Dispenser platform

• US 6,595,475 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2001
• Issued: 07/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Archer Wire International Corporation
• Original Assignee: Archer Wire International Corporation
• Inventors: Svabek, John J., Kaminecki, Alex J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Korie
• Application Number:
  US10/007,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20030102413A1
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• Field of Search: 248/153, 248/151, 248/150, 248/166, 211/195, 126/9.R, 221/282, 221/285, D 6/462, D 6/429
• US Class Current: 248/150
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 73/002 Racks made of wire

Abstract

A support stand for a beverage container is formed from rigid wires and includes a substantially planar support platform supported by two legs that are removably interengaged with and locked with locking loops formed as part of the wire support members.

Claims

1. A stand for a beverage container and other objects comprising:

a platform having a plurality of platform locking loops;

a first leg mechanism having leg locking loops substantially orthogonal to, and removably inter-engaged with corresponding platform locking loops;

a second leg mechanism having leg locking loops substantially orthogonal to, and removably inter-engaged with corresponding platform locking loops;

whereby said first and second legs are maintained substantially upright and maintained substantially orthogonal to said platform by the removable inter-engagement of said leg and platform locking loops.

2. The stand of claim 1 wherein said platform and said platform locking loops are comprised of wire.

3. The stand of claim 1 wherein said first leg mechanism and said second leg mechanism and said leg locking loops of said first and second legs are comprised of wire.

4. A support stand for a beverage container and other objects comprising:

a substantially rectangular, substantially planar platform, said platform having a width W and a depth D, said platform being formed to have first and second opposing upturned sides of height H, said first and second sides being separated from each other by a distance equal to said width W, said platform further having first and second ends each of which is adjacent both said first and second sides, said first and second ends being separated from each other by a distance equal to said depth D, said first and second ends each having first and second platform locking loops;

a first formed-wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops for inter-engaging with said first and second platform locking loops of said first end of said platform such that, said first and second formed wire leg locking loops of said first leg are capable of inter-engaging and thereby locking with the first and second platform locking loops at said first end of said platform, said first leg supporting said platform at said first end;

a second formed-wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops for substantially orthogonally mating and inter-engaging with said first and second platform locking loops of said second end of said platform, such that, said first and second formed wire leg locking loops of said second leg are capable of inter-engaging and locking with said first and second platform locking loops at said second end of said platform, said second leg supporting said platform at said second end;

wherein said first and second legs are maintained upright relative to the platform by said first and second platform locking loops of said first and second ends of said platform.

5. The support stand of claim 4 wherein said platform and said platform locking loops are comprised of wire.

6. A foldable support stand for a beverage container and other objects comprising:

a substantially rectangular, substantially planar support platform having first and second ends and formed from at least first and second substantially parallel wires, spaced apart from each other, each of said first and second wires being continuously formed at its first end to have a platform locking loop, each of said first and second wires being continuously formed at its second end to have a platform locking loop;

a first wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops capable of mating with and substantially orthogonally inter-engaging and locking said first wire leg to said first and second formed-wire platform locking loops at said first end of said-platform, by at least one of;

a) the insertion of the locking loops of said first wire leg into locking loops at the first end of said platform; and

b) the insertion of said locking loops of the first end of said platform into the locking loops of said first wire leg;

thereby providing a first foldable support of said platform by said first wire leg;

a second wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops capable of mating with and substantially orthogonally inter-engaging and locking said second wire leg to said first and second formed-wire platform locking loops at said second end of said platform, by at least one of;

a) the insertion of the locking loops of said second wire leg into locking loops at the second end of said platform; and

b) the insertion of said locking loops of the second end of said platform into the locking loops of said second wire leg thereby providing a second foldable support of said platform by said second leg.

7. A foldable support stand for a beverage container and other objects comprising:

a substantially planar support platform formed from first and second parallel, substantially rigid platform wires, spaced apart from each other, each of said first and second rigid platform wires having a first end that is partially wound to form on each wire'"'"'s first end, a first end open locking loop, each of said platform wires having a second end that is partially wound to form on each wire'"'"'s second end, a second end open locking loop;

a first length of cross member wire, substantially orthogonal to and attached to said first end open locking loops thereby forming closed platform locking loops at said first ends of said first and second wires;

a second length of cross member wire, substantially orthogonal to and attached to said second end open locking loops thereby forming closed platform locking loops at said second ends of said first and second wires;

a first substantially trapezoidal-shaped wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops capable of locking the first substantially trapezoidal-shaped wire leg to the planar support platform by the inter-engagement of the first and second formed-wire leg locking loops of said first wire leg with the closed platform locking loops at said first ends of said first and second wires;

a second substantially trapezoidal-shaped wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops capable of locking the second substantially trapezoidal-shaped wire leg to the planar support platform by the inter-engagement of the first and second formed-wire leg locking loops of said second wire leg with the substantially orthogonally inter-engaging said closed platform locking loops at said second ends of said first and second wires.

8. A support stand for a beverage container and other objects comprising:

a substantially planar platform having a plurality of platform locking loops lying in a plane substantially coplanar to said platform and coupled to said platform;

a first leg mechanism having leg locking loops substantially orthogonal to, and removably inter-engaged with corresponding platform locking loops coupled to said platform;

a second leg mechanism having leg locking loops substantially orthogonal to, and removably inter-engaged with corresponding platform locking loops coupled to said platform;

whereby said first and second legs are maintained substantially upright and maintained substantially orthogonal to said platform by the removable inter-engagement of said leg and platform locking loops.

9. A foldable support stand for a beverage container and other objects comprising:

a substantially rectangular, substantially planar platform, said platform having a width W and a depth D, said platform being formed to have first and second substantially opposing upturned sides of height H, said first and second sides being separated from each other by a distance substantially equal to said width W, said platform further having first and second ends each of which is adjacent both said first and second sides, said first and second ends being separated from each other by a distance substantially equal to said depth D, said first and second ends each having first and second formed-wire platform locking loops substantially coplanar with said platform;

a first formed-wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops capable of substantially orthogonally mating, and inter-engaging and locking said first formed wire leg to said substantially planar platform by the inter-engagement of said first and second formed-wire platform locking loops of said first end of said platform to the first and second formed-wire leg locking loops of said first leg;

a second formed-wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops capable of substantially orthogonally mating and inter-engaging and locking said second formed-wire leg to said substantially planar platform by the inter-engagement of said first and second formed-wire platform locking loops of said second end of said platform to the first and second formed-wire leg locking loops of said second leg;

wherein said first and second legs are maintained upright relative to the platform by said first and second platform locking loops of said first and second ends of said platform.

10. A support stand for a beverage container and other objects comprising:

a substantially rectangular, substantially planar support platform formed from at least first and second substantially parallel wires, spaced apart from each other, each of said first and second wires having a first end at each of which is located a wire platform locking loop continuously formed therewith each of said first and second wires having a second end at each of which is located a wire platform locking loop continuously formed therewith;

a first wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops capable of mating with and substantially orthogonally inter-engaging and locking with said first and second formed-wire platform locking loops of said first end of said platform, said first leg supporting said platform at said first end;

a second wire leg having first and second formed-wire leg locking loops mating with and substantially orthogonally inter-engaging and locking with said first and second formed-wire platform locking loops of said second end of said platform, said second leg supporting said platform at said second end.