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US 4,306,662 AGranted
Intravenous bottle holder
AssigneeHeinz Plastic Mold Co.
InventorsVincent J. Sciortino, Peter Smigura
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Abstract
An inexpensive bottle holder that can be removably attached to a bottle such as an intravenous bottle to support the bottle in an inverted position. The bottle holder has a hanger which normally is stored in a cavity formed beneath the top wall of the holder and the bottom of the bottle when the bottle is seated in an upright position, and which is automatically formed and ready for use when the bottle is picked up.
Claims7
A bottle holder molded of a thermoplastic material having an elastic memory and comprising:
- a top wall having an opening therein;
- a hanger integral with said top wall and spanning said opening;
- an annular skirt integral with said top wall and depending from one side thereof for removably affixing said holder to said bottle with said top wall of said holder spaced from the bottom of said bottle so as to provide an open cavity between said top wall of said holder and said bottom of said bottle for receiving therein said hanger;
- said hanger being forcibly urged into said cavity when said holder is attached to a bottle and the bottle is in an upright position, the elastic memory of said hanger causing said hanger to snap-out of said cavity to an operable position to permit said bottle to be hung in an inverted position when said bottle is lifted and inverted;
- thereby permitting said bottle to be hung in an inverted position by said hanger simply by lifting and inverting said bottle.
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