Patent ID: 8434260
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for receiving a pot, comprising: a structure having a generally convex outer surface, an inner surface generally conforming to the outer surface, as viewed in cross-section, and a generally circular periphery, the outer surface and the inner surface being opposing surfaces of a solid material, an aperture formed in the structure, the aperture having a lip with a first diameter; and a disk-shaped structure having an outer diameter greater than the first diameter and an aperture with an inner diameter that is less than the first diameter, the disk-shaped structure being supported by the lip of the aperture of the structure when placed in a position above the lip of the structure; wherein the inner surface of the structure and at least a portion of the disk-shaped structure faces an external support surface upon which the structure is positionable, without another surface of the structure being disposed therebetween; and, the lip is a surface extending to an edge of the aperture, the surface being depressed with respect to the generally convex outer surface of the structure.