Patent ID: 7121408

Claim:
A stacking support system for bottles comprising: a first support member adapted to carry a plurality of bottles comprising a first layer of bottles; and a second support member adapted to carry a plurality of bottles comprising a second layer of bottles; said first and second support members each comprising: a plurality of indentations arranged in at least one row and shaped to receive and locate a plurality of bottles in a parallel relationship; and at least one of a first projection adjacent to an end of said at least one row; wherein said second support member is stacked in a vertical direction upon said first support member in a manner such that said second support member is rotated 180° relative to said first support member and said second layer of bottles nests with said first layer of bottles such that bottles of said second layer of bottles rest between adjacent pairs of bottles of said first layer of bottles; and wherein said at least one of a first projection of said first support member supports at least one bottle of said second layer of bottles.