A nestable crate for bottles includes a floor portion having a floor top surface, a floor bottom surface and a plurality of bottle support areas. A wall structure is connected to the floor portion and forms a containment area therewith. The wall structure has a peripherally extending upper band port
A nestable crate for bottles includes a floor portion having a floor top surface, a floor bottom surface and a plurality of bottle support areas. A wall structure is connected to the floor portion and forms a containment area therewith. The wall structure has a peripherally extending upper band portion with an interior surface and an exterior surface, and also has a single-walled lower wall construction comprising adjacent column members which extend between the upper band the and floor portion. The wall structure includes sidewalls and end walls, and adjacent column members have curved facing surfaces extending inwardly into the containment area. The inner surface of the upper band portion, one of the plurality of bottle support areas, and the facing surfaces define a plurality of bottle receiving pockets extending around the periphery of the wall structure.
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1. A nestable crate for bottles, said crate comprising: a floor;a wall structure connected to the floor and defining a containment area therewith, the wall structure having a peripherally extending upper band portion having an interior surface facing the containment area and an exterior surface, the
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A nestable crate for bottles, said crate comprising: a floor;a wall structure connected to the floor and defining a containment area therewith, the wall structure having a peripherally extending upper band portion having an interior surface facing the containment area and an exterior surface, the upper band portion including an upper edge and a lower edge, the wall structure further having a lower wall portion comprising a plurality of column members which extend between the upper band portion and the floor, the wall structure including sidewalls and end walls; and wherein the exterior surface of the upper band portion is formed with a plurality of horizontal ribs extending outward from the exterior surface to exposed free ends, the plurality of horizontal ribs includes an upper rib defining a portion of the upper edge of the upper band portion, a lower rib defining a portion of the lower edge of the upper band portion, and a central rib between the upper and lower ribs, wherein the upper band portion includes a single wall thickness panel having an interior concave surface configured for contacting a bottle stored in the containment area and an exterior surface, at least a portion of each of the plurality of horizontal ribs extending outward from the exterior surface of the panel, wherein the crate is nestable with an identical crate such that the entire lower wall portion of the crate is received between opposing portions of the upper band portion of the identical crate. 2. The crate of claim 1, wherein the plurality of horizontal ribs extend generally parallel to one another. 3. The crate of claim 2, wherein each of the horizontal ribs extends in a direction generally parallel to the plane of the floor. 4. The crate of claim 3, wherein the sidewalls extend further along the floor than the end walls, the plurality of horizontal ribs are formed in the sidewalls. 5. The crate of claim 1, wherein a plurality of vertical ribs are formed on the exterior surface of the upper band portion, each vertical rib extending generally perpendicular to each horizontal rib. 6. The crate of claim 5, wherein the vertical ribs extend from the lower rib to the upper rib. 7. The crate of claim 1, wherein the floor, the upper band portion and an adjacent pair of columns define a window therebetween which is disposed below the upper band portion. 8. The crate of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of horizontal ribs includes an upper surface. 9. The crate of claim 1 wherein the plurality of horizontal ribs have substantially the same thickness. 10. A nestable crate for bottles, said crate comprising: a floor;a wall structure connected to the floor and defining a containment area therewith, the wall structure having a peripherally extending upper band portion having an interior surface facing the containment area and an exterior surface, the upper band portion including an upper edge and a lower edge, the wall structure further having a lower wall portion comprising a plurality of column members which extend between the upper band portion and the floor, the wall structure including sidewalls and end walls; and wherein the exterior surface of the upper band portion is formed with a plurality of horizontal ribs extending outward from the exterior surface to exposed free ends, the plurality of horizontal ribs includes an upper rib defining a portion of the upper edge of the upper band portion, a lower rib defining a portion of the lower edge of the upper band portion, and a central rib between the upper and lower ribs, wherein the upper band portion includes a panel having an interior concave surface configured for contacting a bottle stored in the containment area, the concave surface being formed between a pair of columns, the concave surface facing the containment area, wherein the exterior of the panel is a generally convex surface, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the horizontal ribs extends from the exterior of the panel, wherein the crate is nestable with an identical crate such that the lower wall portion of the crate is received entirely between opposing portions of the upper band portion of the identical crate. 11. The crate of claim 10, wherein a plurality of vertical ribs extends from the exterior of the panel. 12. The crate of claim 10, wherein a projection extends toward the containment area from the interior of the panel. 13. The crate of claim 10, wherein the panel includes at least one vertically-extending projection on the exterior of the panel. 14. A nestable crate for bottles, said crate comprising: floor;a wall structure connected to the floor and defining a containment area therewith, the wall structure having a peripherally extending upper band portion having an interior surface facing the containment area and an exterior surface, the upper band portion including an upper edge and a lower edge, the wall structure further having a lower wall portion comprising a plurality of column members which extend between the upper band portion and the floor, the wall structure including sidewalls and end walls; and wherein the exterior surface of the upper band portion is formed with a plurality of horizontal ribs extending outward from the exterior surface to exposed free ends, the plurality of horizontal ribs includes an upper rib defining a portion of the upper edge of the upper band portion, a lower rib defining a portion of the lower edge of the upper band portion, and a central rib between the upper and lower ribs, wherein the upper band portion includes a panel having an interior concave surface configured for contacting a bottle stored in the containment area, the concave surface being formed between a pair of columns, the concave surface facing the containment area, wherein the exterior of the panel is a generally convex surface, wherein the panel includes at least one vertically-extending projection on the exterior of the panel, wherein the crate is nestable with an identical crate such that the lower wall portion of the crate is received entirely between opposing portions of the upper band portion of the identical crate.
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