Patent ID: 7926651

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; a third longitudinal member affixed to said first side panel and said second side panel at a selected position for holding a bottle; said first side panel having formed therein a socket means and said second side panel having formed therein a through bore hole at selected position and in alignment with said socket means; a gate means for abutting a front neck portion of said bottle, said gate means comprising a fourth longitudinal member extending through said through bore hole, extending between said first side panel and said second side panel and into said socket means, said fourth longitudinal member having formed therein a transverse bore hole; and retaining means extending through said transverse bore hole in said fourth longitudinal member for abutting an interior surface of said first side panel or said second side panel for limiting lateral movement of said fourth longitudinal member within said box.