Patent ID: 8151979

Claim:
A bottle box, comprising: a base; a lid; a first side panel and a second opposing side panel connecting to said base and said lid; a top rear longitudinal member extending between said first side panel and said second side panel and extending below said lid; a bottom rear longitudinal member extending between said first side panel and said second side panel and extending above said base adjacent a bottom portion of a bottle limiting rearward movement thereof; a positioning means disposed between said first side panel and said second side panel cooperatively abutting and limiting rearward movement of a top portion of a neck of said bottle; wherein said positioning means comprises a positioning bar extending from a bottom surface of said lid between said first side panel and said second side panel projecting downwardly and inwardly at a selected position for abutting and limiting rearward movement of a top portion of a neck of said bottle; said first side panel having formed therein socket means and said second side panel having formed therein a first bore hole at a selected position and in alignment with said socket means; a gate means for abutting a front body portion of said bottle, said gate means comprising a first longitudinal member extending through said first bore hole between said first side panel and said second side panel and having a distal end disposed into said socket means, said first longitudinal member having formed therein a transverse bore hole; and retaining means extending through said transverse bore hole in said first longitudinal member for abutting a surface of said second side panel for limiting lateral movement of said first longitudinal member within said box.