Adjustable holder for a container

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2000-01-14

2002-12-17

King, Anita (Department: 3632)

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C248S316600, C248S346070

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06494428

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an adjustable holder for a container and, more particularly, to a holder that is economical to make.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Holders for containers such as spice jars or the like are known in the art. They can be easily mounted on the inside of a door of an existing kitchen cabinet, for instance, and may occupy space that is normally wasted.
It would be desirable to provide a holder for a container that adjusts to the size of the container, so that a spice jar can be interchanged with a soup can, and so forth. It would further be desirable to provide such a holder that can be made economically.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An exemplary embodiment of the inventive holder for a container comprises a stationery member having a first surface for pressing against a first side of the container. A moveable member has a second surface for pressing against a second side of the container. First and second structures allow the moveable member to telescope with respect to the stationary member along a direction of adjustment. Third and fourth structures set a plurality of distances between the first and second surfaces. The third structure comprises a plurality of slots arranged along the direction of adjustment and oriented generally orthogonal to such direction. The fourth structure comprises a resiliently biased projection with a user-operated handle for being inserted into a desired slot.
The foregoing provides a holder for a container that adjusts to the size of the container, and that, in preferred embodiments, can be made especially economically.


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