Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Pressure relief means
Patent
1984-12-18
1986-07-01
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Pressure relief means
217 40, 220 72, 220DIG15, B65D 138, B65D 142
Patent
active
045975035
ABSTRACT:
A unitary molded citrus crate ideally suited for the storage and transport of citrus is disclosed. The citrus crate is specifically configured to provide a combination of flat and convex surfaces in the internal fruit holding portion to prevent damage to the fruit therein to the maximum extent possible. A center divider is provided to prevent separation of the side walls of the crate, the center divider having sufficient height so no more than one fruit such as a lemon or the like may rest thereon, thereby preventing sufficient force between the fruit and the top of the divider to damage the fruit because of the weight of the fruit stacked thereon. Horizontal openings in the side and end wall provide ease of handling of the crate, the openings being of limited height adequate to provide convenient hand grasps yet sufficiently limited to prevent damage to the fruit. The crates are stackable in an interlocking stack to prevent tipping thereof. Various other features of the invention are also disclosed.
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Scepter Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Shoap Allan N.
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