Stand for Holding Container at an Angle
OwnerEmmet Kauffman, Caleb Kauffmaninventors
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Abstract
A stand for holding a cylindrical receptacle at an angle including a first support, a second support positioned at an angle X in relation to first support and associated with first support at a vertex and a base, the base uniting the first support and the second support.
Claims21
A stand for holding a cylindrical receptacle at an angle comprising:
- a first support;
- a second support positioned at an angle X in relation to first support and associated with first support at a vertex;
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- a base, the base uniting the first support and the second support such that the angle y1 between base and the first support is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.
A method for removing liquid from a container comprising the steps of:
- placing a dip leg of a liquid removal device into a container holding a liquid wherein the container includes a circular bottom that is integral to cylindrical side walls that are oriented perpendicular to the circular bottom;
- placing the container into a stand including a first support, a second support positioned at an angle X in relation to first support and associated with first support at a vertex, and a base, the base uniting the first support and the second support such that an angle Y1 between base and the first support is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees in a manner such that the container side wall contacts the first support and the container bottom contacts the second support;
- allowing liquid to pool at a container low point;
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- removing the liquid pooled in the container low point until the liquid is essentially all consumed.
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A stand for holding a container at an angle, the container including a planar circular bottom that is integral to cylindrical side walls that are oriented perpendicular to the circular bottom and an open top, the stand comprising:
- a first support having a continuous concave surface for accepting the side wall of the cylindrical container;
- a second support having a planar surface positioned at an angle X in relation to the first support and abutting the first support at a vertex wherein the angle X is measured between the first support and the second support at the vertex and wherein X ranges from 60 degrees to 120 degrees;
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- a base, the base uniting the first support and the second support such that an angle y1 between a plane formed by the base and the first support is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees, an angle y2 between a plane formed by the base and the second support is greater than 0 degrees and is less than 90 degrees such that X+y1+y2 is equal to 180 degrees wherein the second support includes an indentation having a shape that is complementary to a bottom protrusion of container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.