Abstract: A wire container for returnable beverage cans is disclosed. The wire container of the present invention is formed by joining together a plurality of spaced apart horizontal rectangular wire frame members utilizing a plurality of upright rods abutting the frame members around the periphery thereof. A bottom member is hinged to the lower most frame member and is biased to a closed position by a torsion spring. The wire container is divided into a plurality of equal compartments by a plurality of equally spaced divider members extending transversely between opposed sides of the frame members.

Abstract: A compartmented container for returnable beverage cans made from plastic sheet is disclosed. The container of the present invention comprises a plurality of spaced apart parallel upright walls including a pair of opposed side walls joining the spaced apart upright walls at an outside edge thereof. A bottom wall extends along the bottom of the container and joins the bottom edges of the upright walls, side edges of the bottom wall spaced in a distance from the opposed side walls. Fold lines are formed transversely along the bottom wall between upright walls, and upright fold lines are formed along the side wall between upright walls. The container is foldable along the fold lines collapsing to a thin planar configuration with the upright walls abutting.