An adapter for offset stacking of beverage decanters or dispensers in laterally offset relation, and more particularly, configurable for stacking the decanters in a forwardly and/or sidewardly arranged laterally offset relation, to allow dispensing individually from faucets, spigots, or other dispen
An adapter for offset stacking of beverage decanters or dispensers in laterally offset relation, and more particularly, configurable for stacking the decanters in a forwardly and/or sidewardly arranged laterally offset relation, to allow dispensing individually from faucets, spigots, or other dispensing apparatus of the decanters without dripping directly onto lower faucets and without interference, and which can also serve as a decanter lid. The adapter can be configured for fore and aft, angular, and/or sideward offsets, and can include pass-through openings for brewing, and other optional features.
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1. An adapter to offset stack beverage decanters, comprising: a generally flat panel including a pattern of downwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining a downwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving an upper end of a lower decanter, and a pattern of upwardly projecting tabs boun
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An adapter to offset stack beverage decanters, comprising: a generally flat panel including a pattern of downwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining a downwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving an upper end of a lower decanter, and a pattern of upwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining an upwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving a lower end of an upper decanter, the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs being laterally offset in a predetermined direction by a predetermined distance from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs such that the upper decanter will be laterally offset by the predetermined distance from the lower decanter when the lower decanter is received in the downwardly facing receptacle and the upper decanter is received in the upwardly facing receptacle to stack the decanters, and wherein each of the decanters has a faucet on a forward facing upstanding surface thereof, and the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs is laterally offset from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs to offset the faucet of the upper decanter from the faucet of the lower decanter in a forward and rearward direction. 2. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs is laterally offset from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs to angularly offset the faucet of the upper decanter from the faucet of the lower decanter. 3. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs is laterally offset from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs to sidewardly offset the faucet of the upper decanter from the faucet of the lower decanter. 4. The adapter of claim 1, wherein each of the decanters has a center of gravity, and the predetermined distance is such that the center of gravity of the upper decanter will be located within an area bound by the downwardly facing receptacle. 5. The adapter of claim 1, wherein at least one of the upwardly projecting tabs on a forward peripheral edge of the panel has a height dimension greater than a height dimension of others of the upwardly projecting tabs. 6. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the panel has a brew through opening therethrough. 7. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the panel comprises laterally slidable portions including the downwardly projecting tabs and the upwardly projecting tabs, respectively, to enable varying the predetermined distance within set ranges. 8. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the panel is constructed of sheet metal. 9. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the panel is constructed of plastics. 10. An adapter supporting an upper beverage decanter in laterally offset relation to a lower beverage decanter, comprising: a generally flat panel including a pattern of downwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining a downwardly facing receptacle receiving an upper end of the lower decanter in a manner permitting no substantial lateral movement therebetween, and a pattern of upwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining an upwardly facing receptacle receiving a lower end of an upper decanter in a manner permitting no substantial lateral movement therebetween, the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs being laterally offset in a predetermined direction by a predetermined distance from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs such that the upper decanter is laterally offset by the predetermined distance from the lower decanter, and each of the lower decanter and the upper decanter having a faucet on a forward facing upstanding surface thereof, and the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs being laterally offset from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs to offset the faucet of the upper decanter from the faucet of the lower decanter in a forward and rearward direction. 11. The adapter of claim 10, wherein the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs is laterally offset from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs to angularly offset the faucet of the upper decanter from the faucet of the lower decanter. 12. The adapter of claim 10, wherein the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs is laterally offset from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs to sidewardly offset the faucet of the upper decanter from the faucet of the lower decanter. 13. The adapter of claim 10, wherein the each of the decanters has a center of gravity, and the predetermined distance is such that the center of gravity of the upper decanter is located within an area bound by the downwardly facing receptacle. 14. The adapter of claim 10, wherein at least one of the upwardly projecting tabs on a forward peripheral edge of the panel has a height dimension greater than a height dimension of others of the upwardly projecting tabs. 15. The adapter of claim 10, wherein the panel has a brew through opening therethrough. 16. The adapter of claim 10, wherein the panel comprises laterally slidable portions including the downwardly projecting tabs and the upwardly projecting tabs, respectively, to enable varying the predetermined distance within set ranges. 17. The adapter of claim 10, wherein the panel is constructed of sheet metal. 18. The adapter of claim 10, wherein the panel is constructed of plastics. 19. An adapter to offset stack beverage decanters, comprising: a generally flat panel including a pattern of downwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining a downwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving an upper end of a lower decanter, and a pattern of upwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining an upwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving a lower end of an upper decanter, the pattern of upwardly projecting tabs being laterally offset in a predetermined direction by a predetermined distance from the pattern of downwardly projecting tabs such that the upper decanter will be laterally offset by the predetermined distance from the lower decanter when the lower decanter is received in the downwardly facing receptacle and the upper decanter is received in the upwardly facing receptacle to stack the decanters, and wherein the each of the decanters has a faucet on a forward facing upstanding surface thereof, and the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs is laterally offset from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs to angularly offset the faucet of the upper decanter from the faucet of the lower decanter. 20. The adapter of claim 19, wherein the each of the decanters has a center of gravity, and the predetermined distance is such that the center of gravity of the upper decanter will be located within an area bound by the downwardly facing receptacle. 21. An adapter to offset stack beverage decanters, comprising: a generally flat panel including a pattern of downwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining a downwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving an upper end of a lower decanter, and a pattern of upwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining an upwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving a lower end of an upper decanter, the pattern of upwardly projecting tabs being laterally offset in a predetermined direction by a predetermined distance from the pattern of downwardly projecting tabs such that the upper decanter will be laterally offset by the predetermined distance from the lower decanter when the lower decanter is received in the downwardly facing receptacle and the upper decanter is received in the upwardly facing receptacle to stack the decanters, and wherein the each of the decanters has a faucet on a forward facing upstanding surface thereof, and the pattern of the upwardly projecting tabs is laterally offset from the pattern of the downwardly projecting tabs to sidewardly offset the faucet of the upper decanter from the faucet of the lower decanter. 22. The adapter of claim 21, wherein the each of the decanters has a center of gravity, and the lateral offset distance is such that the center of gravity of the upper decanter will be located within an area bound by the downwardly facing receptacle. 23. An adapter to offset stack beverage decanters, comprising: a generally flat panel including a pattern of downwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining a downwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving an upper end of a lower decanter, and a pattern of upwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining an upwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving a lower end of an upper decanter, the pattern of upwardly projecting tabs being laterally offset in a predetermined direction by a predetermined distance from the pattern of downwardly projecting tabs such that the upper decanter will be laterally offset by the predetermined distance from the lower decanter when the lower decanter is received in the downwardly facing receptacle and the upper decanter is received in the upwardly facing receptacle to stack the decanters, and wherein at least one of the upwardly projecting tabs on a forward peripheral edge of the panel has a height dimension greater than a height dimension of others of the upwardly projecting tabs. 24. An adapter to offset stack beverage decanters, comprising: a generally flat panel including a pattern of downwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining a downwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving an upper end of a lower decanter, and a pattern of upwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining an upwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving a lower end of an upper decanter, the pattern of upwardly projecting tabs being laterally offset in a predetermined direction by a predetermined distance from the pattern of downwardly projecting tabs such that the upper decanter will be laterally offset by the predetermined distance from the lower decanter when the lower decanter is received in the downwardly facing receptacle and the upper decanter is received in the upwardly facing receptacle to stack the decanters, and wherein the panel has a brew through opening therethrough. 25. An adapter to offset stack beverage decanters, comprising: a generally flat panel including a pattern of downwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining a downwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving an upper end of a lower decanter, and a pattern of upwardly projecting tabs bounding and defining an upwardly facing receptacle having dimensions for receiving a lower end of an upper decanter, the pattern of upwardly projecting tabs being laterally offset in a predetermined direction by a predetermined distance from the pattern of downwardly projecting tabs such that the upper decanter will be laterally offset by the predetermined distance from the lower decanter when the lower decanter is received in the downwardly facing receptacle and the upper decanter is received in the upwardly facing receptacle to stack the decanters, and wherein the panel comprises laterally slidable portions including the downwardly projecting tabs and the upwardly projecting tabs, respectively, to enable varying the distance of the offset of the upper and lower decanters within set ranges.
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