Bottle crate

- Rehrig Pacific Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the bottle crate;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the bottle crate;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the bottle crate;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the bottle crate, the rear elevational view being substantially identical thereto; and,

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the bottle crate, the right side elevational view being substantially identical thereto.

Claims

The ornamental design for a bottle crate, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Photographs of Rehrig Pacific Company's ½-depth Crate, Model No. 16/20z-24-38 HDT, Approx. 1995, 1 page.
  • Photographs of Rehrig Pacific Company's 20 oz. ½-depth Solid Wall Crate, Approx. Jun. 1999, 1 page.
  • Photographs of Scepter Inc.'s 20 oz. Crate, Approx. Jul. 1997, 1 page.
  • Photographs of P&E Inc.'s 20 oz. Crate, Approx. Jun. 1999, 1 page.
  • Photographs of P&E Inc.'s Crate, Model No. BV-20/24-IN-24, Approx. Apr. 1998, 1 page.
  • Photographs of Norseman Plastics Inc.'20 oz. Crate, Approx. June 2000, 1 page.
  • Photographs of Rehrig Pacific Company's 16/20 oz. Splash Crate, Approx. Mar. 1998 (2 pgs.).
Patent History
Patent number: D446015
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 27, 2000
Date of Patent: Aug 7, 2001
Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventor: William P. Apps (Alpharetta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Brooks & Kushman P.C.
Application Number: 29/126,933
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/304
International Classification: 0301;