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Beverage bottle cases
Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1964-01-02
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1984-01-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A Pache
- 👤 Louis H Peters
- 👤 James H Versteeg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:37
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/22; B65D1/24; B65D1/243; B65D2501/00; B65D2501/24; B65D2501/24006; B65D2501/24012; B65D2501/24019; B65D2501/2405; B65D2501/24063; B65D2501/24082; B65D2501/24089; B65D2501/24108; B65D2501/24121; B65D2501/24127; B65D2501/2414; B65D2501/24146; B65D2501/24152; B65D2501/24197; B65D2501/24203; B65D2501/2421; B65D2501/24216; B65D2501/24324; B65D2501/24343; B65D2501/2435; B65D2501/24363; B65D2501/24541; B65D2501/24554; B65D2501/24585; B65D2501/24605; B65D2501/24649; B65D2501/24656; B65D2501/24764; B65D2501/2477; B65D2501/24777; B65D2501/24783; B65D2501/24789; B65D2501/24796; B65D2501/24808; B65D2501/24828; B65D2501/24834; B65D2501/24866; B65D2501/24929; B65D2501/24936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
IN A MOLDED BEVERAGE BOTTLE CASE HAVING TWO END WALLS, TWO SIDE WALLS AND A BOTTOM WALL, FOR CARRYING TWENTY-FOUR BOTTLES IN A PATTERN WHICH CONSISTS OF SIX BOTTLES IN EACH OF FOUR COEXTENSIVE, PARALLEL ROWS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF GROMMETS HAVING SLIP RESISTANT SURFACES POSITIONED IN THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE CASE AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM, SAID GROMMETS BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE CENTER OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH BOTTLE POSITIONS OF THE FIRST AND FOURTH ROWS RESPECTIVELY, AND IN THE FIRST AND SIXTH BOTTLE POSITIONS OF BOTH THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS, WHEREIN A PORTION OF EACH OF THE GROMMETS IN THE FIRST AND SIXTH POSITIONS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS EXTENDS INWARDLY TOWARDS THE SECOND AND FIFTH POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY, WHEREBY THE WEIGHT OF ONE CASE SUPERIMPOSED UPON A SECOND CASE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY ENGAGEMENT OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE GROMMETS THEREOF WITH THE BOTTLE CAPS OF THE SECOND CASE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
IN A MOLDED BEVERAGE BOTTLE CASE HAVING TWO END WALLS, TWO SIDE WALLS AND A BOTTOM WALL, FOR CARRYING TWENTY-FOUR BOTTLES IN A PATTERN WHICH CONSISTS OF SIX BOTTLES IN EACH OF FOUR COEXTENSIVE, PARALLEL ROWS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF GROMMETS HAVING SLIP RESISTANT SURFACES POSITIONED IN THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE CASE AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM, SAID GROMMETS BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE CENTER OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH BOTTLE POSITIONS OF THE FIRST AND FOURTH ROWS RESPECTIVELY, AND IN THE FIRST AND SIXTH BOTTLE POSITIONS OF BOTH THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS, WHEREIN A PORTION OF EACH OF THE GROMMETS IN THE FIRST AND SIXTH POSITIONS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS EXTENDS INWARDLY TOWARDS THE SECOND AND FIFTH POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY, WHEREBY THE WEIGHT OF ONE CASE SUPERIMPOSED UPON A SECOND CASE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY ENGAGEMENT OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE GROMMETS THEREOF WITH THE BOTTLE CAPS OF THE SECOND CASE.
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