Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – With tool or implement holder
Patent
1998-02-24
1999-11-30
Castellano, Stephen
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
With tool or implement holder
B65D 2548
Patent
active
059926783
ABSTRACT:
A retainer for removably holding an elongated item to a larger member including the following features: a closed-loop band having elasticity for arrangement around a periphery of the larger member; and a loop for retaining the elongated item, wherein first and second ends of this loop protrude from a wall of the band. Also, a retainer including the band and a looped portion (integrated with the band) that has a taper angled to guide an end of the elongated item into the loop to be retained thereby. The band may have an outwardly-facing grip surface against which the elongated item can lean. The loop/looped portion, whether it has a taper, can have gripping teeth or suitable textured surface. A system comprising a retainer with its band arranged around the periphery of a larger member. A method of removably holding an elongated item to an outside wall of a larger member including: arranging a closed-loop resilient band around a periphery of the larger member, the band having first and second ends of a loop protruding from a wall of the band; and guiding an end of the elongated item into and through the loop along a taper. Or, arranging a band having a looped portion protruding from a wall thereof; and guiding an end of the elongated item into and through the looped portion so that once retained therein, a top-end of the item is oriented out and away a distance from the larger member.
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