Bottle crate

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a bottle crate in accordance with my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the bottle crate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the bottle crate of FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is an end elevational view of the bottle crate of FIG. 1, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the bottle crate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the bottle crate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the bottle crate of FIG. 1 with a broken line showing of bottles loaded thereon;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle crate taken generally along line 8--8 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle crate taken generally along line 9--9 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle crate taken generally along line 10--10 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle crate taken generally along line 11--11 of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle crate taken generally along line 12--12 of FIG. 5.

The broken line showing of bottles in FIG. 7 is for illustration purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D380901 July 15, 1997 Apps et al.
4773554 September 27, 1988 Warwick
5060819 October 29, 1991 Apps
5704482 January 6, 1998 Apps et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D400012
Type: Grant
Filed: May 15, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 1998
Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventor: William Patrick Apps (Alpharetta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/70,776
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3314
International Classification: 0301;