Patents by Inventor Kirk B. Nice

Kirk B. Nice has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7344112
    Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating the transferring of liquid from a container comprises a base, a height adjustable stem extending upwardly from the base to a stem upper end portion, a carrying frame defining a carrying space therewithin, the carrying space sized and shaped to hold a liquid container, such as a standard 25 L gas container. The carrying frame is pivotally mounted to the stem upper end portion, pivotal about a pivot axis from an upright position to a tilted dispensing position. In the tilted position, the container is positioned such that the contents of the container may be dispensed. The base may comprise a plurality of equidistantly spaced arms, extending perpendicularly from the stem and remotely from a central portion of the base with at least one said arm including a vertically oriented screw hole extending therethrough, adapted to accept a screw member for securing the base to a supporting surface below the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Inventor: Kirk B. Nice