CA2418528A1 - Article holder - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
- B65D81/05—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
- B65D81/107—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents using blocks of shock-absorbing material
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
- B25H3/00—Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work tools or instruments
- B25H3/06—Trays
Abstract
An article holder comprising a rigid base and a thick layer of slightly resilient, set material an the base. The layer has impressions extending inwardly from the top surface of the layer toward the base, each impression formed, before the materiel seta, by the article to be stored in the impression.
A method for making an article holder comprising providing a rigid base and providing a thick, substantially uniform, layer of impressionable, settable, material on the base. Each article to be stored on the holder is then pressed into the layer toward the base to form an impression of the article in the layer. The material is than allowed to set to provide a slightly resilient layer of material on the base with permanent impressions for receiving the articles.
A method for making an article holder comprising providing a rigid base and providing a thick, substantially uniform, layer of impressionable, settable, material on the base. Each article to be stored on the holder is then pressed into the layer toward the base to form an impression of the article in the layer. The material is than allowed to set to provide a slightly resilient layer of material on the base with permanent impressions for receiving the articles.
Description
~rtTZCL~ xaLDE~
BACxc~twrrd of TKO i~rv~rrTft~rr 1. FiELra og THE zrtvErrTao~t w Triis invention is directed toward stn article holder. aid, more 4 particularly to an article holder of the type having .i.mpreasians therein, the impress.iQns in the snaps of the articles to be held. ' The invention is ais~ directedl toward a kit fat making the article holder and to a m$thod of making the axticle. hr~lder.
BACxc~twrrd of TKO i~rv~rrTft~rr 1. FiELra og THE zrtvErrTao~t w Triis invention is directed toward stn article holder. aid, more 4 particularly to an article holder of the type having .i.mpreasians therein, the impress.iQns in the snaps of the articles to be held. ' The invention is ais~ directedl toward a kit fat making the article holder and to a m$thod of making the axticle. hr~lder.
2. DESGR~pT~4N ~F TE3E R~~.ATEi~ AFtT INCLUC~~N~ INFi)RMATrON ~I$~:Lp&ED
cJNN~~ ~~~ ~g l. s~-~.. ~~
Holders in the farm of trays ur shelves having depress5~one therein, the depressions shaped similar to the shape of the artioles they are to held, are well knc~wrra. Thes~x ho~,dars ark r particularly suited to t~c~le~inc~ tads. The holders are formed in ' various ways. They oan be melded from plastic sheets with F
impressions, shaped to the artiale~s they are to hold, integ~~ally formed therein. An examp~.e of such a holder is shown in u.~, pat.
5, 071, ~p4. Such holders are however relat~.~rely experas~.Ye b~:cause Qf the molds required ay~d they d8 not hold the articles all that well because the ~tali,s farming the dcpressione are rigid. Mare importantly, the impressions may not fit all the articles tr~ be held andjpr the articles tv be held ma~~ not fill a~11 the impress~.ons frarmed so space on the holder is t~rarted. .
It is alst~ known to provide trays e~r shelves ft~rmed frt~m, or '.'.' carrying, thick, rigid sheets which can he cut tin site to provides ' impressionsc Qr ccxtout~c in the shape of the tools to be held. This .
assures that the num~aer and shape of the cutouts match the r~umbsr antl e~hapo of the artioles to bs sts~red thereby min~.mixing taa~te space, An example vi' such a l~oider is shown in XI. S, pat.
~.4~~,56~. However, makinr~ the autauts fs 7labQrious and many people Arab just riot gble to cut heat, accurate, outQUts for i:he article$ to be stored.
1.
SUMMARY t~~' THE INV~TION ;
It i* the purpose of th* pres*nt invention tt~ prow3,de. simpl* .
articl* holders that secur~aly a,nd alc~sely hold artioles. It iii a further purpose of the present invention to provide holders that cyan be ea$ily custom made by tri* user, on sit*, tQ hold th* , particular articles he wants stored. It is an4ther purpose of thr~
pxesent invention t8 provide a method of making the held*re. t~t far yet another purpose of they present inv*ntion to provides a kit for ~;: .
m~,t~ing the folders in accordanrs with tire invantivae method. . : ..
rn a~Ccoxdat~Ge with the present invention, the hold*r comprise$ a rigid base with a thick lay*r of slightly r*~il,iet~~t holding material thereon. The thick layer of holding matsri~~rl has F ~ v'~
exaQt impressions of the articles to be stored an t~ta halda~°.
The holder iss made by pxotridi.ng a thick layer of the hold~,ng material ate the base when the holding mstexfs1 is still.
imprassionabl,* and settal~l*. The impressions are formed blr .
prosssing the articles individually into tax~a layer c~f impressionable material and then remr~vinr~ the articles to allc~~r ' .
the mat~eriai tQ set ~ ' w The nnateriai used may ir~a a putty r~~r a similar type of mat*rial. .
The invention is garticularly directed toward$ an artiai.a ' balder aomprisinq a rigid base and a thick layer of slightly resilient, set material cart the base. The layer has ~.mpressiccris °
;~ .
extending inwardly from the top surface c~f the layer tota~erd ~ths base, *ach impression formed, before the materi$1 seta, by at least the battam pQrt~.o~n of the articl* to be stor$d in the impression.
The invention is also directed taward a method fcr ma7ci~g an article holder aompri~sing: pravidi,ng a rigid ~aa.se; providing a thick, subste~ntially uniform, lay$r of impressioriabh~, sotta:bla, material on th* base; pressing each article to be stored on ~~he~ ' ' holder into the layer toward the pass to form an impression ref at least a~ portion of the article iri th* layer; and allt~wing the ' ' . ' ~datr~ria~l to set tø pravide a slightly r*$ilient layer of mat~rfal ors the baso with parma~nent impressions fc~r receiving the art~~al~s, .
The invrantir~n is further directed toward a kit for ~nal~ing as art~,ale holder co7raprisirige a r$gid base havi:~g a raised bax,~dea~
about its sides and a separate, sealed container carrying sufficient impressionable, settable material to cover the m:~tr~aae of the base with~,t~ the borders to ~ suffie~,~et~t t~hia%ness ta~ a~law i .', impressions ref articles to be f4rmed fn the layer by pressing~tha ' w articles into the layer ',hefrare it sets.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION GF THE ORAWIN6l~
Firs. 1 is a perspective view of one farm of the halder~;
Firs. 2 is a cross-sectic~ri taken along line z-~ in Fig. i;
..
Figs. Via, ~b and 3a are cross~sect.~on views showi~rg th~a .
holder being made;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one ~c~rm of the h~aldar juiat prior to set up; ; _, ' Fig. 5 is a~ view of a kit sold to p~eovide th~a ho~.der;
fig. 6 is a deta3.l. side view ref two halderar w~.th .
interGOnnecting means~
Fiq. 9 is a front view of a holder adapted for mounting a~ a vertical surface;
Fig. 8 is a side view of a modified embadim$nt of the hol~sr .
of Fig. ~; and Fiq. 9 is a~ side view c~f another embodiment ~f the holClere DESCRIPTION CAF THE PREFERREn EMD~DIM1~NT8 Thø x~rticle holder Z, as shown in Figs. 1 and ~, ia~ ~.n the ~ ' .
form of a tool holder and cotnpxises a shel;~°Zika~ or tray~lil~.e .
p,: .
member h~vc a quadratic~sl~aped, rigid, base 3. Tt~e baa~e 3 reiati.vely thin and preferably rectangular in shape. A think, uniform, layer 5 0:~ slightly resilient, net, holding material i.s mounted an the Gop surface of the base 3. The base 3 preferably has an edging or border ' a~kaut its aides g to retain the ~,s;~er~ ~
o~ hoZdirig material ort t,he~ base 3. The border ~ iB preterabl;~ a~
high as the layer ~ ~,s think.
Ths layer ~ has a plural,f ty of impre~asions iX~ A 11b, i~,~r, atc. firmed therein, than fmpressiona~ extending down from the tc~
cJNN~~ ~~~ ~g l. s~-~.. ~~
Holders in the farm of trays ur shelves having depress5~one therein, the depressions shaped similar to the shape of the artioles they are to held, are well knc~wrra. Thes~x ho~,dars ark r particularly suited to t~c~le~inc~ tads. The holders are formed in ' various ways. They oan be melded from plastic sheets with F
impressions, shaped to the artiale~s they are to hold, integ~~ally formed therein. An examp~.e of such a holder is shown in u.~, pat.
5, 071, ~p4. Such holders are however relat~.~rely experas~.Ye b~:cause Qf the molds required ay~d they d8 not hold the articles all that well because the ~tali,s farming the dcpressione are rigid. Mare importantly, the impressions may not fit all the articles tr~ be held andjpr the articles tv be held ma~~ not fill a~11 the impress~.ons frarmed so space on the holder is t~rarted. .
It is alst~ known to provide trays e~r shelves ft~rmed frt~m, or '.'.' carrying, thick, rigid sheets which can he cut tin site to provides ' impressionsc Qr ccxtout~c in the shape of the tools to be held. This .
assures that the num~aer and shape of the cutouts match the r~umbsr antl e~hapo of the artioles to bs sts~red thereby min~.mixing taa~te space, An example vi' such a l~oider is shown in XI. S, pat.
~.4~~,56~. However, makinr~ the autauts fs 7labQrious and many people Arab just riot gble to cut heat, accurate, outQUts for i:he article$ to be stored.
1.
SUMMARY t~~' THE INV~TION ;
It i* the purpose of th* pres*nt invention tt~ prow3,de. simpl* .
articl* holders that secur~aly a,nd alc~sely hold artioles. It iii a further purpose of the present invention to provide holders that cyan be ea$ily custom made by tri* user, on sit*, tQ hold th* , particular articles he wants stored. It is an4ther purpose of thr~
pxesent invention t8 provide a method of making the held*re. t~t far yet another purpose of they present inv*ntion to provides a kit for ~;: .
m~,t~ing the folders in accordanrs with tire invantivae method. . : ..
rn a~Ccoxdat~Ge with the present invention, the hold*r comprise$ a rigid base with a thick lay*r of slightly r*~il,iet~~t holding material thereon. The thick layer of holding matsri~~rl has F ~ v'~
exaQt impressions of the articles to be stored an t~ta halda~°.
The holder iss made by pxotridi.ng a thick layer of the hold~,ng material ate the base when the holding mstexfs1 is still.
imprassionabl,* and settal~l*. The impressions are formed blr .
prosssing the articles individually into tax~a layer c~f impressionable material and then remr~vinr~ the articles to allc~~r ' .
the mat~eriai tQ set ~ ' w The nnateriai used may ir~a a putty r~~r a similar type of mat*rial. .
The invention is garticularly directed toward$ an artiai.a ' balder aomprisinq a rigid base and a thick layer of slightly resilient, set material cart the base. The layer has ~.mpressiccris °
;~ .
extending inwardly from the top surface c~f the layer tota~erd ~ths base, *ach impression formed, before the materi$1 seta, by at least the battam pQrt~.o~n of the articl* to be stor$d in the impression.
The invention is also directed taward a method fcr ma7ci~g an article holder aompri~sing: pravidi,ng a rigid ~aa.se; providing a thick, subste~ntially uniform, lay$r of impressioriabh~, sotta:bla, material on th* base; pressing each article to be stored on ~~he~ ' ' holder into the layer toward the pass to form an impression ref at least a~ portion of the article iri th* layer; and allt~wing the ' ' . ' ~datr~ria~l to set tø pravide a slightly r*$ilient layer of mat~rfal ors the baso with parma~nent impressions fc~r receiving the art~~al~s, .
The invrantir~n is further directed toward a kit for ~nal~ing as art~,ale holder co7raprisirige a r$gid base havi:~g a raised bax,~dea~
about its sides and a separate, sealed container carrying sufficient impressionable, settable material to cover the m:~tr~aae of the base with~,t~ the borders to ~ suffie~,~et~t t~hia%ness ta~ a~law i .', impressions ref articles to be f4rmed fn the layer by pressing~tha ' w articles into the layer ',hefrare it sets.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION GF THE ORAWIN6l~
Firs. 1 is a perspective view of one farm of the halder~;
Firs. 2 is a cross-sectic~ri taken along line z-~ in Fig. i;
..
Figs. Via, ~b and 3a are cross~sect.~on views showi~rg th~a .
holder being made;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one ~c~rm of the h~aldar juiat prior to set up; ; _, ' Fig. 5 is a~ view of a kit sold to p~eovide th~a ho~.der;
fig. 6 is a deta3.l. side view ref two halderar w~.th .
interGOnnecting means~
Fiq. 9 is a front view of a holder adapted for mounting a~ a vertical surface;
Fig. 8 is a side view of a modified embadim$nt of the hol~sr .
of Fig. ~; and Fiq. 9 is a~ side view c~f another embodiment ~f the holClere DESCRIPTION CAF THE PREFERREn EMD~DIM1~NT8 Thø x~rticle holder Z, as shown in Figs. 1 and ~, ia~ ~.n the ~ ' .
form of a tool holder and cotnpxises a shel;~°Zika~ or tray~lil~.e .
p,: .
member h~vc a quadratic~sl~aped, rigid, base 3. Tt~e baa~e 3 reiati.vely thin and preferably rectangular in shape. A think, uniform, layer 5 0:~ slightly resilient, net, holding material i.s mounted an the Gop surface of the base 3. The base 3 preferably has an edging or border ' a~kaut its aides g to retain the ~,s;~er~ ~
o~ hoZdirig material ort t,he~ base 3. The border ~ iB preterabl;~ a~
high as the layer ~ ~,s think.
Ths layer ~ has a plural,f ty of impre~asions iX~ A 11b, i~,~r, atc. firmed therein, than fmpressiona~ extending down from the tc~
3. ~ ', surface 13 of the layer 5 well into the lay!ar. Each iroaprassvio~ei i1$, 111x, etc. is unique to the articl$ 15a, 15b, etc. to bye stored therein arid corresponds tQ at least the bottom portii3n that article, Wtxen the article, 15a fQaC example, i~t temovad; tr~~ .
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its impression 11a on the holder l, the impression ~.~.a rema;Lns , .:
empty until the same article 15a is returned to the impressc:~.on~ .y.
Each article only f its one impression ors th~a holder so the. tase~
mows instantly where an ax~ticls, on being returned, is to lee st8red . ' The h~ald~ar 1 is made by providing a ttefclt, un~,fr~rm, lager' S' Qf impresgionablr~, aettabie, material on the laasa 3 as ahow~t l ' .
~'ig. Via. l~a~ch article 15a, etc. ~Co be stored on the holder ~.s hen pressed into the layr~r 5' , one at a time, to form an i~npress,~$,o~ y.
lia, etc. of at lest the battam~portion of the article as s~ho~m in Fig 3b. The articles iaa, atc. can be arranged on th~a trap surface 1~ of the layer ~~ in a manner t4 store the most arl:iG~as possible on the holder without the impressions running into ea~ y'.
ether dr affecting t~.e integrity of the walls d~afaning the irapresaions. Thos artichas 15a, etc. are ttYeri removedl lsavint,~ empty impressir~ns lie, etc. as shown in Figr. Via, and the. Iayar ,~ of~~~
impressionable, settable material is allowed to set or harden ~,~
provide the slightly resilient ~,ayer 5 filled with imprsssi,Qns of '..
the specific articles to be stared nn the haldar. ~nce the ~,~,y is set, the articles can be returned to their impre~ssione tci b~
stared by the holder its shown an ~ic~, 3pm Preferably, finger holes I7 are formed in the layer 5' atithe same time each impres~icn 11 is formed. A pair of Qpposgd f~.nq r hole$ 17 caw be provided for each impression, one finger ho~.e 7 on each side 39 of the i~tpressior~. th$ finger holes 17 .
internde~iate the ends ~1 of the impression, once the 1$y$r ~,' seta, the fingers hales i7 allow the user to easily grip the:
article within the impression to remc~rre the article when it.i$
needed, .
Th~r hcaldar l could be said with the layer s~ of imp~es~i~t~~ble. sett~abie, material already ox~ the basr~ 3 withi ~
the b~rde~r 7 as Shawn in l~iq. 4. An air~impermeable atwe~ a9. c ri 4.
be provided on the bt~rder '7 ovarlyirtg the tQp aurface '13 of th~a layer 5, tlYa cover 25 sealed t4 the borcYer 7 sty that the la~;~eri ~ t reraa~iris impressionable and6 sattabl~a until use. once the bu~r~~x ~is ready to set up his holder, he removes trie cover ~5 and g~re~ge~
the specific articles he wishe$ to store into the tog eurfa~ye. 3 of the layer to form thrx i~tptessions fQx the artialeo.
Alternatively, the holder ~, pray be soles in a kit ~~ wi~:h ~
ba$e 3 and a separate, sealed, Container ~~ containing the impxessicna?aha, eettable, material as shown ire rig. 5. 4r~c$ th~
user is ready t~ sat up his~halder, he opens the c~antainer :3~ nd spreads the settabie material in a thick ~,r~ifor~r layer on tlye ae '~ ~
'''~e 3 withitl the border 7. Articles tee bs stored era then impr~at~se~ ; _ into the material befs~x~ it e$ts to farm impressionsc for ttx~ ~~ ;.
articles. The material to provide the xayer can 1be a mixture o~
two different materials, these twcr tnater;.ials stored in sepai~at containers toot shown) . The two m~.terfals are mixed tt~ciethe~~ w $n ready tc form dep~res$ic~ns~. The two materials are not sa~~,t~,b~e , ..., individually as iressionable, settable ma~teriai, r~nly whe» mixed together.
A suitable material i~or the forming the impressionable lacer is a~ patty like material known bra th~a trade n2~me ~~IMPRTN'1' ' _ QUICKSTEP" and manufactured and sold by 3H. This material i~~ a~ ~ .' eQm~tvsitio~t of vinylpoly~siloxane. other staitabye materials, .wh~ah ' era initially impressior~ahle and then s~st to be $lic~htly r~~t.il ent but which hold the shape of an article pressed into the mat~ri l, carr also be employed. ' . .
Th~a holder 1' can bra ~aadular ~ss~ that a plurality crf t~~3~de~$
can lbe easily linked together to foam ~, larger storage area,,. T~e base ref eacri rir~ldar 1' can, fcr example, having cooperating I .' connecting means 31, 33 on opposite sides 3~, 3'7 ~t the base 3~ ae ' shown in Fig. 5. Thus a second holder 1'b and be ~p~,unted ands l ; ~ ..
detachably ccsnnected to a first holrier 1'a by connecting the aonnectinq m~aans ~~t~ an cne oaf its sidea~ 3'b to the connecting ~
~t~~ 31a Qn the side ~5a of the holder i~a~ ~ ~ ,.
Tha h~ldar 1~' can mlsc~ ba provided with suitable means .tv~
supporting than holder if ~equfred. The hcldgr ~.~ car, ba etcrr;e~d ~I
s.
flat ors thirsting shelves ar supports. The halc~sr ia~ oats a.lBCw b~
st4x~d in .an exgright position such a;a by harir~ina~ it, ~sfnq b~'ackr~ts. 41 on the one side 4~ of the ?use 3", from vertiaaJ~
sugpvrts ~!5 as shown in ~iq. a. If the i~apressi.on,~ formed ire t~hs .
holder 1'~ are deep enough aridjc~r if the material. is remilier~t !
enough, the ht~ld~r~ care be stored ~r~rtically. t7thorwisa, the:
holders can be cot~struGtcd to be stored tilted slightly reax'wa~dly to r~atain the articles in the impressions through gravity. F'ar example the holders can be pravidr d with: a spaa~r bloc3~ ~6 a,t ~ha . .:
bc~tta~s rear 49 of the base 3'r to ti~.t the holder 1" raarwardlly ao sliawn irr Fiq. 8, vrhen the holder 1" is suspend$d by the brar~:l~~ a , .
Eli. The bxackot.s 41 can b~e hinged in this amt~diment. tll~~ #~I;oc ;°~ ' ac~uld ?a~a reglaced by a hinged brace (net si~rr~wn) me~unted on the hack of the base near the trottam of the bass. Altsrnativalyp t~e halda~r ~." can ba pr~viaed with a, hinged beak riraca 5~, c~t~ that r ~x .
eurfacB 53 of the hers 3n, near the torl 55 of the. base 3" ~~ ~g pwn '.
i~ dig, 9. Tha brace 51 is swung out wham the t~o~.c~~r is pla~;ed ion a horiz~nta~l surface 57 to support the hc~ida~ 1" in a~ tilted position as shown. '
,:
its impression 11a on the holder l, the impression ~.~.a rema;Lns , .:
empty until the same article 15a is returned to the impressc:~.on~ .y.
Each article only f its one impression ors th~a holder so the. tase~
mows instantly where an ax~ticls, on being returned, is to lee st8red . ' The h~ald~ar 1 is made by providing a ttefclt, un~,fr~rm, lager' S' Qf impresgionablr~, aettabie, material on the laasa 3 as ahow~t l ' .
~'ig. Via. l~a~ch article 15a, etc. ~Co be stored on the holder ~.s hen pressed into the layr~r 5' , one at a time, to form an i~npress,~$,o~ y.
lia, etc. of at lest the battam~portion of the article as s~ho~m in Fig 3b. The articles iaa, atc. can be arranged on th~a trap surface 1~ of the layer ~~ in a manner t4 store the most arl:iG~as possible on the holder without the impressions running into ea~ y'.
ether dr affecting t~.e integrity of the walls d~afaning the irapresaions. Thos artichas 15a, etc. are ttYeri removedl lsavint,~ empty impressir~ns lie, etc. as shown in Figr. Via, and the. Iayar ,~ of~~~
impressionable, settable material is allowed to set or harden ~,~
provide the slightly resilient ~,ayer 5 filled with imprsssi,Qns of '..
the specific articles to be stared nn the haldar. ~nce the ~,~,y is set, the articles can be returned to their impre~ssione tci b~
stared by the holder its shown an ~ic~, 3pm Preferably, finger holes I7 are formed in the layer 5' atithe same time each impres~icn 11 is formed. A pair of Qpposgd f~.nq r hole$ 17 caw be provided for each impression, one finger ho~.e 7 on each side 39 of the i~tpressior~. th$ finger holes 17 .
internde~iate the ends ~1 of the impression, once the 1$y$r ~,' seta, the fingers hales i7 allow the user to easily grip the:
article within the impression to remc~rre the article when it.i$
needed, .
Th~r hcaldar l could be said with the layer s~ of imp~es~i~t~~ble. sett~abie, material already ox~ the basr~ 3 withi ~
the b~rde~r 7 as Shawn in l~iq. 4. An air~impermeable atwe~ a9. c ri 4.
be provided on the bt~rder '7 ovarlyirtg the tQp aurface '13 of th~a layer 5, tlYa cover 25 sealed t4 the borcYer 7 sty that the la~;~eri ~ t reraa~iris impressionable and6 sattabl~a until use. once the bu~r~~x ~is ready to set up his holder, he removes trie cover ~5 and g~re~ge~
the specific articles he wishe$ to store into the tog eurfa~ye. 3 of the layer to form thrx i~tptessions fQx the artialeo.
Alternatively, the holder ~, pray be soles in a kit ~~ wi~:h ~
ba$e 3 and a separate, sealed, Container ~~ containing the impxessicna?aha, eettable, material as shown ire rig. 5. 4r~c$ th~
user is ready t~ sat up his~halder, he opens the c~antainer :3~ nd spreads the settabie material in a thick ~,r~ifor~r layer on tlye ae '~ ~
'''~e 3 withitl the border 7. Articles tee bs stored era then impr~at~se~ ; _ into the material befs~x~ it e$ts to farm impressionsc for ttx~ ~~ ;.
articles. The material to provide the xayer can 1be a mixture o~
two different materials, these twcr tnater;.ials stored in sepai~at containers toot shown) . The two m~.terfals are mixed tt~ciethe~~ w $n ready tc form dep~res$ic~ns~. The two materials are not sa~~,t~,b~e , ..., individually as iressionable, settable ma~teriai, r~nly whe» mixed together.
A suitable material i~or the forming the impressionable lacer is a~ patty like material known bra th~a trade n2~me ~~IMPRTN'1' ' _ QUICKSTEP" and manufactured and sold by 3H. This material i~~ a~ ~ .' eQm~tvsitio~t of vinylpoly~siloxane. other staitabye materials, .wh~ah ' era initially impressior~ahle and then s~st to be $lic~htly r~~t.il ent but which hold the shape of an article pressed into the mat~ri l, carr also be employed. ' . .
Th~a holder 1' can bra ~aadular ~ss~ that a plurality crf t~~3~de~$
can lbe easily linked together to foam ~, larger storage area,,. T~e base ref eacri rir~ldar 1' can, fcr example, having cooperating I .' connecting means 31, 33 on opposite sides 3~, 3'7 ~t the base 3~ ae ' shown in Fig. 5. Thus a second holder 1'b and be ~p~,unted ands l ; ~ ..
detachably ccsnnected to a first holrier 1'a by connecting the aonnectinq m~aans ~~t~ an cne oaf its sidea~ 3'b to the connecting ~
~t~~ 31a Qn the side ~5a of the holder i~a~ ~ ~ ,.
Tha h~ldar 1~' can mlsc~ ba provided with suitable means .tv~
supporting than holder if ~equfred. The hcldgr ~.~ car, ba etcrr;e~d ~I
s.
flat ors thirsting shelves ar supports. The halc~sr ia~ oats a.lBCw b~
st4x~d in .an exgright position such a;a by harir~ina~ it, ~sfnq b~'ackr~ts. 41 on the one side 4~ of the ?use 3", from vertiaaJ~
sugpvrts ~!5 as shown in ~iq. a. If the i~apressi.on,~ formed ire t~hs .
holder 1'~ are deep enough aridjc~r if the material. is remilier~t !
enough, the ht~ld~r~ care be stored ~r~rtically. t7thorwisa, the:
holders can be cot~struGtcd to be stored tilted slightly reax'wa~dly to r~atain the articles in the impressions through gravity. F'ar example the holders can be pravidr d with: a spaa~r bloc3~ ~6 a,t ~ha . .:
bc~tta~s rear 49 of the base 3'r to ti~.t the holder 1" raarwardlly ao sliawn irr Fiq. 8, vrhen the holder 1" is suspend$d by the brar~:l~~ a , .
Eli. The bxackot.s 41 can b~e hinged in this amt~diment. tll~~ #~I;oc ;°~ ' ac~uld ?a~a reglaced by a hinged brace (net si~rr~wn) me~unted on the hack of the base near the trottam of the bass. Altsrnativalyp t~e halda~r ~." can ba pr~viaed with a, hinged beak riraca 5~, c~t~ that r ~x .
eurfacB 53 of the hers 3n, near the torl 55 of the. base 3" ~~ ~g pwn '.
i~ dig, 9. Tha brace 51 is swung out wham the t~o~.c~~r is pla~;ed ion a horiz~nta~l surface 57 to support the hc~ida~ 1" in a~ tilted position as shown. '
Claims (10)
1. An article holder comprising a rigid base and a thick layer of slightly resilient, set material on the base, the layer having impressions extending inwardly from the top surface of the layer toward the base, each impression formed, before the material sets, by at least the bottom portion of the article to be stored in the impression.
2. An article holder as claimed in claim 1 including at least one finger hole on the side of each impression, intermediate the ends of the impression, allowing a person to grasp the article in the impression to more easily remove it from the impression when needed.
3. An article holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base is quadratic in shape and cooperating connecting means are provided on opposed sides of the base allowing each holder to be detachably connected, along either side, to another holder having similar connecting means.
4. An article holder as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base is quadratic in shape and support means are provided on the back of the base for help in supporting the holder in an upright position.
5. A method for making an article holder comprising: providing a rigid base; providing a thick, substantially uniform, layer of impressionable, settable, material on the base; pressing each article to be stored on the holder into the layer toward the base to form an impression of at least a portion of the article in the layer; and allowing the material to set to provide a slightly resilient layer of material on the base with permanent impressions for receiving the articles.
6. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the articles are removed
7.
after the impressions are made and before the material sets.
7. A method as claimed in claim 5 including forming finger holes in the layer while the material is still settable, the finger holes intercepting the depressions to allow easy removal of articles from the permanent depressions.
after the impressions are made and before the material sets.
7. A method as claimed in claim 5 including forming finger holes in the layer while the material is still settable, the finger holes intercepting the depressions to allow easy removal of articles from the permanent depressions.
8. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the layer of settable material is initially sealed on the base with a cover of air-impermeable material, the cover removed when the impressions are to be made.
9. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the impressionable, settable, material is provided in a separate container from the base and is spread onto the base as a thick layer when the impressions are to be formed.
10. A kit for making an article holder comprising: a rigid base having a raised border about its sides; and a separate, sealed container carrying sufficient impressionable, settable material to cover the surface of the base within the borders to a sufficient thickness to allow impressions of articles to be formed in the layer by pressing the articles into the layer before it sets.
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