Appeal No. 2004-1603
Application No. 09/626,517
side band portions and end band portions being directed
downwardly such that the upper edge at the corner band portion is
disposed below the plane of the upper edge at the side band
portions and end band portions in order to define a corner pocket
above the corner portion upper edge.
20. A crate for bottles comprising:
a floor member;
a pair of opposed end walls, each including an end band
member;
a pair of opposed sidewalls integrally formed with the floor
member and the first pair of opposed sidewalls, each sidewall
including a side band member defined by an upper edge and lower
edge, the lower edge spaced above the floor member by a
predetermined distance to define a sidewall nesting area
therebelow, the upper and lower edges directed downwardly in the
plane of its respective sidewall to form with an adjacent end
band member a corner band portion therebetween, wherein each side
band member is matingly received within a corresponding nesting
area; and
a corner projection member extending upward from the corner
band portion and received within a corresponding opening formed
in a corner lower surface when nested below a similar crate.
28. A crate for bottles comprising:
a base having an upper surface; and
first and second pairs of opposed sidewalls connected to
each other to form a unitary wall construction extending from the
base, each of the side walls having an inner wall mounted to the
base and an outer wall spaced from the inner wall and disposed
above the base upper surface, the outer wall having a lower edge
forming a nesting area therebelow for receiving the corresponding
sidewalls when in a nesting orientation with a similar crate, the
upper edge of adjacent sidewalls directed downwardly to form an
upper edge of a corner band portion which is disposed below the
plane of the upper edge of the sidewalls.
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