Patent ID: 6892885
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A nestable crate for bottles, said crate comprising: a floor portion having a floor top surface and a floor bottom surface, the floor top surface including a plurality of bottle support areas for supporting bottles; and a low-depth wall structure connected to the floor portion and forming a containment area therewith, the wall structure having a peripherally extending upper band portion having an interior surface with bottle contact portions and an exterior surface, the low-depth wall structure further having a single-walled lower wall construction comprising adjacent column members which extend between the upper band portion and floor portion, the wall structure including sidewalls and end walls, and adjacent column members having facing surfaces extending inwardly into the containment area, wherein at least one of the sidewalls and end walls includes a handle opening extending therethrough defined by an upper handle member and a lower handle member, with at least one column member from the lower handle member to the floor portion, wherein the bottle contact portions, bottle support areas, and the facing surfaces define a plurality of bottle receiving pockets extending around the periphery of the wall structure for maintaining bottles in a vertically upright manner.