Patent ID: 8757420
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A nestable crate for holding bottles comprising: a floor portion substantially in a first plane and having a plurality of bottle seating areas, at least one bottle seating area being adapted to receive a lower portion of a bottle; a peripheral wall surrounding the floor portion and extending upward from the floor portion; a plurality of central columns oriented proximate to a longitudinal centerline of the crate and extending upward from the floor portion, at least one central column including at least one first bottle-contacting surface oriented to be substantially orthogonal to the first plane wherein the first bottle-contacting surface of the at least one central column comprises a rib forming at least a part of the substantially orthogonal bottle-contacting surface and a first groove adjacent a side of the rib, the rib and groove extending along a portion of the axial length of the at least one central column wherein the first groove has a variable depth along the axial length; and, a plurality of pylons extending upward from the floor portion along the periphery of the crate, at least one pylon including at least one second bottle-contacting surface substantially orthogonal to the first plane.