US Patent Issued on Nov. 3 for "Compartmentalized corrugated crate" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,488, issued on Nov. 3.

"Compartmentalized corrugated crate" was invented by Daniel Bonebrake (Keizer, Ore.) and Mario Tolento (Salem, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The crate has a bottom base, two opposing side panels, two opposing interlocking end panels, a top cap, and at least one novel interlocking insert. The interlocking insert is constructed from at least one continuous corrugated sheet forming a compartment panel, insert fold, with corner flaps at each end. The bottom base has a length and width larger than the X-width and Y-length dimensions of the cargo to be shipped, the opposing side panels are coextensive to the Y-l...