Nestable crate with handle

- Rehrig Pacific Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a nestable crate in accordance with my new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view of the nestable crate of FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the nestable crate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the nestable crate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the nestable crate taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of the nestable crate taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a cross section of the nestable crate taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a cross section of the nestable crate taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a cross section of the nestable crate taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a cross section of the nestable crate taken along line 10--10 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 11 is a cross section of the nestable crate taken along line 11--11 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross section of the nestable crate taken along line 12--12 of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 13 is an enlarged fragmented perspective view of a corner area of the crate of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D224366 July 1972 Rehrig
D244486 May 24, 1977 Johnson et al.
D247648 March 28, 1978 Carroll et al.
D277837 March 5, 1985 Turunen
D319129 August 13, 1991 Apps et al.
3009579 November 1961 Ettlinger, Jr.
3052373 September 1962 Frater
3265237 August 1966 Pache et al.
3270913 September 1966 Bridenstine et al.
3332574 July 1967 Earp
3349943 October 1967 Box
3744707 July 1973 Ross
3794208 February 1974 Roush et al.
3997057 December 14, 1976 Craig
4095720 June 20, 1978 Delbrouck et al.
4101049 July 18, 1978 Wallace et al.
4105117 August 8, 1978 Atkin et al.
4143764 March 13, 1979 Moss, III
4256224 March 17, 1981 Hirota
4319685 March 16, 1982 David
4410099 October 18, 1983 deLarosiere
4759451 July 26, 1988 Apps
4773554 September 27, 1988 Warwick
4899874 February 13, 1990 Apps et al.
4928841 May 29, 1990 Arthurs
4932532 June 12, 1990 Apps et al.
4944400 July 31, 1990 Van Onstein et al.
4978002 December 18, 1990 Apps et al.
5060819 October 29, 1991 Apps
5096085 March 17, 1992 Eck et al.
5097890 March 24, 1992 Nakao
5105948 April 21, 1992 Morris et al.
5335814 August 9, 1994 Hepp
5426890 June 27, 1995 Dummen
Foreign Patent Documents
1351218 March 1963 FRX
2801077 July 1978 DEX
2712748 September 1978 DEX
Patent History
Patent number: D379121
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 18, 1995
Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: William P. Apps (Alpharetta, GA), Gerald R. Koefelda (Atlanta, GA)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Law Firm: Banner & Allegretti, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/37,636
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3312; D3/314
International Classification: 0399;