Wall structure for a nestable crate

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wall structure for a nestable crate in accordance with my new design, the perspective view from the opposite end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof, the opposite end elevational view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along lines 4--4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross section thereof taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof, shown nested with an identical wall structure and crate floors in broken lines; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof, shown with bottles and crate floor in broken lines.

The broken line showing of a crate floor, an identical wall structure nested with the claimed wall structure, and the bottles are for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D380613
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 18, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 8, 1997
Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: William P. Apps (Anaheim, CA), Gerald R. Koefelda (Atlanta, GA)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/37,635
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3307
International Classification: 0301;