Patent ID: 6607084
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A holder assembly structured to support and facilitate access to a plurality of tube-like containers within a confined space, said assembly comprising:a) an elongated base including a hollow interior terminating in an open face, said base further including a support portion peripherally surrounding said open face and disposed in supported engagement on a horizontal surface of the confined spaced, b) a gripping structure secured to said support portion and comprising an outwardly exposed face oppositely disposed to said open face and a plurality of elongated slots extending in parallel relation to one another along the length of said base, c) each of said plurality of slots extending from said outer exposed face into said hollow interior of said base, each of said slots having a sufficient depth and width to removably receive and at least partially enclose a sealed end of a plurality of vertically oriented tube like containers in side by side relation to one another along the length of said base, d) a front face and a rear face formed on said base and extending along the length thereof in opposing relation to one another, e) said front face comprising an anti-tilting foot at least partially defined by an outwardly flared configuration extending from said support portion upwardly and inwardly towards said gripping structure, f) said rear face comprising a vertical orientation disposed substantially perpendicular to said open face and in confronting relation to a vertical boundary of the confined space, and g) said base, said gripping structure and said support portion comprising a one piece, unitary construction of molded plastic material, said plurality of slots being integrally formed in said base.