Receptacle securing device
AssigneeProcess4, Inc.
InventorCurtis Taylor
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Abstract
A receptacle securing device designed to at least partially secure a receptacle in a generally static position during manipulation of contents in the receptacle. The receptacle securing device includes a base member that is designed to receive a bottom of a receptacle, at least one pressure pad that is designed to receive user generated pressure, and a plurality of arm members that are connected to the base member. At least one of the arm members is designed to pivot toward and grippingly engage the receptacle when the receptacle is positioned on the receptacle securing device. The receptacle securing device can be designed to be foldable upon itself to facilitate its shipping and transport by minimizing its size profile.
Claims24
A receptacle securing device designed to releasably secure a receptacle in a generally static position during manipulation of contents in the receptacle comprising:
- a base section for receiving a bottom of a receptacle, said base section including first and second base portions, said first and second base portions including front and back ends, said front ends of said first and second portions connected together;
- two arm members pivotly connected to each of said first and second base portions, each of said arm members are spaced apart from one another, each of said arm members having a gripping surface on a front portion of said arm member, said gripping surface designed to engage a side of the receptacle when said arm member pivots toward the receptacle;
- and,
- a pressure pad connected to each second end of said first and second base portions, said pressure pads designed to receive user generated pressure which causes said arm members to pivot relative to said first and second base portions and thereby resulting in said gripping surfaces engaging a side of the receptacle to inhibit or prevent movement of the receptacle relative to said arm members, said arm members causing both of said pressure pads to be completely elevated above a floor surface when a base of each of said arm members is positioned on the floor surface below a bottom surface of said base section and prior to a user generating pressure on said pressure pads.
A receptacle securing device designed to releasably secure a receptacle in a generally static position during manipulation of contents in the receptacle comprising:
- a base section for receiving a bottom of a receptacle, said base section including first and second base portions, said first and second base portions including front and back ends, said first and second base portions include a top surface designed to support a bottom portion of the receptacle;
- two arm members pivotly connected to each of said first and second base portions, each of said arm members are spaced apart from one another, each of said arm members having a gripping surface on a front portion of said arm member, said arm members including bottom and top arm portions, said bottom portion pivotly connected to one of said base portions and extending outwardly from said base portion, said top arm portion connected to said bottom arm portion and extending upwardly from said bottom arm portion, said gripping surfaces extending above said top surface of said first and second base portions while the bottom portion of the receptacle is positioned on said top surface of said first and second base portions, said gripping surface designed to engage a side of the receptacle when said arm member pivots toward the receptacle;
- and,
- said front portions of said first and second base portions are hingeably connected together to enable said front ends of said first and second portions to move downwardly as said arm members pivot relative to said first and second base portions and engage the side of the receptacle, said first and second base portions are hingeably connected together so that said first and second base portions can be folded together in a compact storage position such that a bottom surface of said first and second base portions face one another in said compact storage position;
- and,
- a pressure pad connected to each second end of said first and second base portions, said pressure pads designed to receive user generated pressure which causes said arm members to pivot relative to said first and second base portions and thereby resulting in said gripping surfaces engaging a side of the receptacle to inhibit or prevent movement of the receptacle relative to said arm members, said arm members causing both of said pressure pads to be completely elevated above a floor surface when a base of each of said arm members is positioned on the floor surface below a bottom surface of said base section and prior to a user generating pressure on said pressure pads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.