Patent ID: 8375687

Claim:
An apparatus comprising a device for transporting a plurality of beverage containers comprising: first, second, third, and fourth sides; a floor; wherein the first, second, third, and fourth sides are attached to the floor so that the first second, third and fourth sides can pivot with respect to the floor, and so that each of the first, second, third, and fourth sides can be placed in a first state in which each of the first, second, third, and fourth sides are substantially parallel with respect to the floor and in a second state in which each of the first, second, third, and fourth sides are substantially at a ninety degree angle with respect to the floor; wherein at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth sides is directly connected to a first bottom protrusion which is at an angle with respect to the at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth sides and which is not connected directly to the floor, so that the first bottom protrusion can not be moved without moving the at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth sides, but can be moved without moving the floor; wherein in the first state the first bottom protrusion does not directly contact the floor; wherein in the second state the first bottom protrusion does directly contact the floor; wherein the at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth sides has a length; wherein the first bottom protrusion has a length which is substantially parallel to the length of the at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth sides; and wherein the length of the first bottom protrusion is greater than half of the length of the at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth sides.