초록 ▼

A container lifter (2), suited for lifting and moving 5-gallon water bottles (4) by the neck (6), includes a U-shaped collar (14) with proximal and distal portions (16, 18), a side brace (28) extending from the distal portion of the collar and a handle (34) extending from the proximal portion of the

A container lifter (2), suited for lifting and moving 5-gallon water bottles (4) by the neck (6), includes a U-shaped collar (14) with proximal and distal portions (16, 18), a side brace (28) extending from the distal portion of the collar and a handle (34) extending from the proximal portion of the collar. A horizontally-oriented container can be removed from a delivery truck and placed in a generally vertical orientation. To do so, the collar is slid sideways onto the neck of the bottle, the handle is pulled horizontally so the collar engages the neck ring, and the bottle is pulled from the truck. Once free from the truck, the bottle swings down to a generally, but not completely, vertical orientation at which the proximal portion of the collar and the side brace engage the neck. The container lifter can also be used to lift and move generally vertically-oriented bottles with the proximal portion of the collar and the side brace engaging the neck.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A container lifter, for lifting a container of a type having a neck defining a first lateral dimension, the neck including an enlarged region having a second lateral dimension, the second lateral dimension being longer than the first lateral dimension, the lifter comprisi

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A container lifter, for lifting a container of a type having a neck defining a first lateral dimension, the neck including an enlarged region having a second lateral dimension, the second lateral dimension being longer than the first lateral dimension, the lifter comprising:a collar including a proximal portion and a distal portion defining a neck receiving space therebetween in which space the neck of the container is snugly receivable and a mouth directed laterally relative to the neck receiving space and through which the neck can be passed into the neck receiving space, the proximal and distal portions having spaced-apart, proximal and distal surfaces between which the neck receiving space extends, the proximal and distal surfaces being positioned opposite first and second neck positions on opposite sides of the neck of the container when the neck is received in the space;a side brace extending from the distal portion of the collar, the side brace having a bracing surface positioned operatively below the distal surface so as to be engageable with the neck at a third position on the neck operatively below the second neck position; anda handle extending from the proximal portion of the collar, the handle being positioned relative to the collar such that when the neck is received in the neck receiving space and the handle is raised, the neck is caused to be engaged laterally between the proximal surface and the bracing surface so as to be lifted in sympathy with raising the handle.