Self-supporting, table-mounted, support apparatus for receptacles
US4418883A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2220/0038
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A self-supporting, table-mounted support apparatus for receptacles, particularly for ice buckets for housing wine bottles, includes an upper set of laterally spaced support arms and a lower support arm which cooperate so as to define a horizontal channel therebetween within which a projecting portion of a dining table can be disposed and from which the apparatus will be suspended. The upper arms comprise the ends of a C or U-shaped member disposed within a horizontal plane, while the lower arm comprises one end of a J-shaped member disposed within a vertical plane, the other end of the lower arm being connected to the upper arm member at a central location within the plane of the upper member, the overall framework therefore being substantially T-shaped in configuration. A cross-bar may connect the upper arms so as to define therewith an annular ring member within which the receptacle is housed internally of the framework, or a separate annular ring member may be fixedly or pivotably secured to the upper arm member whereby the receptacle is supported in a mode external of the three support arms engaging the table.
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