Abstract: A device for holding an inverted bottle or container is described. The device includes a cylindrically shaped tube with an outer wall of consistent diameter in the upward direction. The vessel may have ridges on an internal side to engage the top of an inverted container and to securely hold the container in an inverted position, allowing remaining material in the container to move by gravity to the container opening. The vessel is connected to a stabilizing structure or base in order to prevent the vessel form tipping over when loaded with a top heavy inverted container. The device is particularly useful for allowing extrication of remaining material from a nearly empty container, particularly relatively viscous material which is necessarily refrigerated.

Abstract: A device for holding an inverted bottle or container is described. The device includes a cylindrically shaped tube with an outer wall of consistent diameter in the upward direction. The vessel may have ridges on an internal side to engage the top of an inverted container and to securely hold the container in an inverted position, allowing remaining material in the container to move by gravity to the container opening. The vessel is connected to a stabilizing structure or base in order to prevent the vessel form tipping over when loaded with a top heavy inverted container. The device is particularly useful for allowing extrication of remaining material from a nearly empty container, particularly relatively viscous material which is necessarily refrigerated.

Abstract: The present invention is a thumb tack for holding photographs, posters and other similar items firmly in place on a supporting surface without poking any holes in the item being hung. The tack consists of a conventional sharp pin projecting outwardly from the underside of a bottom plate on the tack head. The tack head consists of the bottom plate connected to the top head by an edge razor thereof so that a slit is defined between the bottom plate and the top of the tack head. The top portion of the head has a peripheral arcuate clamping edge extending around the razor portion of the periphery of the top portion of the tack head. This razor portion of the periphery of the top portion of the tack head creates a clamp-like slit between the bottom plate and the top portion of the tack head. This slit is dimensioned for receiving edges of photographs, posters or other similar items which can then be inserted into the slit and held firmly in place without the necessity of poking a hole in the item being hung.