Crate for bottles or the like

- Rehrig Pacific Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the crate showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof at an enlarged scale, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof at an enlarged scale, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the crate showing our new design;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof at an enlarged scale, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof at an enlarged scale, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof at an enlarged scale.

Claims

The ornamental design for a crate for bottles or the like, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D507880
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 17, 2003
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 2005
Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Jon P. Hassell (Atlanta, GA), William P. Apps (Alpharetta, GA), Gerald R. Koefelda (Rowlett, TX)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: John Windmuller
Application Number: 29/174,475
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/313