US4782957A
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Lockable flanged item caddy
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-05-15
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Granted: 1988-11-08
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Expires: 2007-05-15
Abstract
Abstract The invention comprises a support structure for receiving and lockably holding various items. The support structure has one or more of a variety of receiving structures in its upper surface. Container bases to which containers may be attached or which are formed in one piece with the container bases fit in a particular receiving structure and may be locked into place in the support structure. This invention permits organizing bottles, containers and caps for various felt markers and wirting instruments of various sizes and for holding them securely in a fixed position so that they may be easily opened and closed with only one hand while at the same time allowing them to be easily removed from the support.
Inventors
- 👤 James W. Kernodle, Sr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:25
CPC Classifications
B; B43; B43M; B43M99/00; B43M99/001; A; A47; A47B; A47B13/00; A47B13/08; A47B13/16; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/28; A47F7/285
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A device for holding supplies, comprising: (a) a support structure having at least one upper plane; said upper plane having a lower surface; (b) said upper plane having at least one square receiving structure, said receiving structure having a circular interior area below the upper plane; and wherein each side of the square receiving structure has angled stops, said angled stops having a narrowed end toward the center of each side of the receiving structure; (c) at least one square container base of a size to fit in the square receiving structure, said container base rotable from a first position to a second postion within the circular interior area, the square base has wedge shaped projections on each side of the base of a size to fit into the receiving structure, and (d) means for locking the container base into the receiving structure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
143 words
A device for holding supplies, comprising: (a) a support structure having at least one upper plane; said upper plane having a lower surface; (b) said upper plane having at least one square receiving structure, said receiving structure having a circular interior area below the upper plane; and wherein each side of the square receiving structure has angled stops, said angled stops having a narrowed end toward the center of each side of the receiving structure; (c) at least one square container base of a size to fit in the square receiving structure, said container base rotable from a first position to a second postion within the circular interior area, the square base has wedge shaped projections on each side of the base of a size to fit into the receiving structure, and (d) means for locking the container base into the receiving structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The device recited in claim 1, wherein: (a) each side of the receiving structure has an indentation centrally located therein and in the lower surface of the upper plane; (b) an upward protrusion of a diameter smaller than the diameter of the indentations is located on each corner of the container base; and (c) indentational stops are located on each side of the square receiving structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The device recited in claim 1, wherein: (a) each side of the receiving structure has a hole centrally located therein and extending through the upper plane; (b) an upward protrusion having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the holes is located on each corner of the container base; and (c) indentational stops are located on each side of the square receiving structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device recited in claim 1 further comprising flexible catches positioned on each side of the receiving structure at the narrow end of the angled stops.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device recited in claim 1, further comprising a container fixture attached to a container base.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device recited in claim 5, wherein the container fixture comprises a cup structure having interior threads and an externally-threaded cap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device recited in claim 5, wherein the container fixture comprises a cup structure having interior threads and an externally-threaded bottle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device recited in claim 6, wherein protrusions on the externally threaded bottle may be locked into indentations on the interior threads.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device recited in claim 7, wherein protrusions on the externally threaded bottle may be locked into indentations on the interior threads.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
162 words
A device for holding supplies, comprising: (a) a support structure having at least one upper plane; said upper plane having a lower surface, the lower surface of the upper plane along the parallel side edges of the receiving structure being slanted downward toward the inner back edge of the receiving structured; (b) said upper plane having at least one rectangular receiving structure along an edge of the support structure, the upper plane along the side edges of the receiving structure overhanging the interior of the receiving structure, said upper plane having at least one upward indentation in its lower surface along each of the parallel side edges of the receiving structure; and (c) at least one rectangular container base having sides fitting inside the sides of the receiving structure; said container base having at least one upward protrusion on two opposite parallel sides that fit in the upward indentations and wedge shaped upward projections on the parallel sides of the container base.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
162 words
A device for holding supplies, comprising: (a) a support structure having at least one upper plane; said upper plane having a lower surface, the lower surface of the upper plane along the parallel side edges of the receiving structure being slanted downward toward the inner back edge of the receiving structured; (b) said upper plane having at least one rectangular receiving structure along an edge of the support structure, the upper plane along the side edges of the receiving structure overhanging the interior of the receiving structure, said upper plane having at least one upward indentation in its lower surface along each of the parallel side edges of the receiving structure; and (c) at least one rectangular container base having sides fitting inside the sides of the receiving structure; said container base having at least one upward protrusion on two opposite parallel sides that fit in the upward indentations and wedge shaped upward projections on the parallel sides of the container base.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device recited in claim 10, wherein the indentations extend through the parallel sides of the receiving structure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device recited in claim 10, wherein the upper plane has a groove and the slanted lower surface of the upper plane is in the groove in the upper plane.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device recited in claim 10, where a flexible catch is placed at the wide end of the slanted upper plane of the receiving structure.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device recited in claim 10, further comprising a container fixture attached to a container base.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device recited in claim 14, wherein the container fixture comprises a cup structure having interior threads and an externally-threaded cap.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device recited in claim 14, wherein the container fixture comprises a cup structure having interior threads and an externally-threaded bottle.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device recited in claim 15, wherein the interior threads have indentations and the externally threaded bottle has protrusions on the threads, said protrusions on the externally-threaded bottle lockable into the indentations on the interior threads.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device recited in claim 16, wherein the interior threads have indentations and the externally-threaded bottle has protrusions on the threads, said protrusions on the externally-threaded bottle lockable into the indentations on the interior threads.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-11-08 | 1992-05-09 | 1992-11-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-11-08 | 1996-05-09 | 1996-11-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-11-08 | 2000-05-09 | 2000-11-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |