Stackable castle crate

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stackable castle crate showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation thereof, the rear elevation being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation thereof, the right side elevation being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a sectional elevation taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation of FIG. 7, the rear elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation of FIG. 7, the right side elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 7; and

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7.

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Other references
  • Exhibit T: Four photos of a prior art crate of the Rehrig-Pacific Company known as model No. PLBC-8-2L-HD. Exhibit U: Four photos of a prior art crate of Rehrig-Pacific Company known as model No. PLBC-6-2L-PET-HD. Exhibit V: Four photos of a prior art crate of Rehrig-Pacific Company known as model No. PLBC-8-2L-PET-QD. Exhibits W and X: Brochures Including a PBC-6-2L (LO) crate for 2-liter bottles. Exhibit Y: Brochure and photo, "Interlocking bottom grid. Cross Stackable". Exhibit Z: one-page brochure disclosing a prior art 2-liter PET case having a plurality of notches on the top wall. Exhibit AA: one-page brochure illustrating the prior art 2-liter PET case. Exhs. A & B: Two Photos of an Embodiment of U.S. Pat. No. 4,773,554 to Warwick. Exh. C: VHS Tape, Tecknol B.V., "The Megapak Principle" (running time 10 minutes). Exhs. D-F: Three Photos of a bottle neck resting type crate with projections above the outer side walls. Exhs. G-J: Four Photos of a bottle neck resting type crate without projections above the outer side walls. Exh. K: One Photo of a bottle neck resting type crate with different height outer side walls. Exh. L: Four Photos of an Embodiment of Great Britain Patent Publication No. 2,158,044 and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 289,938. Exh. M: Copy of a Brochure illustrating an embodiment of GB No. 2,158,044/U.S. Pat. No. Des. 289,938. Exh. N: Copy of a Brochure illustrating an embodiment of U.S. Pat. No. 4,773,554 and an embodiment of GB No. 2,158,044/U.S. Pat. No. Des. 289,938. Exh. O: Four Photos of an Embodiment of U.S. Pat. No. 4,344,530 to deLarosiere. Exh. P: Four Photos of a modified embodiment of U.S. Pat. No. 4,700,837 to Hammett. Exh. Q: Four Photos of an embodiment of U.S. Pat. No. 4,344,530 for 3-liter PET bottles. Exh. R: Four Photos of a modified embodiment for 3-liter PET bottles. Exh. S: Three photos of a 3-liter PET bottle.
Patent History
Patent number: D319129
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 26, 1988
Date of Patent: Aug 13, 1991
Assignee: Rehrig-Pacific Company, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: William P. Apps (Anaheim, CA), James B. Rehrig (Rancho Palos Verde, CA)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Law Firm: Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett
Application Number: 7/186,198
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D34/40