Bottle steadying platform
OwnerPhyllis Sitemaninventor
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Abstract
A steadying platform for bottles, small bottles with liquid content and an applicator cap, and comprised of a base member with an upwardly open chamber closed by a platform member having an opening to pass the bottom end portion of the bottle with substantial clearance, and a body of formable material confined within the chamber to conform to and positionably secure the bottle, there being a cover over the platform and base members to obscure the chamber and said material.
Claims19
Steadying platform for a bottle and receiving and securing the bottle in a selected position, and including;
- a base member with an upwardly open chamber,
- a body of formable material carried within the chamber to conform with and support a bottom end portion of the bottle,
- a platform member closing the upwardly open chamber and confining the body of formable material within the chamber,
- the platform member having an opening therethough to receive and pass the bottom end portion of the bottle into the chamber, and said opening being larger than the bottom end portion of the bottle, whereby said bottle can be conveniently positioned and held by the body of formable material as limited by the size of said opening through the platform member.
The bottle steadying platform as set forth in Claim i, wherein the base member is a cup-shaped body with a flat bottom supporting the body of formable material and with a-rim parallel with said bottom, and wherein the platform member is carried by the rim of the cup-shaped body to overlie the same.
The bottle steadying platform as set forth in Claim i, wherein the base member is a cup-shaped body with a flat bottom supporting the body of formable material and with a rim parallel with said bottom and having a downwardly faced shoulder, and wherein the platform member is carried by the rim of the cup-shaped body and has a complementary rim with an upwardly faced shoulder for snapped engagement over the rim of the cupshaped body of the base member.
The bottle steadying platform as set forth in Claim i, wherein the platform member has a planar surface surrounding the opening therethrough for downward manual engagement and support of any one of the fingers of a person's hands.
The bottle steadying platform as set forth in Claim i, wherein the body of formable material is a loose material.
The bottle steadying platform as set forth in Claim i, wherein the body of formable material is a loose material confined within an envelope.
The bottle steadying platform as set forth in Claim i, wherein the body of formable material is sand confined within a fabric envelope set loose within the chamber of the base member.
A steadying platform for bottle and receiving and securing the bottle in a selected position, and including;
- a base member with an upwardly open chamber,
- a body of formable material carried with the chamber to conform with and support a bottom end portion of the bottle,
- a platform member closing the upwardly open chamber and confining the body of formable material within the chamber,
- the platform member having an opening therethrough to receive and pass the bottom end portion of the bottle into the chamber, and said opening being larger than the bottom end portion of the bottle, whereby said bottle can be conveniently positioned and held by the body of formable material as limited by the size of said opening through the platform member,
- and a flexible cover substantially enclosing the base member and overlying and entering through the opening through the platform member to obscure the chamber and receive the bottom end portion of the bottle.
The bottle steadying platform as set forth in Calm 8, wherein the flexible cover is a tubular sock pulled over the platform member and base member with an open end thereof partially beneath the base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.