Rack for small containers
OwnerThomas Joseph Broeskiinventor
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Abstract
A rack to hold pre-designed containers such as jars, cans, powered drink tubs and the like, or custom designed containers that specifically interact with the rack. The rack has one or more pairs of resilient arms extending out from a back panel, at about 90 degrees, to form container holders. Each of the resilient top arms has formed protrusions or indents that interact with opposing protrusions or indents within the container lid. The bottom arm is designed to interact with the shape of the base of the container.
Claims21
A rack for releasably maintaining containers in an upright position, said rack having:
- at least one back wall, said at least one back wall having a first side and a second side,
- at least one top arm extending from said first side of said back wall, said at least one top arm being at a substantially right angle to said first side of said at least one back wall,
- at least one interaction member protruding from an end portion of said top arm furthest from said back wall;
- at least one bottom arm extending from said first side of said back wall, said at least one bottom arm being at a substantially right angle to said first side of said at least one back wall, and wherein said bottom arm is adapted to support a container,
- whereby said second side of said back wall is adapted to be secured to a support surface.
In combination, a rack and container system, said system releasably maintaining said container within said rack, said system having:
- said rack having,
- at least one back wall, said at least one back wall having a first side and a second side;
- at least one top arm, said at least one top arm being at a substantially right angle to said first side of said at least one back wall;
- at least one interaction member protruding from an end portion of said top arm furthest from said back wall, said interaction member engaging said container;
- at least one bottom arm, said at least one bottom arm being at a substantially right angle to said first side of said at least one back wall, wherein said bottom arm is adapted to support said container;
- said container having:
- a base, and
- a lid, said lid having at least one interaction member receiving area, said at least one interaction member receiving area receiving said at least one interaction member of said at least one top arm;
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- said second side of said at least one back wall is adapted to be secured to a support surface.
A wall mounted rack for releasably maintaining containers in an upright position, the rack having:
- a back wall, said back wall having a first side and a second side;
- at least one top arm, said at least one top arm extending at a substantially right angle from said first side of said back wall and having at least one interaction member, said at least one interaction member protruding from said at least one top arm,
- at least one bottom arm, said at least one bottom arm extending at a substantially right angle from said first side of said back wall and having at least one receiving plate;
- a means for receiving a fastener to secure said rack to a wall;
- wherein said at least one top arm and said at least one bottom arm are integral with said back wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.