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Multiple Cap Size Bottle Crate

a bottle crate and bottle cap technology, applied in the field of beverage crate, can solve the problems of requiring a substantial investment to acquire a second set of crates, and losing the benefit of the structure of the crates

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-16
ORBIS CORP
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[0010]The present invention provides a beverage crate that includes a bottom surface that can be stacked on top of bottles having either a first cap size or a second cap size different than the first cap size. Accordingly, a single beverage crate can be used for storing and transporting either cap size bottle. The present invention eliminates the need to acquire a second set of beverage crates for the second cap size bottles.

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However, such crates lose the benefit of this structure and can be unstable if stacked on bottles having a different sized cap.
Given the large number of beverage containing bottles shipped a year, acquiring a second set of crates would require a substantial investment.

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[0029]While this invention is susceptible of embodiments in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail preferred embodiments of the invention with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the broad aspect of the invention to the embodiments illustrated.

[0030]The present invention is a beverage crate that is configured to stack on bottles having a first cap Size, as well as bottles having a second cap size different than the first cap size. Specifically, the beverage crate of the present invention includes a bottom surface having structure preferably designed to allow the beverage crate to securely stack on bottles with 38 mm caps, or 28 mm caps. The cap size is a measure of the diameter of the cap. The beverage crate will not require replacement as one industry beverage manufacturer phases out of the 38 mm cap design and into...

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Abstract

A beverage crate having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall and a second end wall. The bottom wall includes a lower surface having structure to allow the beverage crate to securely stack on a plurality of bottles having a first cap size or a plurality of bottles having a second cap size. The lower surface of the bottom wall including a plurality of bottle receiving portions where each bottle receiving portion includes a first cap size wall portion and a second cap size wall portion.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]NoneFEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.TECHNICAL FIELD[0003]The invention generally relates to a beverage crate for transporting bottles containing a beverage having multiple cap sizes; and mere particularly to a beverage crate having a bottom surface configured to securely stack on top of bottles having either a first cap size or a second cap size different than the first cap size.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]Plastic beverage crates are used to store and transport a plurality of bottles of a beverage. For example, such crates can hold a number of liter sized plastic bottles of popular soft drinks or other similar beverages. The beverage containing bottles arc typically taller than the beverage crate. That is, the beverage crate includes side walls and end walls that extend upward from a bottom wall of the crate only a portion of the height of the bottles. The low walls provide savings in materials. Additi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D21/032
CPCB65D1/243
Inventor STAHL, EDWARD L.
Owner ORBIS CORP
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