Container-restraining and closure-rotating assembly

A method of using a container-restraining and closure-rotating assembly, comprising:

• providing a container-restraining and closure-rotating assembly having a container-restraining means and a closure-rotating means;
• the container-restraining means having a base plate having a first end and a second end;
• the base plate having a first side and a second side extending between the first and second ends;
• the base plate having a mounting point at the first end of the base plate;
• means for removably attaching the first end of the base plate on an edge portion of a counter at the mounting point of the base plate so that, when a user of the container-restraining and closure-rotating assembly faces the counter, the first side of the base plate is to the left of the mounting point;
• the container-restraining means being mounted on the first side of the base plate;
• the container-restraining means having a container-gripping strap for encircling and engaging an outer sidewall surface of a container located on a surface of the counter adjacent the first side of the base plate and for restraining the container from counterclockwise rotation by tightening about the outer sidewall surface of the container when a counterclockwise rotational force is applied to the container;
• the container-restraining means including a first mounting head with a strap engaging surface facing away from the first side of the base plate, a first end of the container-gripping strap being secured within the first mounting head to the base plate, an intermediate container-gripping loop portion of container-gripping strap extending out through a first slot in the strap engaging surface of the first mounting head and in through a second slot in the strap engaging surface of the first mounting head, and a free end of the container-gripping strap extending out through a third slot in the first mounting head whereby the free end of the container-gripping strap may be pulled to bring the container-gripping strap into contact with an outer sidewall surface of a container located within the container-gripping loop portion of the container-gripping strap and a counterclockwise torque on the container automatically tightens the container-gripping loop portion of the container-gripping strap about the sidewall surface of the container with part of the container-gripping loop portion clamped between the sidewall surface of the container and the strap engaging surface of the first mounting head to restrain the container from counterclockwise rotation;
• and the closure-rotating means having a handle with a first end and a second end and a closure-gripping strap at the first end of the handle for encircling and engaging a closure of the container restrained by the container-restraining means and tightening about the container closure when a counterclockwise rotational force is applied to the container closure by the closure-gripping strap through a counterclockwise rotational movement of the handle of the closure-rotating means to grip the container closure and turn the container closure counterclockwise relative to the container being held by the container-gripping means to unscrew the container closure from the container held by the container-gripping means;
• the closure-rotating means including a second mounting head with a strap engaging surface, a first end of the closure-gripping strap being secured within the second mounting head to the handle, an intermediate closure-gripping loop portion of closure-gripping strap extending out through a first slot in the strap engaging surface of the second mounting head and in through a second slot in the strap engaging surface of the second mounting head, and a free end of the closure-gripping strap extending out through a third slot in the second mounting head whereby the free and of the closure-gripping strap may be pulled to bring the closure-gripping strap into contact with an outer sidewall surface of a container closure located within the closure-gripping loop portion of the closure-gripping strap and a counterclockwise torque on the container closure automatically tightens the closure-gripping loop portion of the closure-gripping strap about the sidewall surface of the container closure with part of the closure-gripping loop portion damped between the sidewall surface of the container closure and the strap engaging surface of the second mounting head to rotate the container closure counterclockwise;
• attaching the base plate to an edge portion of a counter with the attaching means;
• encircling a base portion of a container, located on a surface of the counter adjacent the first side of the base plate, with the container-gripping strap;
• tightening the container-gripping strap into contact with an outer sidewall surface of the container by pulling on the free end of the container-gripping strap;
• and further tightening the container-gripping strap about the outer sidewall surface of the container by a counterclockwise rotational movement of the container to restrain the container from further counterclockwise rotation;
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• encircling a closure of the container with the closure-gripping strap;
• tightening the closure-gripping strap into contact with an outer sidewall of the container closure by pulling on the free end of the closure-gripping strap;
• and further tightening the closure-gripping strap about the container closure and rotating the container closure counterclockwise by a counterclockwise rotational movement of the closure-rotating means handle to unscrew the container closure from the container.