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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Alan S. Thompson, Kelley, IA (US);
Alan S. Thompson, Kelley, IA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A spice rack is provided for mini spice containers. The rack includes a spindle with a rotatable carriage having multiple rows of container compartments. Each compartment is adapted to hold a single spice container. In one embodiment the rows are offset with respect to one another, so that a person can easily grasp the top and bottom of a container for removal from the compartments, with the upper edges of each row of compartments supporting the containers in the next vertically adjacent row of compartments. In a second embodiment, the compartment is shorter than the container so that a person can grip the upper end of the container for removal from the compartment. The containers snap fit into the opening between the resilient side walls of the compartments.