Belt mounted can holder
OwnerEdwin Smithinventor
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Abstract
A holder for the handle of a container comprises a substantially rigid, continuous wire-like member bent to form a belt receiving portion and an integral handle receiving portion. The belt receiving portion stabilizes the position of the holder and the handle receiving portion is provided with first and second locking portions through which the container handle must pass before resting at the bottom of the handle receiving portion. The container is thus maintained in a stable, convenient position when the wearer is moving his body and/or walking, freeing the user's hands for other operations while at the same time permitting convenient access to the contents of the can and further providing a sturdy and yet small and lightweight holder.
Claims7
A holder for cans and the like having a handle portion and a container portion, said handle portion being a wire-like member coupled to a top, open end of the container portion, said holder being comprised of a belt supporting portion and an integral handle supporting portion;
- said belt supporting portion being comprised of first and second elongated narrow loops adapted to slidably receive a belt therebetween, said loops being arranged in substantially spaced parallel fashion to enhance the stability of the belt mounting portion upon said belt and hence the stability of said holder;
- said handle supporting portion being integral with said loops and comprising a pair of handle supports arranged adjacent to a lower end of said first and second loops and each having a locking portion integral with and extending upwardly from said handle holding portions and cooperating with adjacent portions of said loops to form narrow gap spaces which are less than the thickness of the handle portion to provide a pair of first locking means which necessitates that the handle portion to be supported therein be forced through said gap spaces to be held by said handle supporting portions whereby said container portion is positioned below said holder and is suspended from said handle portion wherein said holder is formed from a single unitary continuous elongated rod-like member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.