CA2039859C - Hand supported berry receptacle - Google Patents
Hand supported berry receptacleInfo
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Abstract
HAND SUPPORTED BERRY RECEPTACLE
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Normally berries are picked by one hand and transferred to a container held in the other hand or suspended from the belt or hanging around the neck and often berries slip from the fingers while transferring the berries to the container. The present device is a small container attached to the hand used for picking the berries, in a such way that the berries all fall into the container whether picked by the thumb and forefinger or stripped by the thumb and forefinger and middle finger of the hand. It is provided with a cutout portion on one side into which is engaged the edge of the hand adjacent to the fourth finger and adjustable straps support the container or cup from the forth finger and around the thumb and wrist of the hand so that the container hangs substantially below the third or ring finger so that all the berries drop into the container.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Normally berries are picked by one hand and transferred to a container held in the other hand or suspended from the belt or hanging around the neck and often berries slip from the fingers while transferring the berries to the container. The present device is a small container attached to the hand used for picking the berries, in a such way that the berries all fall into the container whether picked by the thumb and forefinger or stripped by the thumb and forefinger and middle finger of the hand. It is provided with a cutout portion on one side into which is engaged the edge of the hand adjacent to the fourth finger and adjustable straps support the container or cup from the forth finger and around the thumb and wrist of the hand so that the container hangs substantially below the third or ring finger so that all the berries drop into the container.
Description
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`: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in containers to receive berries picked by hand.
`-r Whereas larger fruit may be picked one at a time and placed in a container with the minimum of difficulty, berries, particul~rly stem type berries and fruits such as cherries are often picked several berries at a time either by 10 pulling them from a cluster or stripping berries from a stem either by the thumb and forefinger of the hand or between the first and second fingers of the hand. An attempt is made to `.- retain these berries in the palm of the hand so that they may ~.
*~ be transferred to a container held either in the other hand, - 15 suspended around the neck of the picker or from the belt thereof and it is well known that many berries escape from - the hand as they are being stripped or picked from the bush ~; or tree.
The present invention overcomes disadvantages 20 inherent with conventional berry picking procedures by attaching a small container to the hand used to pick the berries, in such a way that the berries automatically fall into the container which may then be emptied into a larger container when full.
One aspect of the invention is to provide a berry :i.^ ~
receiving container having an open upper side and a ~osed ,.
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lower end, and means adapted to support said container from ; the hand of the user which is used for picking berries, said means including first and second strap means extending from . the container to support said container from the hand whereby the container is supported from the hand substantially below .
~ the third or ring finger thereof when the hand is held in the ,, ~ substantially vertical position with the fourth finger .~ located at the under side of the hand of the user, said , i container including an upper edge and a surrounding wall, a ~ 10 cutout portion having an open upper end and extending from :"~ .
. said upper edge of said container, vertically downwardly ~;
~. through said wall and terminating in a rounded lower end .. spaced downdwardly from said upper edge, said cutout portion -,~
x engaging over the edge of the palm of the hand and adjacent :~: 15 to the fourth finger thereof, whereby at least the fourth finger of the hand is inside the container and extends across ,~ the open upper side of said container, said first strap means including a fourth finger engaging an adjustable closed finger loop portion on the inside of said surrounding wall of 20 said container, restraining the fourth finger against the inside of said surrounding wall below the open upper side of - said container, a slot formed through the wall of said .~
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adjacent to the upper edge of said container, said second i 25 strap means extending from the interior of said upper end of said container, through each of said slots, adjustable second .
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Another advantage of the container and its method of attachment is that the hand is partially inside the container rather than outside the container so that all of the berries picked or stripped from the bush in one action, fall into the container with the minimum chance of loss occurring.
Another advantage of the invention is that the thumb and forefinger may be used to pick the berries or, alternatively, they may be stripped between the forefinger and ring finger of the hand so that individuals with a partial thumb loss may pick berries readily and easily.
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A stlll further advantage of the inventlon ls to provlde a devlce of the character as hereln descrlbed which ls slmple in constructlon, economlc ln the manufacture and otherwise well sulted to the purpose to which it is designed.
With the foregolng ln vlew, and other advan-tages as wlll become apparent to those skllled ln the art to whlch this :Invention relates as this specification .
proceeds, the lnvention is hereln descrlbed by reference ^ 10 to the accompanying drawings formlng a part hereof, which lncludes a description of the best mode known to the ~- applicant and of the preferred typical embodlment of the prlnciples of the present inventlon, ln whlch:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
. ., - 15 Flgure 1 is an lsometrlc vlew of the contalner per se.
Figure 2 ls a vlew of the container attached to the hand shown ln front vertlcal elevatlon.
; Figure 3 ls a vlew slmllar to Flgure 2 but showlng the rear view of the hand and contalner secured thereto.
Figure 4 is a vlew slmilar to Figure 1 but showlng the preferred embodiment ad~usted for use wlth the left hand.
2~9P`~ , Flgure 5 is slmilar to Flgure 2 but showlng the - new embodlment ad~usted for use wlth the left hand.
Flgure 6 ls similar to Flgure 3 but showing the improved embodlment and ad~usted for use wlth the left hand.
Flgure 7 ls a top plan vlew of the lmproved embodiment.
Flgure 8 ls a slde elevatlon faclng the cutout portlon.
- lO Flgure 9 ls an enlarged fragmentary partially exploded view showing the engagement of the strap with the side wall of the container to deflne the fourth ` finger engaging loop.
Flgure 10 is a fragmentary side elevation of the contalner per se.
In the drawings like characters of reference ~ lndicate corresponding parts ln the different figures.
; DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Proceeding therefore to describe the invention in detail, reference should flrst be made to ~igure 1 ln whlch 10 lllustrates a substantially cylindrical con-talner having a perimetrical wall 11, a base 12 and an open upper end 13.
A cutout ~ortion 14 ls formed in the wall 11 :
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and extends downwardly from the upper edge 15 termlnating at a polnt 16 part way down the wall of the container and having a rounded base 17 as clearly shown ln Figure 1.
Reference to Flgure 3 will show that thls ~ 5 cutout portlon 14 is adapted to receive the side of the -- palm of the hand 18 ad~acent the llttle or fourth finger of the user, when the hand is held in the substantially vertical pOSitiO~.l as shown in Figures 2 and 3, it being ^ understood that the wldth of the cutout portion between . 10 the substantially vertical side walls or edges 19 is sufflcient to receive thls portion of the hand readlly . and easily.
The depth of the cutout portion 14 is such that when the hand is engaged within the cutout with the ' fingers extending across the container, the fourth or -~ little finger is situated within the upper end of the .~.
container and ad~acent the inner slde of the wall portion indicated by reference character 20 in Figure 1.
- Strap means are provided to detachably secure the container ln the vertical position below the edge of : thQ hand when the hand is held substantially vertically, said strap means lncluding a little or fourth finger engaging strap 21 secured by the inner end 22, to the lnside of the wall 11 as by stapling or other suitable ~ 3 ~
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Thls strap extends over the upper edge 15 and ls provlded with hook and loop fastening means 23 and 24 ¦ for securing thls distal end on the outside of the wall 11 as clearly shown ln Figure 1. This means that the loop 25 formed by attachlng the distal end to the wall, may be ad~usted and ls adapted to receive the afore-mentloned fourth flnger when the container is engaged , upon the hand as shown in Flgures 2 and 3 as previously descrlbed.
A second or thumb engaglng strap 26 ls secured :, I by one end to the lnner wall of the contalner by means similar to that hereinbefore descrlbed, ad~acent the upper end of one vertical edge 19 of the cutout portion - 15 14 and this extends over the thumb of the user between ~ the thumb and first or fore finger and is detachably .
- secured by the dlstal end 27 thereof by hook and loop means as herelnbefore described and situated on the ~` outslde of the wall 11 ad~acent to the opposlte vertlcal edge speclfically deslgnated l9A of the cutout portlon.
A thlrd or wrist engaging strap 28 ls secured by one end 29 thereof to the outside of wall 11 ad~acent the one vertical edge 19 of the cutout portion and ~ust below the attachment of strap 26.
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This extends over the wrlst of the user and the distal end 30 ls agaln detachably secured to the outside of the wall 11 by hook and loop means 23 and 24 as clear-~ ly shown ln Figure 1.
.. 5 In use, the hand is lnserted lnto the cutout ::, ;` portion as hereinbefore described wlth the fourth finger engaging the loo~ 25 ad~usted by the free or distal end `~ of strap 21.
.. '`~ Strap 26 is then engaged over the thumb and between the thumb and first or forefinger and then passes , ,, . across the back of the hand to be detachably secured to `- the outside of the wall of the container by the end 27.
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~ The wrlst strap 28 ls passed around the back of :~ the wrist and attached to the outside of the contalner by the free end 30 thereof and ls situated ~ust below the ~.
: thumb engaglng strap 26 as clearly shown.
~-: These straps support the container agalnst the ? lower edge of the hand along the back of the fourth :
finger, leaving the thumb and first three fingers com-t 20 pletely clear and the fourth finger clear to a certaln extend so that they can be manipulated above the open upper end of the container to detach berrles from the stems or stalks thereof whereupon they drop lnto the contalner without splllage occurring. The lower slde of '~ ' . - .
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-~ It wlll of course be appreclated that although ¦ the drawlngs and descrlptlon referred tb a contalner use-able by a right-handed person, nevertheless that by f;; ~ reversing the posltlon of the straps, the contalner can ,. .
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- Figures 4 through 10 show the preferred embodl-~`./ ment of the devlce and although the device ls designed 3 lo for use wlth elther hand, Figures 4 through 10 show the devlce ad~usted for use upon the left hand of the user.
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; ~he contalner collectively designated 10 ls similar ln construction to the previously described con-;`! tainer so that simllar reference characters have been ;1 15 used ln thls embodlment. It lncludes the parametrical wall 11, the base 12 and an open upper end 13 having a vertically sltuated cutout portlon 14 formed through the ; wall 11 and extending downwardly from the upper edge 15 .. . .
terminatlng at a polnt 16 part way down the wali of the ~, 20contalner, said cutout portion having a rounded base 17 -¦ as clearly shown.
. A dlagonally situated slot 31 is formed through :, - the wall of the container ad;acent to the upper edge 15 .
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. ~ Flrst and second ad~ustable strap means are ~`1 provided and collectively designated 32 and 33.
The first ad~ustable strap means 32 ls defined , .;
- as a fourth flnger engaging closed loop and maybe ,`:. situated on either slde of the cutout portion and secured by a plurality of spaced and parallel horlzontally l sltuated slots collectively designated 34 through the ; ¦ 10 wall of the container as shown ln Flgures 9 and 10.
Flve such horizontally sltuated slits are ~¦ provided and identified by reference characters 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D and 34E.
. The first strap means comprises a length of flexible material 35 having a fastening means in the form of a buckle assembly 36 secured to one end 37 thereof.
It will be noted that slits 34A and 34C are of greater de~th than the other three slits because lengths of the strap 35 pass through these two partlcular slits twice.
.j 20 The length of material from the one end 37 .1 thereof passes through the lowermost sllt 34A, around the the crossbar of the buckle 36 and then back throu~h the " 1 lower most sllt 34A to be heat sealed or otherwise ., secured upon ltself ~s indicated by reference character .
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38 thus securlng the buckle 36 to sald one end.
`~ The length of materlal then passes upwardly and ~! then outwardly through the next lowermost sllt 34B and , -^j then upwardly and inwardly through the next ad~acent sllt 34C whereupon it extends upwardly and outwardly through the uppermost sllt 34E thus deflnlng the fourth flnger .....
~, engaglng loop 32 upon the lnterior of the contalner and ad~acent the upper edge 15 thereof.
The materlal then extends downwardly and ! lo inwardly through the slit 34D situated between the next ~i ad~acent slot 34C and the uppermost slot 34E.
It then exits through slot 34C and engages the ., frlctlon portlon of the buckle portlon 36 80 that the slze of the flnger engaging loop 32 may be ad~usted to suit the user.
It wlll be appreclated that this first strap means 32 can be sltutated within the slits 34 on either slde of the cutout portlon dependlng upon the rlght or `~ left handedness of the user.
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, The second strap engaging means collectively deslgnated 33 conslsts of a length of a flexible materlal 39 having one end 40 and another free end 41.
- The length of material extends through one of -~ the slots 31 on one side of the cutout portlon 14, from ;.-~; ' ' - ' ' .
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exits through the other slot 31 on the other slde of the cutout portlon so that the two ends are situated ¦ externally of the contalner as clearly shown in Figure 7.
An ad~ustable buckle assembly 42 is secured to sald one end 40 by heat seallng or the llke lndlcated by - reference character 43 and the other free end 41 frlctlonally engages the frictlon portlon of the buckle .... ~
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:~ When engaged through the contalner as shown in . Figure 7, the materlal deflnes an inner loop portion 44 . ~ .
. within the upper end of the container 10 and an outer 1 15 loop portion 45 exteriorly of the upper end or wall of the container 10.
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In use, and regardless of whether the left or .. right hand is belng utillzed, the user engages the hand upwardly through the outer portion 45 of the loop so that ~ 20 this loop lies across the bac~ of the wrist of the user.
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of the inner portion 44 of the loop with the thumb engaging over the loop so that the loop crosses the palm of the hand and then engages under the thumb.
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Since various modifications can be made in my invention as herelnabove described, and many apparently widely dlfferent embodlments of same made wlthln the ., spirit and scope of the claims wlthout departlng from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained ln the accompanying specification shall be : .
lnterpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting , sense.
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`: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in containers to receive berries picked by hand.
`-r Whereas larger fruit may be picked one at a time and placed in a container with the minimum of difficulty, berries, particul~rly stem type berries and fruits such as cherries are often picked several berries at a time either by 10 pulling them from a cluster or stripping berries from a stem either by the thumb and forefinger of the hand or between the first and second fingers of the hand. An attempt is made to `.- retain these berries in the palm of the hand so that they may ~.
*~ be transferred to a container held either in the other hand, - 15 suspended around the neck of the picker or from the belt thereof and it is well known that many berries escape from - the hand as they are being stripped or picked from the bush ~; or tree.
The present invention overcomes disadvantages 20 inherent with conventional berry picking procedures by attaching a small container to the hand used to pick the berries, in such a way that the berries automatically fall into the container which may then be emptied into a larger container when full.
One aspect of the invention is to provide a berry :i.^ ~
receiving container having an open upper side and a ~osed ,.
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lower end, and means adapted to support said container from ; the hand of the user which is used for picking berries, said means including first and second strap means extending from . the container to support said container from the hand whereby the container is supported from the hand substantially below .
~ the third or ring finger thereof when the hand is held in the ,, ~ substantially vertical position with the fourth finger .~ located at the under side of the hand of the user, said , i container including an upper edge and a surrounding wall, a ~ 10 cutout portion having an open upper end and extending from :"~ .
. said upper edge of said container, vertically downwardly ~;
~. through said wall and terminating in a rounded lower end .. spaced downdwardly from said upper edge, said cutout portion -,~
x engaging over the edge of the palm of the hand and adjacent :~: 15 to the fourth finger thereof, whereby at least the fourth finger of the hand is inside the container and extends across ,~ the open upper side of said container, said first strap means including a fourth finger engaging an adjustable closed finger loop portion on the inside of said surrounding wall of 20 said container, restraining the fourth finger against the inside of said surrounding wall below the open upper side of - said container, a slot formed through the wall of said .~
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adjacent to the upper edge of said container, said second i 25 strap means extending from the interior of said upper end of said container, through each of said slots, adjustable second .
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Another advantage of the container and its method of attachment is that the hand is partially inside the container rather than outside the container so that all of the berries picked or stripped from the bush in one action, fall into the container with the minimum chance of loss occurring.
Another advantage of the invention is that the thumb and forefinger may be used to pick the berries or, alternatively, they may be stripped between the forefinger and ring finger of the hand so that individuals with a partial thumb loss may pick berries readily and easily.
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A stlll further advantage of the inventlon ls to provlde a devlce of the character as hereln descrlbed which ls slmple in constructlon, economlc ln the manufacture and otherwise well sulted to the purpose to which it is designed.
With the foregolng ln vlew, and other advan-tages as wlll become apparent to those skllled ln the art to whlch this :Invention relates as this specification .
proceeds, the lnvention is hereln descrlbed by reference ^ 10 to the accompanying drawings formlng a part hereof, which lncludes a description of the best mode known to the ~- applicant and of the preferred typical embodlment of the prlnciples of the present inventlon, ln whlch:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
. ., - 15 Flgure 1 is an lsometrlc vlew of the contalner per se.
Figure 2 ls a vlew of the container attached to the hand shown ln front vertlcal elevatlon.
; Figure 3 ls a vlew slmllar to Flgure 2 but showlng the rear view of the hand and contalner secured thereto.
Figure 4 is a vlew slmilar to Figure 1 but showlng the preferred embodiment ad~usted for use wlth the left hand.
2~9P`~ , Flgure 5 is slmilar to Flgure 2 but showlng the - new embodlment ad~usted for use wlth the left hand.
Flgure 6 ls similar to Flgure 3 but showing the improved embodlment and ad~usted for use wlth the left hand.
Flgure 7 ls a top plan vlew of the lmproved embodiment.
Flgure 8 ls a slde elevatlon faclng the cutout portlon.
- lO Flgure 9 ls an enlarged fragmentary partially exploded view showing the engagement of the strap with the side wall of the container to deflne the fourth ` finger engaging loop.
Flgure 10 is a fragmentary side elevation of the contalner per se.
In the drawings like characters of reference ~ lndicate corresponding parts ln the different figures.
; DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Proceeding therefore to describe the invention in detail, reference should flrst be made to ~igure 1 ln whlch 10 lllustrates a substantially cylindrical con-talner having a perimetrical wall 11, a base 12 and an open upper end 13.
A cutout ~ortion 14 ls formed in the wall 11 :
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and extends downwardly from the upper edge 15 termlnating at a polnt 16 part way down the wall of the container and having a rounded base 17 as clearly shown ln Figure 1.
Reference to Flgure 3 will show that thls ~ 5 cutout portlon 14 is adapted to receive the side of the -- palm of the hand 18 ad~acent the llttle or fourth finger of the user, when the hand is held in the substantially vertical pOSitiO~.l as shown in Figures 2 and 3, it being ^ understood that the wldth of the cutout portion between . 10 the substantially vertical side walls or edges 19 is sufflcient to receive thls portion of the hand readlly . and easily.
The depth of the cutout portion 14 is such that when the hand is engaged within the cutout with the ' fingers extending across the container, the fourth or -~ little finger is situated within the upper end of the .~.
container and ad~acent the inner slde of the wall portion indicated by reference character 20 in Figure 1.
- Strap means are provided to detachably secure the container ln the vertical position below the edge of : thQ hand when the hand is held substantially vertically, said strap means lncluding a little or fourth finger engaging strap 21 secured by the inner end 22, to the lnside of the wall 11 as by stapling or other suitable ~ 3 ~
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Thls strap extends over the upper edge 15 and ls provlded with hook and loop fastening means 23 and 24 ¦ for securing thls distal end on the outside of the wall 11 as clearly shown ln Figure 1. This means that the loop 25 formed by attachlng the distal end to the wall, may be ad~usted and ls adapted to receive the afore-mentloned fourth flnger when the container is engaged , upon the hand as shown in Flgures 2 and 3 as previously descrlbed.
A second or thumb engaglng strap 26 ls secured :, I by one end to the lnner wall of the contalner by means similar to that hereinbefore descrlbed, ad~acent the upper end of one vertical edge 19 of the cutout portion - 15 14 and this extends over the thumb of the user between ~ the thumb and first or fore finger and is detachably .
- secured by the dlstal end 27 thereof by hook and loop means as herelnbefore described and situated on the ~` outslde of the wall 11 ad~acent to the opposlte vertlcal edge speclfically deslgnated l9A of the cutout portlon.
A thlrd or wrist engaging strap 28 ls secured by one end 29 thereof to the outside of wall 11 ad~acent the one vertical edge 19 of the cutout portion and ~ust below the attachment of strap 26.
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This extends over the wrlst of the user and the distal end 30 ls agaln detachably secured to the outside of the wall 11 by hook and loop means 23 and 24 as clear-~ ly shown ln Figure 1.
.. 5 In use, the hand is lnserted lnto the cutout ::, ;` portion as hereinbefore described wlth the fourth finger engaging the loo~ 25 ad~usted by the free or distal end `~ of strap 21.
.. '`~ Strap 26 is then engaged over the thumb and between the thumb and first or forefinger and then passes , ,, . across the back of the hand to be detachably secured to `- the outside of the wall of the container by the end 27.
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~-: These straps support the container agalnst the ? lower edge of the hand along the back of the fourth :
finger, leaving the thumb and first three fingers com-t 20 pletely clear and the fourth finger clear to a certaln extend so that they can be manipulated above the open upper end of the container to detach berrles from the stems or stalks thereof whereupon they drop lnto the contalner without splllage occurring. The lower slde of '~ ' . - .
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-~ It wlll of course be appreclated that although ¦ the drawlngs and descrlptlon referred tb a contalner use-able by a right-handed person, nevertheless that by f;; ~ reversing the posltlon of the straps, the contalner can ,. .
~ be readlly adapted for use by a left-handed person.
- Figures 4 through 10 show the preferred embodl-~`./ ment of the devlce and although the device ls designed 3 lo for use wlth elther hand, Figures 4 through 10 show the devlce ad~usted for use upon the left hand of the user.
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; ~he contalner collectively designated 10 ls similar ln construction to the previously described con-;`! tainer so that simllar reference characters have been ;1 15 used ln thls embodlment. It lncludes the parametrical wall 11, the base 12 and an open upper end 13 having a vertically sltuated cutout portlon 14 formed through the ; wall 11 and extending downwardly from the upper edge 15 .. . .
terminatlng at a polnt 16 part way down the wali of the ~, 20contalner, said cutout portion having a rounded base 17 -¦ as clearly shown.
. A dlagonally situated slot 31 is formed through :, - the wall of the container ad;acent to the upper edge 15 .
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. ~ Flrst and second ad~ustable strap means are ~`1 provided and collectively designated 32 and 33.
The first ad~ustable strap means 32 ls defined , .;
- as a fourth flnger engaging closed loop and maybe ,`:. situated on either slde of the cutout portion and secured by a plurality of spaced and parallel horlzontally l sltuated slots collectively designated 34 through the ; ¦ 10 wall of the container as shown ln Flgures 9 and 10.
Flve such horizontally sltuated slits are ~¦ provided and identified by reference characters 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D and 34E.
. The first strap means comprises a length of flexible material 35 having a fastening means in the form of a buckle assembly 36 secured to one end 37 thereof.
It will be noted that slits 34A and 34C are of greater de~th than the other three slits because lengths of the strap 35 pass through these two partlcular slits twice.
.j 20 The length of material from the one end 37 .1 thereof passes through the lowermost sllt 34A, around the the crossbar of the buckle 36 and then back throu~h the " 1 lower most sllt 34A to be heat sealed or otherwise ., secured upon ltself ~s indicated by reference character .
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38 thus securlng the buckle 36 to sald one end.
`~ The length of materlal then passes upwardly and ~! then outwardly through the next lowermost sllt 34B and , -^j then upwardly and inwardly through the next ad~acent sllt 34C whereupon it extends upwardly and outwardly through the uppermost sllt 34E thus deflnlng the fourth flnger .....
~, engaglng loop 32 upon the lnterior of the contalner and ad~acent the upper edge 15 thereof.
The materlal then extends downwardly and ! lo inwardly through the slit 34D situated between the next ~i ad~acent slot 34C and the uppermost slot 34E.
It then exits through slot 34C and engages the ., frlctlon portlon of the buckle portlon 36 80 that the slze of the flnger engaging loop 32 may be ad~usted to suit the user.
It wlll be appreclated that this first strap means 32 can be sltutated within the slits 34 on either slde of the cutout portlon dependlng upon the rlght or `~ left handedness of the user.
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, The second strap engaging means collectively deslgnated 33 conslsts of a length of a flexible materlal 39 having one end 40 and another free end 41.
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exits through the other slot 31 on the other slde of the cutout portlon so that the two ends are situated ¦ externally of the contalner as clearly shown in Figure 7.
An ad~ustable buckle assembly 42 is secured to sald one end 40 by heat seallng or the llke lndlcated by - reference character 43 and the other free end 41 frlctlonally engages the frictlon portlon of the buckle .... ~
. , lO assembly so that the entlre loop assembly can be ad~usted ': 1 ~:. as to slze.
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. within the upper end of the container 10 and an outer 1 15 loop portion 45 exteriorly of the upper end or wall of the container 10.
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In use, and regardless of whether the left or .. right hand is belng utillzed, the user engages the hand upwardly through the outer portion 45 of the loop so that ~ 20 this loop lies across the bac~ of the wrist of the user.
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of the inner portion 44 of the loop with the thumb engaging over the loop so that the loop crosses the palm of the hand and then engages under the thumb.
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' contalner is held firmly and convenlently directly below the hand and fingers of the user so that the thumb and first three fingers can be used for the picking process.
Since various modifications can be made in my invention as herelnabove described, and many apparently widely dlfferent embodlments of same made wlthln the ., spirit and scope of the claims wlthout departlng from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained ln the accompanying specification shall be : .
lnterpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting , sense.
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Claims
(1) A berry receiving container having an open upper side and a closed lower end, and means adapted to support said container from the hand of the user which is used for picking berries, said means including first and second strap means extending from the container to support said container from the hand whereby the container is supported from the hand substantially below the third or ring finger thereof when the hand is held in the substantially vertical position with the fourth finger located at the under side of the hand of the user, said container including an upper edge and a surrounding wall, a cutout portion having an open upper end and extending from said upper edge of said container, vertically downwardly through said wall and terminating in a rounded lower end spaced downdwardly from said upper edge, said cutout portion engaging over the edge of the palm of the hand and adjacent to the fourth finger thereof, whereby at least the fourth finger of the hand is inside the container and extends across the open upper side of said container, said first strap means including a fourth finger engaging an adjustable closed finger loop portion on the inside of said surrounding wall of said container, restraining the fourth finger against the inside of said surrounding wall below the open upper side of said container, a slot formed through the wall of said container, one upon each side of said cutout portion and adjacent to the upper edge of said container, said second strap means extending from the interior of said upper end of said container, through each of said slots, adjustable second strap fastening means cooperating with said second strap means to form a closed second strap loop having inner and outer portions, the inner portion being situated within said open end of said container and being engageable around the thumb of the hand of the user, the outer portion engaging over the wrist of the hand of the user thereby suspending the container below the thumb and fingers of the user.
(2) The container according to claim 1 which includes a plurality of spaced and parallel horizontal slits formed through the wall of said container at a location spaced around from one side to said cutout portion, adjustable first strap fastening means cooperating with the first strap means to form an adjustable closed first strap loop, said first strap fastening means being outside of said container and adjacent the lowermost slit of said plurality of slits, said first strap means extending from the first strap fastening means through said lowermost slit and then upwardly and outwardly through the next lowermost slit and then upwardly and inwardly through the next adjacent slit, outwardly and then upwardly and outwardly through the uppermost slit thereby defining said fourth finger engaging closed finger loop portion on the inside of said container, said first strap means then extending downwardly and inwardly through the slit between said uppermost slit and said next adjacent slit, and then outwardly through next adjacent slit to selectively and operatively connect with said first strap fastening means.
(3) The container according to claim 1 in which said first strap means can be selectively secured to the surrounding wall of said container on either side of said cutout portion whereby said container can be selectively and operatively secured to the right or left hand of the user.
(4) The container according to claim 3 which includes two sets of spaced and parallel and horizontally situated slits formed through the wall of said container the sets of slits being positioned at locations spaced from respective sides of said cutout portion, said first strap means being selectively engageable with said sets of slits whereby said container can be selectively and operatively secured to the right or left hand of the user.
(5) The container according to claim 4 in which said second strap means includes a thumb engaging loop portion extending up over the upper open end of said cutout portion.
(6) The container according to claim 5 in which said thumb engaging loop portion has one end secured to the inner wall and another, distal end, to the outer wall.
(7) The container according to claim 4 in which said second strap means includes a wrist engaging loop portion extending over said cutout portion.
(8) The container according to claim 5 in which said second strap means includes a wrist engaging loop portion extending over said cutout portion.
(9) The container according to claim 1 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(10) The container according to claim 4 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(11) The container according to claim 7 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(12) The container according to claim 2 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(13) The container according to claim 3 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(14) The container according to claim 5 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(15) The container according to claim 6 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(16) The container according to claim 8 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(2) The container according to claim 1 which includes a plurality of spaced and parallel horizontal slits formed through the wall of said container at a location spaced around from one side to said cutout portion, adjustable first strap fastening means cooperating with the first strap means to form an adjustable closed first strap loop, said first strap fastening means being outside of said container and adjacent the lowermost slit of said plurality of slits, said first strap means extending from the first strap fastening means through said lowermost slit and then upwardly and outwardly through the next lowermost slit and then upwardly and inwardly through the next adjacent slit, outwardly and then upwardly and outwardly through the uppermost slit thereby defining said fourth finger engaging closed finger loop portion on the inside of said container, said first strap means then extending downwardly and inwardly through the slit between said uppermost slit and said next adjacent slit, and then outwardly through next adjacent slit to selectively and operatively connect with said first strap fastening means.
(3) The container according to claim 1 in which said first strap means can be selectively secured to the surrounding wall of said container on either side of said cutout portion whereby said container can be selectively and operatively secured to the right or left hand of the user.
(4) The container according to claim 3 which includes two sets of spaced and parallel and horizontally situated slits formed through the wall of said container the sets of slits being positioned at locations spaced from respective sides of said cutout portion, said first strap means being selectively engageable with said sets of slits whereby said container can be selectively and operatively secured to the right or left hand of the user.
(5) The container according to claim 4 in which said second strap means includes a thumb engaging loop portion extending up over the upper open end of said cutout portion.
(6) The container according to claim 5 in which said thumb engaging loop portion has one end secured to the inner wall and another, distal end, to the outer wall.
(7) The container according to claim 4 in which said second strap means includes a wrist engaging loop portion extending over said cutout portion.
(8) The container according to claim 5 in which said second strap means includes a wrist engaging loop portion extending over said cutout portion.
(9) The container according to claim 1 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(10) The container according to claim 4 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(11) The container according to claim 7 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(12) The container according to claim 2 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(13) The container according to claim 3 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(14) The container according to claim 5 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(15) The container according to claim 6 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
(16) The container according to claim 8 in which the diameter of said container decreases slightly from the open upper side thereof towards the closed lower end thereof.
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