BOTTLE MOUNTING SYSTEM INCLUDING SEPARABLE BOTTLE AND CLAMP
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1. A bottle mounting system comprising:
- (a) a bottle holder including;
a bottom wall having a top surface and a bottom surface,a sidewall having an front surface and a rear surface, anda bottom mount provided at said bottom surface of said bottom wall, anda rear mount provided at said rear surface of said sidewall; and
(b) a clamp including;
a first jaw providing a first clamp surface and a clamp mount said bottom mount and said clamp mount selectively mating to mount said bottle holder to said first jaw in a bottom-mounted orientation, and said rear mount and said clamp mount selectively mating to mount said bottle holder to said first jaw in a rear-mounted orientation,a second jaw providing a second clamp surface, said second jaw mating with said first jaw, said first jaw sliding relative to said second jaw, said first and second jaws interacting to mount said clamp to a support member by squeezing the support member between said first and second clamp surfaces, said first clamp surface moving with said first jaw and said second clamp surfaces moving with said second jaw, anda releasable locking member that has a locking position wherein it locks said first jaw and second jaw in relative position to each other so as to prevent said first jaw and second jaw from moving apart from each other, and a non-locking position wherein it permits said first jaw and second jaw to move apart from each other.
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Abstract
A bottle mounting system includes a bottle holder and a clamp. The clamp can mount to a variety of support members to provide a clamp mount extending either from a vertical surface of the clamp or a horizontal surface of the clamp. The bottle holder has both a rear mount and a bottom mount, each of which can be selectively mounted to the clamp mount depending upon the orientation of the clamp mount. Each of the rear mount and bottom mount of the bottle holder can be mated to the clamp mount in multiple orientations such that there are a large number of different configurations in which the bottle mounting system can be implemented.
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1. A bottle mounting system comprising:
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(a) a bottle holder including; a bottom wall having a top surface and a bottom surface, a sidewall having an front surface and a rear surface, and a bottom mount provided at said bottom surface of said bottom wall, and a rear mount provided at said rear surface of said sidewall; and (b) a clamp including; a first jaw providing a first clamp surface and a clamp mount said bottom mount and said clamp mount selectively mating to mount said bottle holder to said first jaw in a bottom-mounted orientation, and said rear mount and said clamp mount selectively mating to mount said bottle holder to said first jaw in a rear-mounted orientation, a second jaw providing a second clamp surface, said second jaw mating with said first jaw, said first jaw sliding relative to said second jaw, said first and second jaws interacting to mount said clamp to a support member by squeezing the support member between said first and second clamp surfaces, said first clamp surface moving with said first jaw and said second clamp surfaces moving with said second jaw, and a releasable locking member that has a locking position wherein it locks said first jaw and second jaw in relative position to each other so as to prevent said first jaw and second jaw from moving apart from each other, and a non-locking position wherein it permits said first jaw and second jaw to move apart from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing a desired product for use at a desired location within a facility, the method including the steps of:
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providing a plurality of clamps, each clamp being mounted to a support member at a distinct location within the facility; providing a plurality of bottle holders, each bottle holder retaining a bottle holding a desired product for use in the facility, each bottle holder being selectively mountable to any one of said plurality of clamps; providing individuals within the facility one of said plurality of bottle holders, wherein the individuals carry that bottle holder to a given distinct location where one of said plurality of clamps is located and selectively mount that bottle holder to that clamp so as to provide the bottle of product retained therein at a desired location for use.
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