US2310390A - Holder for bottles, etc. - Google Patents

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' G. G. BRIDGES ETAL I HOLDER FOR BOTTLES, ETC

Feb. 9, 1943;

Filed March 8, 1940 S v Q s A m e W 6 d Z d ab 7 ad mm GS Patented Feb. 9, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOLDER FOR BOTTLES, ETC.

Gerald G. Bridges and Selby A. Miller, Jr. Greensburg, Ind.

Application March 8, 1940, Serial No. 323,050

1 Claim.

This invention relates to receptacles and supporting brackets therefor.

More especially the invention relates to a device of this character for use in the drivers compartment of an automobile.

One important object of the invention is to provide a simple device of the kind which is economical to produce and simple to install.

A second important object of the invention is to provide a novel device of the kind which may be made from otherwise waste material.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and particularly claimed.

In the accompanying drawing like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the invention showing the same as applied to a wall such as one of the walls of thedrivers compartment of an auto- 7 mobile.

Fig. 2 is a section thereof on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof.

The device forming this invention is indicated in general at 5 and comprises a side wall 6 arcuate in plan and a correspondingly shaped bottom 7 having at its arcuate periphery a bead 8 form ing a trough-like seat for the bottom edge of the wall 6. The wall 6 may be either removable from engagement in this seat or may be soldered or otherwise permanently secured therein. A bead 9 is also preferably provided at the top edge of the wall 6.

Extending downwardly from the straight edge of the bottom I is a flange l0 which rests against the wall S. Also flanges I I extend laterally from the vertical edges of the wall 6 and lie against the wall S. Screws l2 extend through suitable bayonet openings in the flanges I0 and I l and engage in the Wall S to hold the device in place. It will be noted that the receptacle formed by the wall 6 and bottom 1 is of greater height than its lateral dimension and that, in the form wherein the wall 6 is removable from the bottom different heights of wall 6 may be used.

It is to be observed that the device may be made from a discarded cylindrical receptacle such as a fruit or vegetable can by cutting the can vertically to provide a segmental portion and having the free edges of the vertical and bottom walls bent outwardly and vertically downward respectively to lie in the same plane.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form and construction without departing from the material principles involved. It is not therefore desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described but it is desired to include all forms which come within the scope of the appended claim.

What we claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A combination wall bracket and receptacle comprising a bracket having a straight side provided with a downwardly extending flange adapted to be fixed against a wall, said bracket having a horizontal portion extending from the top of said flange and provided with a troughlike seat extending around the free edge of said horizontal portion, and a semi-cylindrical receptacle body conforming in plan to the horizontal body portion and having its lower edge normally seated in said trough-like seat, said receptacle being provided at its side edges with outwardly extending flanges adapted to lie flat against said wall and provided with keyhole slots adapted to engage on studs projecting from said Wall.

GERALD G. BRIDGES. SELBY A. MILLER, JR.

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