Patent 8978921 was granted and assigned to IFCO SYSTEMS (company) on March, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A crate comprises a bottom and two respective pairwise opposing side walls and end walls, wherein the bottom is arch-shaped curving towards the interior of the crate, such that a space between a lower surface of the bottom and a plane defined by a lower end of the crate is provided.