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US 7,845,845 B1Granted
Vessel with securing device
OwnerDwight E. Kellyinventor
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Abstract
A vessel with an engaging configuration for facilitating supporting the vessel on a supporting structure, such as for example, a surface, tray, agitator, stirrer, or other processing device, which has a corresponding matingly engagable structure for engaging with the vessel engaging configuration.
Claims8
A vessel in combination with a supporting structure of a device used for holding the vessel and manipulating the vessel contents, the vessel having securing means for securing the vessel to the supporting structure, the vessel comprising:
- a) at least one wall forming a space therein for receiving and containing a substance;
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- b) securing means for securing the vessel to a supporting surface of said device used for holding the vessel and manipulating the vessel contents;
- c) a floor;
- d) wherein the securing means are provided integrally with the vessel and on the floor of said vessel,
- e) wherein said floor is integrally provided with said at least one wall;
- f) wherein the securing means comprises a cavity;
- g) wherein said supporting structure is connectable with and detachable from said vessel;
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- h) wherein the cavity is formed in the floor of the vessel and is defined in part by a cylindrical side wall, wherein the supporting structure has an insert configured to correspond with the cavity, and wherein the correspondingly configured insert has a cylindrical configuration and an annular groove formed around the insert and an o-ring disposed in said annular groove to contact both the vessel and the insert when the cavity is placed onto the insert, wherein said o-ring is situated within the cavity when said supporting structure insert is positioned within said cavity.
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