Patents by Inventor James B. Rehrig

James B. Rehrig has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5529176
    Abstract: The stackable low depth bottle case of the present invention includes four side walls and a bottom portion. A plurality of upwardly projecting hollow columns extend upwardly within the side walls. The columns, walls, and bottom portion define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The bottle retaining pockets have flat surfaces to permit retention of bottles without base indentations and to permit rotation of petaloid bottles. The columns extend upwardly from the base portion a distance approximately one third of the height of the bottles to be retained. The columns may be hollow to permit empty cases to stack top to bottom. The lower surface of the bottom portion has circular concave portions with central retaining openings to facilitate stacking of loaded cases top to bottom. When a case is disposed on a lower filled case, the bottle tops of the lower case are guided toward the central retaining openings by the circular concave portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Apps, James B. Rehrig, John A. Hagan
  • Patent number: 4987995
    Abstract: The stackable low depth bottle case of the present invention includes four side walls and a bottom portion. A plurality of upwardly projecting hollow columns extend upwardly within the side walls. The columns, walls, and bottom portion define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The bottle retaining pockets have flat surfaces to permit retention of bottles without base indentations and to permit rotation of petaloid bottles. The columns extend upwardly from the base portion a distance approximately one third of the height of the bottles to be retained. The columns may be hollow to permit empty cases to stack top to bottom. The lower surface of the bottom portion has circular concave portions with central retaining openings to facilitate stacking of loaded cases top to bottom. When a case is disposed on a lower filled case, the bottle tops of the lower case are guided toward the central retaining openings by the circular concave portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Rehrig-Pacific Company
    Inventors: William P. Apps, James B. Rehrig, John A. Hagan
  • Patent number: 4978002
    Abstract: The stackable low depth bottle case of the present invention includes four side walls and a bottom portion. A plurality of upwardly projecting hollow columns extend upwardly within the side walls. The columns, walls, and bottom portion define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The bottle retaining pockets have flat surfaces to permit retention of bottles without base indentations and to permit rotation of petaloid bottles. The columns extend upwardly from the base portion a distance approximately one third of the height of the bottles to be retained. The columns may be hollow to permit empty cases to stack top to bottom. The lower surface of the bottom portion has circular concave portions with central retaining openings to facilitate stacking of loaded cases top to bottom. When a case is disposed on a lower filled case, the bottle tops of the lower case are guided toward the central retaining openings by the circular concave portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Rehrig-Pacific Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Apps, James B. Rehrig, John A. Hagan
  • Patent number: 4899874
    Abstract: The stackable low depth bottle case of the present invention includes four side walls and a bottom portion. A plurality of upwardly projecting hollow columns extend upwardly within the side walls. The columns, walls, and bottom portion define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets. The bottle retaining pockets have flat surfaces to permit retention of bottles without base indentations and to permit rotation of petaloid bottles. The columns extend upwardly from the base portion a distance approximately one third of the height of the bottles to be retained. The columns may be hollow to permit empty cases to stack top to bottom. The lower surface of the bottom portion has circular concave portions with central retaining openings to facilitate stacking of loaded cases top to bottom. When a case is disposed on a lower filled case, the bottle tops of the lower case are guided toward the central retaining openings by the circular concave portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Rehrig-Pacific Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Apps, James B. Rehrig
  • Patent number: 4671411
    Abstract: A molded plastic and metal case is provided which is designed to be stackable with other cases of the same construction to provide a sturdy display of the products contained therein and which is also nestable with other like cases to provide compact storage of empty cases. The display case is formed primarily of molded plastic and includes two upstanding metal frames on either side which form handles for carrying the case. Along the inside bottom of the case is a metal ring which is welded to the upstanding metal frames. The upper portion of each handle forms a stacking ledge which is received within a channel positioned adjacent and parallel to the side edges along the underside of each case, thus allowing the cases to be securely stacked. Adjacent each channel is a parallel slot which extends through the underside of each case and is used for nesting empty cases. The slot is designed to receive the frames of the next two lower cases thereby permitting a nesting ratio of 3:1 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: James B. Rehrig, John Hagan
  • Patent number: 4619371
    Abstract: A three-sided, open top material handling crate, which includes a first reinforcing member extending around the open top of the crate and a second reinforcing member extending at least partly around and closely engaging the periphery of each of the side walls to provide a crate which is able to withstand considerable vertical stacking pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Inventor: James B. Rehrig
  • Patent number: D285851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Inventor: James B. Rehrig
  • Patent number: D319129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Rehrig-Pacific Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Apps, James B. Rehrig
  • Patent number: D327357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Rehrig-Pacific Company, Inc.
    Inventor: James B. Rehrig
  • Patent number: D327972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Rehrig-Pacific Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Apps, James B. Rehrig, John A. Hagan
  • Patent number: D347095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: William P. Apps, James B. Rehrig
  • Patent number: D388577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: James B. Rehrig, William Pat Apps
  • Patent number: D398120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: James B. Rehrig, William P. Apps, Roger S. Hsu