Patent ID: 7086531

Claim:
A stackable low depth case for retaining and transporting bottles, the case comprising opposing side walls and opposing end walls forming an outer shell, a case bottom disposed substantially within said outer shell, the case comprising: each of said side walls including a lower wall and a plurality of spaced upwardly projecting pylons, four corner pylons defining four corners of the case wherein the lower wall includes an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge having a curved shape substantially along the length thereof and the lower edge having a curved shape substantially along the length thereof, wherein the entire upper edge is spaced below the uppermost surface of the pylons; and a plurality of spaced upwardly projecting columns generally disposed within the outer shell defining, in combination with the case bottom, said side walls, and said end walls, a plurality of bottle retaining pockets, said columns and said pylons extending above the lower wall and below a top surface of the retained bottles.