US Patent 8474617 Stackable and nesting bottle case

The invention relates to a bottle case (10, 10′), including a case base (11), four side elements (12, 13, 14, 15) extending from the base, and a framework (16) having compartments (17) for accommodating bottles, wherein the bottle case (10, 10′) also has a mechanism (20) on at least two opposite side elements and on the case base for rotated stacking of a plurality of bottle cases. The bottle case (10, 10′) is suitable for transporting bottles whether the bottles are full or empty and for transporting the cases back and forth in an empty state.