Beverage can caddy
OwnerRichard W. Emerickinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible storage rack for holding beverage cans is described. The rack contains a top cover and a bottom cover, both of which are slidably attached to the rack. When the top cover is in its open position, beverage cans can be loaded into the rack. When the bottom cover is in its open position, beverage cans can be discharged from the rack. When both covers are in their closed positions, any beverage cans therein are securely retained in the rack and may be transported in the rack. The storage rack contains frame members which are connected to each other in such a manner that the height of the rack can be varied.
Claims20
A extensible and collapsible storage rack for beverage cans comprised of a top movable frame member, a top cover slidably attached to said top movable frame member, a bottom movable frame member, a bottom cover slidably attached to said bottom movable frame member, means for movably connecting said top frame member with said bottom frame member, and means for limiting the movement of said top frame member and said bottom frame member, wherein:
- (a) each of said top frame member and said bottom frame member is comprised of a front wall, a back wall, and side walls;
- (b) said top frame member comprises a top wall comprised of a multiplicity of orifices, and said bottom frame member comprises a bottom wall comprised of a multiplicity of orifices;
- (c) said means for movably connecting said top frame member with said bottom frame is extensible and collapsible, the top of said means is connected to said top wall of the to frame member, and the bottom of said means is connected to said bottom wall of the bottom frame member;
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- (d) said means for limiting the movement of said top frame member and said bottom frame member is attached to said means for movably connecting said top frame member to said bottom frame member;
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- (e) each of said top cover and said bottom cover is comprised of a multiplicity of orifices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.