Modular container holder
OwnerCarrick J. Pierceinventor
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Abstract
A modular container holder comprising a backing panel and a basket portion, the backing panel has a magnetic mounting means 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. 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
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 rear face having a mounting means adapted to detachably secure the backing panel to the vertical mounting surface;
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- a basket portion having a basket front, a pair of basket sides, a basket base panel, and an upwardly opening basket opening disposed opposite the basket base panel, the basket portion further having a basket retaining space which is defined between the basket front, the basket sides, the basket base panel, and the basket opening, the basket base panel having a base panel rear edge in contact with the front face of the backing panel and a front edge oriented away from the backing panel, the basket base panel projecting forwardly away from the backing panel and tilted downwardly at a basket tilt angle in relation to a horizontal line drawn from the base panel rear edge, the basket sides having a pair of upper side supports projecting away from the front face of the backing panel and terminating at upper side support ends, the basket front having a pair of front side supports extending from the pair of upper side support ends to the front edge of the base panel at an acute angle in relation to the upper side support ends, the basket opening adapted to allow the container to be inserted into the basket retaining space to be retained at an angle therein.
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 backing panel having a front face and a rear face disposed opposite thereof, the rear face having a mounting means adapted to detachably secure the backing panel to the vertical mounting surface;
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- a basket portion having a basket front, a pair of basket sides, a basket base panel, and an upwardly opening basket opening disposed opposite the basket base panel, the basket portion further having a basket retaining space which is defined between the basket front, the basket sides, the basket base panel, and the basket opening, the basket base panel having a base panel rear edge in contact with the front face of the backing panel and a front edge oriented away from the backing panel, the basket base panel projecting forwardly away from the backing panel and tilted downwardly at a basket tilt angle in relation to a horizontal line drawn from the base panel rear edge, the basket sides having a pair of upper side supports projecting away from the front face of the backing panel and terminating at upper side support ends, the basket front having a pair of front side supports extending from the pair of upper side support ends to the front edge of the base panel at an acute angle in relation to the upper side support ends;
- detachably securing the modular container holder to the vertical mounting surface, placing the rear face of the backing panel and the mounting means of the modular container holder against the vertical mounting surface;
- inserting the container lower portion downwardly through the basket opening of the modular container holder until the container lower portion rests upon the basket base panel;
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- storing the container within the basket retaining space of the modular container holder.
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, a rear face disposed opposite the front face, a top edge, and a lower edge distally oriented in relation to the top edge, the rear face having a mounting means adapted to detachably secure the backing panel to the vertical mounting surface;
- a basket portion tilted forwardly away from the rear face of the backing panel, the basket portion having a basket front, a pair of basket sides, a basket base panel adapted to support the container lower portion, and an upwardly opening basket opening disposed opposite the basket base panel, the basket portion further having a basket retaining space which is defined between the basket front, the basket sides, the basket base panel, and the basket opening, the basket base panel having a base panel rear edge in contact with the front face of the backing panel and a front edge oriented away from the backing panel, the basket base panel projecting forwardly away from the backing panel and tilted downwardly at a basket tilt angle in relation to a horizontal line drawn from the base panel rear edge, the basket opening adapted to allow the container to be inserted into the basket retaining space to be retained at an angle therein;
- wherein the backing panel further has a backing panel upper portion extending between the top edge and the basket portion, the backing panel upper portion having an upper portion height;
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- wherein the modular container holder is further adapted to be employed with a second modular container holder substantially identical to the modular container holder, the modular container holder and the second modular container holder are adapted to form a contiguous column configuration whereby the second modular container holder is attached to the vertical mounting surface above the modular container holder and the top edge of the backing panel of the modular container holder contacts the lower edge of the backing panel of the second modular container holder, the backing panel upper portion creates a vertical distance between the base panel front edge of the second modular container holder and the basket opening of the modular container holder positioned therebelow in the column configuration, whereby the basket front of the second modular container holder is substantially coplanar with an alignment plane which originates from the base panel rear edge of the modular container holder and projects upwardly and perpendicularly in relation to the basket base panel of the modular container holder, whereby the vertical distance and the basket tilt angle ensure the basket portion of the second modular container holder does not obstruct insertion or removal of the container through the basket opening of the modular container holder.
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