Patent ID: 8439223
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A cylindrical base cup for supporting a container having an irregular bottom and a longitudinal axis therethrough, said base cup having an annular bottom for resting on a horizontal surface, a top remote therefrom, a base cup side wall of relatively constant first radius from said longitudinal axis to the inside of said sidewall, said side wall joining said top and said bottom of said base cup and an internal perimeter disposed internal to said base cup side wall and defining a mechanical engagement, said mechanical engagement comprising an internal engageable portion extending radially inwardly from a proximal end to a distal end, said engageable portion being cantilevered from the bottom of said base cup at a second radius, said second radius being less than and at least half of said first radius, whereby said engageable portion is not coincident said longitudinal axis, wherein said engageable portion comprises at least three discrete tabs circumferentially spaced apart from one another.