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Laundry soap dispenser holderRelated Patent Categories: Baths, Closets, Sinks, And Spittoons, Wash Receptacles, With Cleaning Brush, Soap Dispenser Or HolderLaundry soap dispenser holder description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060179562, Laundry soap dispenser holder. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/653,493, filed Feb. 17, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to liquid consumer product containers and, more particularly, to a holder for large liquid containers. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Consumer products are increasingly marketed in large unit quantities or volumes, often at a discount relative to a smaller quantity or volume. The popularity of club or warehouse type stores underscores consumers' desire to save money by making bulk purchases. [0006] In some instances an increased quantity of conventionally sized product units are simply packaged or boxed together. Certain products, however, are better sold in a single quantity package especially designed to contain a greater product volume. One such type of product is liquid consumer products, such as liquid detergents, fabric softeners, and the like. Larger volume containers for liquid consumer products need to withstand the stress of additional product weight, thus leading to an increased weight of the container itself as well as the additional product weight. [0007] While consumers benefit from bulk-purchase discounts, the increased size and weight of large volume containers of liquid consumer products presents problems of storage and handling of the product. Laundry detergent, for example, is typically used in small quantities in a home washing machine (perhaps a half-cup to a cup of detergent for a typical laundry load). Using a smaller volume container, the consumer might simply pour detergent from a container held in one hand into a measuring cup held in the other, measuring the detergent over the washing machine so that any spillage simply falls into the washing machine, thereby avoiding a potential mess to be cleaned up. The same procedure, using a large volume container such as a 300-ounce container presently used in packaging of liquid consumer products, might be unwieldy or even impossible for some consumers, given the size and weight of the container. [0008] Such large volume containers are often fitted with a pouring or delivery spout for delivery of the contained liquid consumer product. Thus, a large volume container may be best suited to use in a fixed position, such as placed on a shelf near the place the liquid consumer product is to be used. For a laundry detergent, fabric softener, or the like, the large volume container is best located near the washing machine or laundry appliances. Any distance between the large volume container and the laundry appliances increases the opportunity for spillage of the liquid product. [0009] An optimal placement of the large volume container might be on a top surface of a laundry appliance itself. However, such a placement must remain clear of any appliance door and must provide clearance for access to the container's pouring or delivery spout. A tendency of a large volume container to slide or move about the top surface of the laundry appliance, either due to handling of the large volume container to access the liquid product or due to vibrations of the laundry appliance during operations, may render the placement of the large volume container on the laundry appliance undesirable. [0010] Thus, a holder for large liquid containers solving the aforementioned problems is desired. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0011] The holder for large liquid containers is a tray-like receptacle having a floor member and perimeter walls disposed about the perimeter of the floor member, the perimeter walls extending upward from a top surface of the floor member. A centering wedge is formed on the bottom surface of the floor member, the centering wedge extending along a longitudinal centerline of the floor member. [0012] In use, the holder for large liquid containers is placed atop a washing machine and dryer that are positioned side-by-side, so that the holder is supported in part by the washing machine and in part by the dryer. The centering wedge lies within a space between the washing machine and the dryer to prevent the holder from moving or sliding from side-to-side atop the washing machine and dryer. A large liquid container placed into the holder is retained by the perimeter walls, and thus held in place atop the washing machine and dryer. [0013] A recess may be defined in a top edge of a front perimeter wall to accommodate a pouring or delivery spout extending from the large liquid container. [0014] These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0015] FIG. 1 is an environmental, perspective view of a holder for large liquid containers according to the present invention. [0016] FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of a holder for large liquid containers according to the present invention. [0017] FIG. 3A is a bottom perspective view of a first embodiment of a holder for large liquid containers according to the present invention. [0018] FIG. 3B is a bottom perspective view of a second embodiment of a holder for large liquid containers according to the present invention. [0019] FIG. 3C is a bottom perspective view of a third embodiment of a holder for large liquid containers according to the present invention. [0020] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a holder for large liquid containers according to the present invention. Continue reading about Laundry soap dispenser holder... Full patent description for Laundry soap dispenser holder Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Laundry soap dispenser holder patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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