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US 5,176,280 AGranted
Basket and frame assembly for supporting a thin walled container
OwnerEdward S. Robbins, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A basket and frame assembly for supporting a flexible container includes a basket component having a peripheral side wall and a bottom wall; and a closed-loop frame component which includes a container neck engaging portion, a pair of side wall portions and a bottom portion. The basket component seats within the frame component such that the side wall portions of the frame component are received within diametrically opposed grooves provided in the basket component, with the bottom portion of the frame component extending across and in engagement with the bottom wall of the basket component.
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A carrier assembly for supporting a container comprising:
- a closed loop frame component having an upper container neck engaging portion, a pair of opposed side portions and a bottom portion connecting the opposed side portions;
- and an open-ended basket component supportable within said closed-loop frame component and having a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from a bottom wall, said basket component dimensioned to receive at least a portion of a container therein, said bottom portion of said frame component extending across said bottom wall of said basket component.
A container support comprising:
- first means including a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall to thereby form a substantially cup-shaped component for receiving and supporting a lower portion of a container;
- and
- second means for receiving and supporting at least an upper portion of the container, said second means including a closed loop frame;
- wherein said first and second means include cooperable surface means for separably receiving and retaining said first means within said closed loop frame.
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A container support comprising:
- a substantially cup-shaped portion having a peripheral side wall and a bottom wall, said peripheral side wall having a pair of diametrically opposed, radially outwardly facing grooves, said substantially cup-shaped portion dimensioned to removably receive a lower portion of a container;
- and a relatively rigid closed loop frame portion formed with a container neck-engaging portion, a pair of side portions and a bottom portion, wherein said side portions are formed with surface dimensioned to be receivable within said diametrically opposed grooves.
A carrier assembly for supporting a container comprising:
- a closed loop frame component having an upper container neck engaging portion, a pair of opposed side portions and a bottom portion connecting the opposed side portions;
- and a basket component supportable within said closed-loop frame component and having a peripheral side wall and a bottom wall, said basket component adapted to receive and support at least a lower portion of a container, said bottom portion of said frame component extending across said bottom wall of said basket component, wherein said frame component is substantially I-shaped in cross section in at least said side portions.
A carrier assembly for supporting a container comprising:
- a closed loop frame component having an upper container neck engaging portion, a pair of opposed side portions and a bottom portion connecting the opposed side portions;
- and a basket component supportable within said closed-loop frame component and having a peripheral side wall and a bottom wall, said basket component adapted to receive and support at least a lower portion of a container, said bottom portion of said frame component extending across said bottom wall of said basket component, and wherein said frame component incorporates an asymmetrical handle portion.
A container support comprising:
- first substantially cup-shaped means for receiving and supporting a lower portion of a container;
- and
- second means for receiving and supporting at least an upper portion of the container, said second means including a closed loop frame;
- wherein said first and second means include cooperable surface means for separably receiving and retaining said first means within said closed loop frame.
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A container support comprising:
- first means for receiving and supporting a lower portion of a container, said first means including a peripheral side wall and a bottom wall, said bottom wall having a pair of hollow arcuate projections providing support legs for said first means;
- and
- second means for receiving and supporting at least an upper portion of the container, said second means including a closed loop frame;
- wherein said first and second means include cooperable surface means for separably receiving and retaining said first means within said closed loop frame.
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A container support comprising:
- first means for receiving and supporting a lower portion of a container, said first means including a cup-shaped member having a peripheral side wall and a bottom wall;
- and
- second means for receiving and supporting at least an upper portion of the container, said second means including a closed loop frame;
- wherein said first and second means include cooperable surface means for separably receiving and retaining said first means within said closed loop frame, said cooperable surface means including a groove extending continuously along diametrically opposed portions of said side wall and across said bottom wall.
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A container support comprising:
- first means for receiving and supporting a lower portion of a container;
- and
- second means for receiving and supporting at least an upper portion of the container, said second means including a closed loop frame, wherein said first and second means include cooperable surface means for separably receiving and retaining said first means within said closed loop frame, and further wherein said closed loop frame has a substantially I-shaped cross section throughout a major portion of its length.
A container support comprising:
- first means for receiving and supporting a lower portion of a container, said first means including a cup having a peripheral sidewall and a bottom wall;
- and
- second means for receiving and supporting at least an upper portion of the container, said second means including a closed loop frame;
- wherein said first and second means include cooperable surface means for separably receiving and retaining said first means within said closed loop frame, and further wherein said second means supports said first means at two locations about said peripheral side wall and across said bottom wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.