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A container inverting support (10) is disclosed for supporting a container (98) having an opening with the opening in a lowered position. This causes material contained in the container to flow toward the opening. The invertor comprises a support member (12) which defines a cup (28) for receiving th

A container inverting support (10) is disclosed for supporting a container (98) having an opening with the opening in a lowered position. This causes material contained in the container to flow toward the opening. The invertor comprises a support member (12) which defines a cup (28) for receiving that portion of the container adjacent to the opening of the container. The passage is configured and dimensioned to support the container (98) with the opening in a lowered position. A suction cup (46) is secured to and extends from a support surface of the support member (12) and attaches the container (98) to a vertical planar surface (44). A separator (64) extends from a surface of the support member and maintains the support member in a position at which the opening of the container is in a lowered position. The inventive container inverting support comprises a passage for supporting a container. The passage comprises a bottom, a side wall and a hole (40). The area of this hole is smaller than the area of the bottom of the passage.

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A container inverting device, for a container having an opening, for supporting said container on a substantially vertical wall at an inverted orientation, said container opening being located, in said inverted orientation, in a position lower than other portions of said container, whereby, in said

A container inverting device, for a container having an opening, for supporting said container on a substantially vertical wall at an inverted orientation, said container opening being located, in said inverted orientation, in a position lower than other portions of said container, whereby, in said inverted orientation, material contained in said container flows toward said opening, said container inverting device comprising: (a) a support member defining a passage for receiving a portion of said container adjacent said opening of said container, said passage being configured and dimensioned to support said container in said inverted orientation; (b) a suction cup having a suction surface for engaging said substantially vertical wall and compressible to a compressed suction gripping configuration, said suction cup being secured to and extending from a point of attachment on said support member for attaching said support member to said substantially vertical wall at a position which maintains said container in said inverted orientation; and (c) an abutting surface associated with said support member, said abutting surface being positioned on said support member and with respect to said suction cup to provide at a position where said suction cup is subjected to forces substantially parallel to said suction cup when said support member is maintained in a position where said container is in said inverted orientation, said abutting surface extending to provide support from a first position directly underneath said suction cup, wherein said suction cup is in its compressed suction gripping configuration, across to a second position displaced from said first position, wherein said abutting surface is provided by an elongated generally horizontally oriented raised portion of said support member.