover such that the bottles are retained in an upright position. Each separating projection is generally semi-cylindrical in shape and surrounds at least a portion of the top of each bottle. In a preferred embodiment, each separating projection includes an inner semi-cylindrical wall, an outer semi-cylindrical wall, and a sloping, semi-circular collar element connected therebetween. The collar element engages a neck of the bottle when the cover is in the closed position and thereby distributes the weight of an upper stacked case to the shoulder portions of the bottles therebelow.
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Castellano Stephen J.
Rehrig-Pacific Company Inc.
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