Patent ID: 7648113

Claim:
In combination: a cylindrically-shaped accessory; and a support for the cylindrically-shaped accessory, the support comprising: a) a first frame defining a receptacle for the cylindrically-shaped accessory, the first frame comprising: i) a bottom wall defining an upwardly facing surface against which the cylindrically-shaped accessory is placed in an upright stored orientation wherein a central axis of the cylindrically-shaped accessory in the upright stored orientation extends generally vertically; ii) a peripheral bracing wall structure, the peripheral bracing wall structure extending at least partially around a region occupied by the cylindrically-shaped accessory in the upright stored orientation to thereby limit tipping of the cylindrically-shaped accessory from the upright stored orientation; and b) a connecting assembly comprising first and second connector parts, the first connector part on the first frame, the second connector part attachable to a second frame upon which the support can be placed in an operative state, the first and second connector parts engagable, each with the other, by relatively translating the first and second connector parts along a connecting line between a separated position and an engaged position wherein the support is in the operative state, the first and second connector parts in the engaged position preventing relative movement between the first and second connector parts in directions other than along the connecting line, wherein the receptacle is bounded by a curved surface and the support further comprises a lifting strap that is attached to the first frame to reside between the curved surface and the cylindrically-shaped accessory in the upright stored orientation, wherein the lifting strap is: a) defined by a flexible material that is wedged between the cylindrically-shaped accessory and curved surface bounding the receptacle; and b) placed under tension so that residual forces within the flexible material produced by placing the flexible material under tension act against the cylindrically-shaped accessory to thereby urge the cylindrically-shaped accessory against the first frame with the cylindrically-shaped accessory in the upright stored orientation.