Patent ID: 6425305
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
A jar holder for holding a jar during loosening of a cap therefrom, comprising:a base, upon which said base sits a jar to be opened, said base having at least one upwardly extending post engagable with a proximal end of a first flexible retaining strap, said first flexible retaining strap further having a distal locking portion and a jar engaging mid portion, extending between said post engaging proximal end portion and said distal locking portion of said first flexible retaining strap, said first retaining strap having a plurality of friction inducing members on a surface engaging the jar, said distal locking portion engagable in a locking arrangement between at least one further upwardly extending post and an upwardly extending pivotable locking cam post, wherein the jar is retained by said flexible retaining strap in an immobile position when said first flexible retaining strap is wrapped around the jar and said distal locking portion of said first flexible retaining strap is locked in place between said further upwardly extending post and said rotatable upwardly extending cam post.