Supports – Brackets – Article holding means
Patent
1998-04-23
1999-03-23
Lanford, J.
Supports
Brackets
Article holding means
220759, 220769, A47G 2902, B65D 2510
Patent
active
058848835
ABSTRACT:
An improved hand-held bowl lifter for safely lifting and transporting hot bowls from one area to another. The bowl lifter is used with bowls having a circular base, and a wall that tapers outward from the base in substantially circular cross-section. The bowl lifter is defined by a generally planar rigid board having a first end adapted to be grasped by a user, and a second end having a semi-circular opening that intersects an edge of the second end to define a pair of arms. The ends of the arms are separated by a dimension less than the diameter of the opening but greater than the diameter of the bowl base. A user grasps the first end of the board and moves it toward the bowl, allowing the arms to surround the base of the bowl adjacent the underlying support surface. Then the user raises the board so that the inner periphery of the arms evenly contact the outer periphery of the bowl. At this point the bowl is supported in an level and stable manner, and may be safely transported. When the user has positioned the bowl as desired, the bowl lifter is lowered until the base of the bowl contacts the support surface, whereafter the bowl lifer is lower to the support surface and removed without disturbing the bowl or its contents.
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Ackerman David S.
Lanford J.
Navarre Mark A.
Nornberg Michael D.
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