Patent ID: 6502711
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A system for holding a container in an inverted position, the container being generally bottle-shaped, said system comprising:a plurality of tubular members each having; a bottom edge, a top edge and a peripheral wall extending between said top and bottom edges; a plurality of supports, each of said supports being coupled to an inner surface of said tubular member and spaced from each other, each of said supports extending from said inner surface toward a longitudinal axis orientated generally perpendicular to a plane of said top edge and each of said supports having a radial length and a peripheral width, wherein the radial length is greater than the peripheral width; wherein the container is inverted and inserted into said tubular member such that said supports support said container in said inverted orientation, and said supports comprising an upper support being positioned proximate said top edge of said tubular member and a lower most support being positioned nearer said bottom edge than said top edge such that each of the other of said supports are positioned in a spaced relation from said top support towards said bottom edge of said tubular member, each of said supports including a plurality of elongate members each having a first end attached to an inner surface of said peripheral wall and radially extending toward said longitudinal axis of said tubular member, each of said elongate members having a length such that generally circular shaped openings are defined by second ends of said elongate members, each of said elongate members comprising a resiliently flexible material such that said elongate members of said supports are adapted for supporting containers of varying sizes and shapes when the container is inserted into said tubular member; and, an intermediate wall being attached to said inner surface and positioned between said bottom edge and said lower most support, said intermediate wall being concave with respect to said top edge and extending toward said bottom edge, said intermediate wall having a central portion having an aperture extending therethrough.