# US 9,751,061 B2 · Positioning and support device for tanks for fluid coloring products

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- Number: US 9,751,061 B2
- Document ID: US9751061B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/414,158
- Filed: 2013-07-11
- Published: 2015-07-16
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-07-20
- Assignees: Corob S.P.A. Con Socio Unico
- Applicants: Corob S.P.A. Con Socio Unico
- Inventors: Andrea Bergamini
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9751061B2

## CPC

- B01F 35/43: Supporting receptacles on frames or stands
- B01F 33/84: Mixing plants with mixing receptacles receiving material dispensed from several component receptacles, e.g. paint tins
- B44D 3/14: Holders for paint cans
- B01F: MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING (mixing paints B44D3/06)
- B44D: PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES (surface treatment in general, see the relevant places, e.g. applying liquids or other fluent materials B05)

## Abstract

A positioning and support device for tanks of fluid coloring products, comprising a plate having a plurality of through apertures into which the tanks are suitable to be inserted from above. Snap-in attachment elements are provided in correspondence with each of the through apertures to cooperate with one of the tanks and keep it positioned, at least temporarily, inside the corresponding through aperture.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A positioning and support device for tanks of fluid coloring products, comprising a plate having a plurality of through apertures into which tanks are suitable to be inserted from above, wherein tooth-type snap-in attachment means are provided in correspondence with each of said through apertures to cooperate with at least one tank and keep at least one tank positioned, at least temporarily, inside the corresponding through aperture and wherein each of said tooth-type snap-in attachment means comprises a tongue protruding upward with respect to the corresponding through aperture, and therefore to a plane of the plate, and having a tooth facing toward the inside of said through aperture;
wherein said plate is shaped so as to define a plurality of horizontal planes, offset with respect to each other to define an amphitheater shape, such that the plate declines from a median and rear part thereof, which is higher, toward a lateral part and to a front part thereof, which are lower, so as to facilitate operations to fill at least one tank.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The positioning and support device as in claim 1, wherein said tooth-type snap-in attachment means are made in a single piece with said plate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The positioning and support device as in claim 1, wherein, in correspondence with each of said through apertures, said plate is also provided with little holes into which attachment screws are suitable to possibly be screwed, so as to attach a tank to said plate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The positioning and support device as in claim 1, wherein each of said through apertures comprises a circular hole having a diameter equal to that of a tank, and wherein said snap-in attachment means are disposed on diametrically opposite sides of said circular hole.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The positioning and support device as in claim 4, wherein said plate is provided in determinate positions with separation elements configured to separate adjacent through apertures.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The positioning and support device as in claim 5, wherein the separation elements are removable so as to put adjacent through apertures in communication with each other.