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Portable receptacle for returnable beverage containers

  • US 4,883,169 A
  • Filed: 12/19/1988
  • Issued: 11/28/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A receptacle for storing and transporting returnable beverage containers, said receptacle comprising:

  • portable frame structure, said structure having at least one module sized to receive a plurality of returnable beverage container, said at least one module having an outwardly facing open end and an at least partially sealed end opposed thereto, said open end allowing positioning of said plurality of containers within said at least one module, said at least one module including means for orienting said containers within said module such that the containers are angled downwardly from said open module end to said at least partially sealed end, said at least one module being sized such that said containers remain so angularly orientated when stored and when transported within the receptacle, whereby residue fluids within said containers remain therein when the containers are positioned within said module with their tops facing outward at said open end of said module, and said orienting means enhances retention of said beverage containers within said at least one module when said receptacle is utilized to transport said containers.

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