Patents Represented by Attorney Robert L. Maguire, Voorhis & Wells Wolter, Esq.
  • Patent number: 5823376
    Abstract: A nestable crate for bottles having an upright retainer wall surrounding a horizontally disposed floor. The retainer wall has an upper portion, a lower portion, a vertically disposed interior surface and an exterior surface. A plurality of tangency pads are integrally formed in the upper portion of the retainer wall of its interior surface. A nesting window is formed in the interior surface of the retainer wall below each tangency pad. The crate accommodates both single bottles placed in the crate separated as well as bottle-filled cartons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Alpha Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick James McGrath