Patent ID: 6505433
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A01M,Y10T

Abstract:
A holder for isolating movable objects from crawling arthropods in combination with an object to be protected having a rotatable member extending beneath the object, comprising:an adapter consisting of a single rectangular deep opening in an upper portion for receiving a substantial portion of the rotatable member, the single rectangular deep opening having a rectangular planar bottom floor that is perpendicular to four side walls of the opening, the adapter having a downwardly projecting plug member; a coaster member having an opening for receiving a portion of the plug member; a shield adjacent to the coaster member; and an arthropod deterring component attached to an undersurface of the shied, for deterring crawling arthropods from reaching the object, wherein the shield protects humans from coming into contact with the arthropod deterring component.