Patent ID: 6148737
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A47F,B67D

Abstract:
A shelf for resting on the top of an inverted generally cylindrical water bottle on the top of a water cooler, said shelf comprising:a platform having a center, an outer perimeter and substantially planar upper and lower surfaces;said platform being adapted for resting on the top of an inverted water bottle on a water cooler;said upper surface of said platform has a lip upwardly extending therefrom along said outer perimeter of said platform, said lip having inner and outer edges;said inner edge of said lip defining a central region on said upper surface of said platform for resting objects thereon;said lip having a substantially planar top surface;wherein said platform has a thickness defined between said upper and lower surfaces of said platform;wherein said lip has a thickness defined between said upper surface of said platform and said top surface of said lip;a number of stabilizing arms being downwardly depending from said lower surface of said platform;said stabilizing arms being adapted for positioning adjacent the side of an inverted water bottle on which said platform is resting;each of said stabilizing arms being positioned about equidistant from said center of said platform; andeach of said stabilizing arms having a width and a thickness, wherein said width of each of said stabilizing arms is extended along a line extending from said center of said platform such that said thickness of said stabilizing arm rests against a side of the water bottle for supporting said platform against the side of the water bottle.