US 10,863,823 B1Granted

Modular container holder with collapsible basket

OwnerCarrick J. Pierceinventor

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Abstract

A modular container holder comprising a backing panel and a collapsible basket portion, the backing panel has a selectively attachable mounting panel assembly adapted to detachably secure the modular container holder to a vertical mounting surface, the basket portion projects forwardly from the backing panel and is adapted to receive and retain a container. The basket portion has a plurality of movable basket elements which allow the basket portion to be alternatively placed in an assembled state to receive the container, and a collapsed state which reduces the amount of space occupied by the modular container holder. A contiguous modular arrangement of multiple modular containers positioned in column or row configurations allows multiple containers to be stored, while the basket portion is tilted forwardly to prevent the obstruction of basket openings when the modular container holders are vertically stacked in the column configuration.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A modular container holder adapted for holding a container, the container having a container top portion, a container lower portion, and a container body extending therebetween, the modular container holder is further adapted to be detachably secured to a vertical mounting surface, the modular container holder comprising:

a backing panel having a front face and a rear face disposed opposite thereof, the backing panel further having a lower backing panel hinge;
a mounting panel assembly including a mounting means and a mounting panel having a front and a rear, the mounting panel assembly is selectively attached to the backing panel with the rear of the mounting panel substantially coplanar with the rear face of the backing panel, the mounting means is located at the rear of the mounting panel and is adapted to allow the backing panel to be detachably secured to the vertical mounting surface when the mounting panel is attached to the backing panel;
a collapsible basket portion having a plurality of movable basket elements, the movable basket elements comprising a basket front and a basket base panel, the basket front has a front upper portion and a front lower portion, the basket front and the basket base panel are hingedly connected to the backing panel via the lower backing panel hinge, allowing the basket front and the basket base panel to pivot vertically in relation to the backing panel, the basket base panel is adapted to vertically pivot to engage the basket front lower portion to place the basket portion in an assembled state, further creating a basket retaining space which faces upwardly and is adapted to receive and retain the container, whereby the basket base panel is adapted to support the container lower portion;
and
the collapsible basket portion is further adapted to enter into a collapsible state, whereby the basket base panel is adapted to be pivotally lowered while the basket front is pivotally raised, causing the basket front lower portion to disengage from the basket base panel.

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A method for storing a container upon a vertical mounting surface, the container having a container top portion, a container lower portion, and a container body extending therebetween, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a modular container holder having:
a mounting panel assembly having a mounting panel having a front and rear and a mounting means attached at the rear;
a backing panel having a front face and a rear face disposed opposite thereof, the rear face allowing the mounting panel assembly to selectively attach thereto, the backing panel further having one or more lower backing panel hinges;
and
a collapsible basket portion having a plurality of movable basket elements, the movable basket elements comprising a basket front and a basket base panel, the basket front has a basket front upper portion and a basket front lower portion, the basket front and the basket base panel are hingedly connected to the backing panel via the one or more lower backing panel hinges, allowing the basket front and the basket base panel to pivot vertically;
placing the basket portion of the modular container holder in an assembled state by pivotally raising the basket base panel to contact the basket front lower portion, creating a basket retaining space between the basket front and the basket base panel;
attaching the mounting panel assembly to the backing panel with the mounting means of the mounting panel assembly located at the rear face of the backing panel;
detachably securing the modular container holder to the vertical mounting surface, by placing the rear face of the backing panel and the mounting means against the vertical mounting surface;
inserting the container lower portion downwardly into the basket retaining space of the modular container holder until the container lower portion rests upon the basket base panel;
and
storing the container within the basket retaining space of the modular container holder.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/933,340Filed 20 Jul 2020 · continuation in part
Priority: 24 May 2019
Granted: 15 Dec 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

A47B 43/00
Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling folding of the
A47G 23/02
Other table equipment: glass or bottle holders
A47B 73/008
Bottle cupboards; Bottle racks: with attachment means for fixing in another cupboard or rack
A47B 81/00
Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes

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Application16/421,869Parent of this division · filed 24 May 2019
Application16/844,313Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 9 Apr 2020
US 10,631,634 B1Parent of this division · filed 28 Apr 2020
US 10,716,396 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application16/844,313Parent of this division
US 10,863,823 B1This patent

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