Water cooler bottle storage stand and system
DCFirst Claim
1. A water bottle storage unit for holding a water cooler bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
- means for holding said water bottle, said holding means contoured to conform to the water cooler bottle and including a longitudinal member for supporting the bottle along an underside thereof;
means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means,said support means adapted to be interconnected with one or more similar said storage units.
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Abstract
A modular system for holding water cooler bottles on their sides so as to be easily stored and readily accessible for removal and placement in a water cooler. The present invention is an integrally formed molded plastic bottle holder unit which is vertically stackably interconnectable and horizontally interconnectable to form a bottle holder system. Each unit has four vertical supports. Two parallel horizontal supports are provided, each integrally formed with and connecting a pair of vertical supports. These pairs of connected vertical supports are connected by two horizontal supports each shaped and arcuately contoured to support the curved side of a water bottle. An integrally formed horizontal support member extends between the two contoured horizontal support members substantially parallel to the bottle longitudinal axis. Each vertical support has an upper and lower end which are open and form a receiving cavity for either an end cap, a caster holder, a transition element between two stacked bottle units or a connector or connector caster member for connecting two or more horizontally adjacent bottle units. The individual connectors, caster holders, end caps or transition elements each have wedging surfaces integrally formed in the faces of the sides thereof.
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55 Claims
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1. A water bottle storage unit for holding a water cooler bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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means for holding said water bottle, said holding means contoured to conform to the water cooler bottle and including a longitudinal member for supporting the bottle along an underside thereof; means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said support means adapted to be interconnected with one or more similar said storage units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23)
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12. A water bottle storage system for holding a plurality of water cooler bottles, each said bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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a plurality of water bottle storage units, each including; means for holding a water bottle, said holding means contoured to conform to the water cooler bottle and including a longitudinal member for supporting the bottle along the underside thereof, means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, and means for connecting said plurality of water bottle storage units, said connecting means connecting said units in a configuration selected from the group of configurations consisting of vertically connected units, horizontally connected units and vertically and horizontally connected units. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24)
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25. A water bottle storage unit for holding a water cooler bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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means for holding said water bottle, said holding means including; a pair of substantially horizontal supports, each said support connecting a pair of said vertical supports, a pair of substantially horizontal bottle supports, one said support connected to a pair of vertical supports at the front of said bottle storage unit, the other said support connected to a pair of vertical supports at the back of said bottle storage unit, and a longitudinal support connecting said horizontal bottle supports; means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said supporting means including a plurality of substantially vertical supports; said supporting means adapted to be interconnected with one or more similar said storage units. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A water bottle storage unit for holding a water cooler bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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means for holding said water bottle; means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said supporting means adapted to be interconnected with one or more similar said storage units, wherein said unit is integrally formed as a single unitary structure.
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29. A water bottle storage unit for holding a water cooler bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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means for holding said water bottle; means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said supporting means including a plurality of substantially vertical supports; said supporting means adapted to be interconnected with one or more similar said storage units, wherein each said unit is adapted to be vertically connected to a similar storage unit by means of a male transition element shaped as a mirrored frustopyramid, having a plurality of wedging surfaces formed on the faces of said mirrored frustopyramid, said wedging surfaces for engaging socket cavities in said vertical supports.
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30. A water bottle storage unit for holding a water cooler bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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means for holding said water bottle; means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said supporting means including a plurality of substantially vertical supports; said supporting means adapted to be interconnected with one or more similar said storage units, wherein each said unit is adapted to receive a connector caster for horizontally connecting said units, said connector caster comprising a pair of horizontally adjacent connected frustopyramids having wedging surfaces formed on the faces thereof for engaging socket cavities in the faces of said frustopyramids, and further comprising a roller disposed between said pair of frustopyramids.
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31. A water bottle storage system for holding a plurality of water cooler bottles, each said bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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a plurality of water bottle storage units, each including; means for holding a water bottle, said holding means including; a pair of substantially horizontal supports, each said support connected to a pair of vertical supports at the front of said bottle storage unit, the other said support connected to a pair of vertical supports at the back of said bottle storage unit, and a longitudinal support connecting said horizontal bottle supports; means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said supporting means including a plurality of substantially vertical supports; and means for connecting said plurality of water bottle storage units, said connecting means connecting said units in a configuration selected from the group of configurations consisting of vertically connected units, horizontally connected units and vertically and horizontally connected units. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A water bottle storage system for holding a plurality of water cooler bottles, each said bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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a plurality of water bottle storage units, each said unit integrally formed as a single unitary structure, including; means for holding a water bottle, means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, and means for connecting said plurality of water bottle storage units, said connecting means connecting said units in a configuration selected from the group of configurations consisting of vertically connected units, horizontally connected units and vertically and horizontally connected units.
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35. A water bottle storage system for holding a plurality of water cooler bottles, each said bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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a plurality of water bottle storage units, each including; means for holding a water bottle, means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said supporting means including a plurality of substantially vertical supports; and means for connecting said plurality of water bottle storage units, said connecting means connecting said units in a configuration selected from the group of configurations consisting of vertically connected units, horizontally connected units and vertically and horizontally connected units;
wherein each said unit is adapted to be vertically connected to a similar storage unit by means of a male transition element shaped as a mirrored frustopyramid, having a plurality of wedging surfaces formed on the faces of said mirrored frustopyramid, said wedging surfaces for engaging socket cavities in said vertical supports.
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36. A water bottle storage system for holding a plurality of water cooler bottles, each said bottle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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a plurality of water bottle storage units, each including; means for holding a water bottle, means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said supporting means including a plurality of substantially vertical supports; and means for connecting said plurality of water bottle storage units, said connecting means connecting said units in a configuration selected from the group of configurations consisting of vertically connected units, horizontally connected units and vertically and horizontally connected units;
wherein each said unit is adapted to receive a connector caster for horizontally connecting said units, said connector caster comprising a pair of horizontally adjacent connected frustopyramids having wedging surfaces formed on the faces thereof for engaging socket cavities in the faces of said frustopyramids, and further comprising a roller disposed between said pair of frustopyramids.
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37. A receptacle storage unit for holding a receptacle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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means for holding said receptacle, said holding means contoured to conform to the receptacle and including a longitudinal member for supporting the receptacle along an underside thereof; means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said support means adapted to be interconnected with one or more similar said storage units. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A receptacle storage unit for holding a receptacle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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means for holding said receptacle, said holding means including; a pair of substantially horizontal supports, each said support connecting a pair of vertical supports, a pair of substantially horizontal receptacle supports, one said support connected to a pair of vertical supports at the front of said receptacle storage unit, the other said support connected to a pair of vertical supports at the back of said receptacle storage unit, and a longitudinal support connecting said horizontal receptacle supports; means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said supporting means including a plurality of substantially vertical supports; said supporting means adapted to be interconnected with one or more similar said storage units.
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55. A receptacle storage system for holding a plurality of receptacles, each said receptacle placed substantially horizontally thereon, comprising:
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a plurality of receptacle storage units, each including; means for holding a receptacle, said holding means including; a pair of substantially horizontal supports, each said support connected to a pair of vertical supports at the front of said receptacle storage unit, the other said support connected to a pair of vertical supports at the back of said receptacle storage unit, and a longitudinal support connecting said horizontal receptacle supports; means for supporting said holding means attached to said holding means, said supporting means including a plurality of substantially vertical supports; and means for connecting said plurality of receptacle storage units, said connecting means connecting said units in a configuration selected from the group of configurations consisting of vertically connected units, horizontally connected units and vertically and horizontally connected units.
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