Patent ID: 9428321
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A crate for holding a plurality of beverage bottles comprising: a floor portion; a peripheral wall extending upward from the floor portion; a plurality of pockets forming seating areas for receiving bottles; a plurality of pylons extending upward from the floor portion, each pylon forming part of the peripheral wall; a first interior column extending upward from the floor portion, the first interior column having an octagonal cross-sectional shape and a hollow interior portion extending from the floor portion to proximate a top portion of the first interior column, and an opening at the top portion of the first interior column; a plurality of spaced notches formed in the peripheral wall; and, a plurality of outer ledge portions positioned between the plurality of spaced notches, each outer ledge portion including a flat horizontal surface configured to receive a lower portion of a peripheral wall of an identical crate.