Abstract: A stack of T-shirt type plastic film bags having handles extending from an openable mouth are formed into a pack by bonding together bridging strips extending between the handles. A dispensing rack includes a frame providing an upper horizontal edge over which the bag handles are draped. The bridging strips are hooked over and retained by a relatively wide tongue extending rearward from a point on the frame below the horizontal edge.

Abstract: A storage holder for a condiment bottle, such as a bottle of catsup having a cap, includes a base, and an upright support for the bottle, which supports the bottle on an angle relative to horizontal, with the cap facing downwardly. Upon removal of the bottle from the holder, and upon removal of the cap, initial pouring of the condiment from the bottle is greatly facilitated.

Abstract: A bag holder for use with a flexible bag is disclosed. The bag holder has a lower support member, an upper support and a plurality of resiliently flexible struts. The top end portion of each strut is connected to the upper support member and is pivotal in a plane tangential to the upper support member. The bottom end portion of each strut is connected to the lower support member and is pivotal in a plane tangential to the lower support member. The bag holder has an operative position where the upper support member is vertically spaced from the lower support member and a stored position where the lower support member, the upper support member and the plurality of struts are generally in the same plane. The bag holder is moved from the operative position to the stored position by twisting the upper support member relative to the lower support member and pushing the upper support member into generally the same plane as the lower support member. The bag holder also includes a kit or disassembled form.

Abstract: A foldable wire holder for a plastic bag is disclosed to hold the bag in a vertical position with its mouth snagged in a fully open position on a wire framework formed by a horizontally disposed bag holding frame and an upper portion of an upright supporting framework for the bag holding frame. The wire holder is portable and, in one embodiment, may simply be thrust into the ground where it is to be used, for example, to collect leaves, grass clippings, or other discrete matter. The legs of the supporting frame are provided with stub ends and a lateral support member which sets their depth and keeps the bag holding frame in a horizontal plane while the bag is filled. In another embodiment, a foldable base is provided which is a mirror image of the bag holding frame. Angulation of the pivot on the supporting frame, or of the ends of the bag holding frame, is essential to position the bag holding frame in the horizontal position.

Abstract: A stove carrier including a base frame for carrying a baking stove, and a rack for carrying the cover of the baking stove, the base frame having two parallel horizontal bars and two vertical supporting frames symmetrically connected between the horizontal bars at two opposite ends. Each vertical supporting frame having a heat-resisting grip horizontally disposed at the top and two legs vertically disposed at the bottom for supporting the stove carrier on a flat surface. The rack having two opposite ends terminated to respective hooks for hooking on either vertical supporting frame. A pair of bars horizontally disposed at equal elevation relative to the parallel horizontal bars for carrying the cover of the baking stove.

Abstract: A disposable system provides means for caterers to transport, serve, and display food, although the system may also be used by campers, picnickers, or the like. A plurality of bent wires and plastic legs are provided in a kit form which may be assembled into a knock-down stand for supporting disposable utensils. The plastic legs are shaped to avoid marring a supporting structure. The bent wires also support a suitable burner.

Abstract: The present invention is a wire cake rack for supporting either tubular or rectangular cakes while they cool. The wire cake rack can be either a round cake rack for supporting tubular cakes, e.g. Bundt cakes or a rectangular cake rack for supporting rectangular cakes, e.g. pound cakes. The round cake rack is made with sides in the shape of an open top cylinder that are manufactured integrally with a bottom that is concentric with the sides. The bottom has a greater diameter than the diameter of the sides. The bottom has handles on diametrically opposite edges of the bottom. The rectangular cake rack is made with sides in the shape of an open top rectangular box that are manufactured integrally with a bottom that is axially aligned with the sides. The bottom extends a predetermined distance beyond the sides. The bottom has handles on the two edges of the bottom that are longer than the other two edges of the bottom.

Abstract: The invention is a wire frame which is bent in an "S" like formation to form a soap holder for two bars of soap. The top of the "S" frame being slightly concave to allow a bar of soap to set on the top. Two suction cups are attached to the frame to allow the soap holder to be attached to a wall or sink. The frame is make out of a pliable wire so that the end user can modify the frame to fit his sink. The soap dish holder is prepared by a method of wrapping a pliable wire around post on the jig and spot welding the wire at the point at which the wire comes in contact with itself and than dipping the wire in a plastic coating and shaping the wires so it can hold the two bars of soap. Lastly suction cups are added to the wore frame so that it can be attached to a wall or sink.

Abstract: A wire retaining apparatus is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment this wire retaining apparatus is used in the construction of a child's activity toy generically referred to as a bead maze. The wire retaining apparatus includes a plug and a receptacle. The apparatus is designed to secure an elongate rigid wire having an L-shaped terminus. The L-shaped terminus of the wire engages an L-shaped channel in the plug. The plug has one or more prongs extending from the side thereof. The plug and the wire engage a receptacle formed in a base or other suitable support structure. The receptacle includes one or more slots to receive the prongs. A shoulder on each prong engages a shoulder formed in each slot of the plug in the receptacle. A foot extends from the plug and engages a step in the bottom of the receptacle. The foot is formed from resilient material and tends to urge the plug upward into locking engagement and into a generally coplanar relationship with the support structure.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an object includes a member having a plurality of connected bent portions. The portions include pair of generally horizontally extending, spaced apart, generally parallel lower legs each having a free end and an opposite end connected a lower end of one of a pair of vertically extending first uprights each connected at an upper end to a generally horizontally extending first cross beam. A pair of generally horizontally extending arms are each connected at one end to one of the first uprights between the upper and lower ends and at an opposite end to a lower end of one of a pair of generally vertically extending second uprights each connected at an upper end to a generally horizontally extending second cross beam. A pair of upper legs each have one end connected to one of the first uprights and extend generally horizontally parallel to and spaced above the lower legs a distance generally corresponding to a thickness of carpet in a vehicle.

Abstract: A container drain support including a base with a support to receive and position various shaped containers with or without a neck to drain substance from the container without the substance contacting the container.

Abstract: An adapter support holds a desktop computer enclosure securely in a vertical position on a floor installation. The adapter engages the enclosures footpads and may be alternatively assembled to stabilize the enclosure in the center of a floor, or may be configured to permit installing close to a wall.

Abstract: A structure to facilitate the stacking of a significant number of newspapers in a tidy manner and having means for facilitating the bundling of the newspapers stacked in the structure. In a preferred embodiment, the structure includes a framework having an open generally box-like configuration made of wire rod, a support for a supply of string or other filament, and a cutting implement to trim the string to required lengths. The framework is also provided with anchors to retain the string in an operative position ready for tying the newspapers or other paper stacked in the framework.

Abstract: A knock down display rack for retail sales operations in which the display rack is easily disassembled into component pieces which nest into a relatively easily shippable arrangement. The display rack includes a top container support, a container and a base. When assembled, the top container support contacts the base member at a number of contact points distinct from the points of interconnection between the base and top members.

Abstract: Presented is a support frame for supporting in upright position the limp plastic film bags now being dispensed with greater regularity in retail outlets for the convenience of shoppers in carrying their purchases from the store. The limp plastic bags are closed at the bottom, open at the top and are provided with two strap-like extensions associated with the open end by which the bag may be carried or suspended. The support frame is constructed of injection molded plastic and includes a base for supporting the frame on the floor or another supporting surface such as a table, and four upright posts are provided at each corner of the base, pairs of which join at the top to provide hooks from which the bag extensions may be suspended while the bag is being filled with purchases. Cross-pieces join the pairs of posts to provide a handle suitable for gripping in the hand for lifting the frame and attached bag to facilitate moving the assembly to another more convenient location.

Abstract: A support stand comprises two bent rigid wires joined at about their centers to form a spider-like configuration having an elevated surface suitable for supporting a potted plant and having four legs each of which, particularly when thinly plated with zinc, copper, cadmium or alloys thereof, tend to resist snails and other such annoying pests that would otherwise climb to the potted plant and damage or destroy it.

Abstract: An adapter support holds a desktop computer enclosure securely in a vertical position on a floor installation. The adapter engages the enclosures footpads and may be alternatively assembled to stabilize the enclosure in the center of a floor, or may be configured to permit installing close to a wall.

Abstract: A glue gun organizer including a metal base for glue to drip on, a U-shaped member for holding the glue gun, a specific area for the storage of extra glue sticks, a tray for the presentation of parts, a pair of members for storage of an electric cord and a wall mounting bracket for hanging the equipment out of the way.

Abstract: A collapsible roasting frame for holding a roast while it is being cooked. The roasting frame is made of bent-up wire. The roasting frame comprises a ring within which a roast or fowl can be received, a support frame for holding the ring and supporting the ring in an oven or on a table. Opposed standards are pivotally attached to the support frame and cooperate with the ring to provide a structure which can be advantageously used for roasting fowl and large pieces of meat. The entire roasting frame collapses into a small area.

Abstract: A method and apparatus (10, 10'"') for holding an electrical device proximate to a side rail (20) of a bed (100). The apparatus (10, 10"') preferably includes a first basket (12, 12"') suitable for receiving a television control device (36). The device (36) includes a body (43) and a cord (45). The basket (12, 12"') receives and holds the body (43) of the device (36). Preferably connected to the basket (12, 12"') is another similar basket (14, 14"') for receiving a call button (60). The baskets (12, 12"') and (14, 14"') are connected to rail clips (16, 16"') and (22, 22"') which act to engage the side rail (20) of the bed (100). Another apparatus (10', 10"') is useful for holding an electrical device proximate to the side rail (120 ) of a circle bed.

Abstract: A collapsible wire form support or rack for flexible plastic bags consisting of two main vertical inverted "U" shaped supports interconnected at their bases by parallel rods, that collapses by rotating one support about a vertical axis relative to the other until both supports and rods are substantially coplanar.

Abstract: A metal wire frame or rack designed to fit in a roasting pan to hold a fowl or roast. The wire is formed to provide handles to conveniently lift a large object from the roasting pan. An oval containing wire ring can be lifted from the frame for easy transferral of the fowl or roast to another surface.

Abstract: A support for a beverage container comprises a base having on the underside a layer of adhesive which is covered by paper so that it can be removed and then applied to a suitable surface. From the base is a plurality of upstanding fingers which curve inwardly and then outwardly so that they can clamp containers of different sizes or dimensions with the fingers flexing outwardly.

Abstract: There is provided a racket and ball or container supporting device generally comprising a suspension member formed of a wire framework and arranged to be suspended at one end from a wire hook for placement about a closet rod, hook, or other support. For supporting the rackets from this suspension member there is provided in the preferred embodiment a loop or prongs which project upwardly from the bottom of the suspension member forming an acute angle with the suspension member. For supporting the balls or containers there is generally provided an enclosure member similarly formed as a loop and having protruding downwardly therefrom a supporting member affixed to the sides thereof.

Abstract: An open framework holder for urinals in the nature of a rack is made primarily from a single, continuous stretch of wire, bent and formed to provide a base upon which the urinal rests, a urnial-retaining front having a clearance for the handle of the urinal and a urinal-embracing top shaped to present an upper, urinal-receiving opening. Hooks at the rear of the top are used to removably attach the holder to a wall or to a supporting standard of an over bed table. An abutment at the rear of the base engages the wall or the standard.

Abstract: A self-contained, decorative ice bowl freezing apparatus, including a bowl mold for containing the water to be frozen into the ice bowl; air circulation means disposed within the bowl mold for supplying a stream of air to the freezing water to slow the freezing thereof to provide ice in greater clarity; support means for the air circulation means; a freezer tank containing a refrigerant liquid into which the bowl mold is disposed and held at a selected level; and refrigerant liquid circulation means disposed within the freezer tank for continuously circulating the refrigerant liquid to prevent stratification of temperature levels within the refrigerant liquid, whereby uniformity of freezing of the water in the bowl mold is enhanced.

Abstract: A support for the ports of a blood bag for use in a centrifuge in order to keep the ports upright during centrifugation so that the ports will not trap blood cells which would later contaminate the blood plasma. The support includes a base positionable adjacent to the bottom of a centrifuge cup, an upstanding plate attached to the periphery of the base and extending up adjacent to the side of the cup, and hook means mounted on the top of the plate and extending over the cup for engagement by the port area of the blood bag.

Abstract: A wire bag stand 10 or 30 is made for resiliently gripping and holding the open mouth of a plastic bag. Stand 10 or 30 includes a base 11 and generally U-shaped sides 12 and 13 mounted on base 11 to splay upright above the base for supporting the bag. Base 11 provides stops against inward movement of the upright sides. Top spans 32 of the sides are bent outward to grip and engage a plastic bag, and the sides resiliently flex so that their tops can be sprung toward each other by a bag stretched and held between them.

Abstract: A collapsible wire rack is disclosed for holding a plastic grocery bag in a suspended position with the mouth of the bag open. The base of the rack is made of two identical halves, each formed of a single length of wire. U-shaped notches for effectively locking the side supports of the rack in an upright position are provided at each corner of the base. Each U-shaped notch comprises two vertically spaced portions respectively forming continuations of the longitudinal portion and the transverse portion of a base half.

Abstract: A plastic bag stand 10 is formed of wire to include a base 11 and generally U-shaped sides 12 and 13 pivotally mounted on the base to fold flat under the base for packaging and to open upright above the base for supporting the bag. The stand 10 has several improvements involving the way the base 11 is formed and the sides 12 and 13 are pivotally mounted on the base. The base is formed of opposed longitudinals 16 and 17 having central spans spaced apart by less than the width of the sides and a pair of opposed laterals 18 and 19 having mid-regions in the plane of the central spans of the longitudinals. End portions of the longitudinals are bent outward and downward to join the laterals, and S-curves 24 in the laterals make end regions 23 parallel with an offset from the mid-regions. Bonds 20 join the end regions of the laterals with the end portions of the longitudinals, and the sides are pivotally mounted on the end regions of the laterals between and adjacent the S-curves and the bonds.

Abstract: A garbage bag holder for minimizing the accessibility of garbage bags to neighborhood pets or other animals, in which the bags are held in a basket disposed on a pedestal. The pedestal may be mounted in, and removed from, a receptacle disposed in the ground, sidewalk, driveway, or the like and holds the basket in spaced relation to the ground. An openable wall provides an easy access through which the bags can be deposited and removed.

Abstract: A collapsible frame for supporting a container is manufactured from two loops formed from a single length of wire which are intertwined to form a handle and sprung to form base members which are yieldably urged apart. An inwardly narrowed neck portion is formed intermediate the handle and the base members to provide points of support for the container. A containment loop encompasses the neck portion of the frame and inwardly urges the points of support against the container as it is pushed into position within the containment loop. The base members are capable of being pressed into a planar assembly when the container is removed to allow a plurality of similarly constructed frames to be compactly stacked.

Abstract: A kit containing sufficient pieces and parts for use by a do-it-yourself automobile engine lubricating oil drainage and disposable operation; the kit containing a wire stand, flat in the kit package, but easily bendable into a stand, having an elevated part for holding a flexible bag in position under an engine crankcase to receive oil drained therefrom, the bag resting mainly upon a garage floor or driveway surface rather than being supported by the stand so that the weight of the drained oil may be contained. The kit may have several oil receiving bags, one stand, clips for temporarily securing the open end of the bag to the stand and ties with which to close the bag for garbage disposal of the bag and its contained used oil.

Abstract: A skeletal frame, configured in cross-section size to the lateral dimensions of an expanded collapsible bag and including bottom frame members for providing vertical support to the collapsible bag, provides structural support for the collapsible bag during fill thereof. Handles attached to the frame translate a lifting force applied thereto through the frame to the bottom and sides of the collapsible bag, regardless of the degree of fill of the collapsible bag.