Patent ID: 6378242
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: A01M,Y10T

Abstract:
A holder for isolating objects from surfaces, comprising in combination:an object with a leg extending beneath the object; a receiving member having an upper portion and a lower connector portion, the upper portion and the lower connector portion having an axial opening for receiving the leg; a coaster member having an upper connector portion with an axial opening for receiving the leg of the object and a lower stabilizing portion, the lower connector portion of the receiving member and the upper connector portion of the coaster member being in telescoping mating connection with each other, the lower stabilizing portion for distributing a load applied by the object on a support surface, wherein the lower connector portion of the receiving member fits inside the upper connector portion of the coaster member; a shield adjacent to the holder; and an arthropod deterring component attached to an undersurface of the shield for deterring crawling arthropods from reaching the object, wherein the shield protects humans from coming into contact with the arthropod deterring component.