US 12,258,170 B2
Low depth dairy crate
Suzanne Whitfield Clark, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Assigned to Rehrig Pacific Company, Monterey Park, CA (US)
Filed by Rehrig Pacific Company, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/442,377.
Application 16/442,377 is a continuation of application No. 14/723,946, filed on May 28, 2015, granted, now 10,322,838.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/072,779, filed on Oct. 30, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/004,854, filed on May 29, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0156817 A1, May 21, 2020
Int. Cl. B65D 71/70 (2006.01); B65D 1/22 (2006.01); B65D 1/24 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 21/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 1/243 (2013.01) [B65D 21/04 (2013.01); B65D 21/0209 (2013.01); B65D 21/0212 (2013.01); B65D 21/0231 (2013.01); B65D 2501/24006 (2013.01); B65D 2501/24019 (2013.01); B65D 2501/24127 (2013.01); B65D 2501/24343 (2013.01); B65D 2501/24515 (2013.01); B65D 2501/24694 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A crate for storing containers comprising:
a base having an upper support surface;
a plurality of collar portions extending downward from the base;
a plurality of ribs extending outward from each of the collar portions;
a body portion contact surface extending radially from each of the plurality of collar portions, wherein each body portion contact surface is concave, a recess defined within each of the body portion contact surfaces; and
a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, each of the plurality of walls including a plurality of columns connecting an upper wall portion to the base, the columns spaced inwardly of the upper wall portions such that the base and columns of an identical crate can be nested in the upper wall portion of the crate.