ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,194, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to PACIFIC SOUTHWEST CONTAINER LLC (Modesto, Calif.).
"Container assembly" was invented by Tony Joyce (Oakdale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container assembly for securing one or more bottles that includes an outer box and an insert. The outer box includes a bottom portion, a top pivotably connected to the first wall of the bottom portion and a securing portion pivotably connected to one of the second, third or fourth walls. The securing portion includes a neck slot that is configured to receive the neck of the bottle when the securing portion is in the securing position. The insert ...