Hanging member for hanging a container in an inverted position

Abstract

A hanger for hanging a container in an inverted position, and the combination of the hanger and the container. The container has a ring member on the bottom thereof with a pair of semi-circular hanger members lying along and spaced from the inner peripheral edge thereof in the plane of the ring member when in the non-use condition of the hanger. The semi-circular hanger members have the ends integrally attached to the inner peripheral edge of the ring member at substantially diametrically opposite points of the ring member. A transverse hanger member is attached to and extends between substantially the midpoints of the semi-circular hanger members transverse to a line between the points at which the semi-circular hanger members are integrally attached to the ring member, and the transverse hanger member lies in the plane of the ring member in the non-use condition of the hanger. All of the members are made of a flexible synthetic resin material, and the integral attachments of the semi-circular hanger members to the ring member and the transverse hanger member to the semi-circular hanger members are flexible and permit the members to hinge relative to each other. In use, the semi-circular hanger members are pivoted upwardly out of the plane of the ring member and the transverse hanger member is looped upwardly for hooking over a laterally extending support member or hook.