Universal bottle base cup

Abstract

A reusable base cup for removable attachment to the outside exterior base of a bottle in order to prevent the bottle from tipping over when pressurized. Several inner facing flexible tabs are situated along the circumference of the top edge. Each tab is permitted to flex and conform independently to the shape of the outside wall of the bottle base while exerting a constant force. The base cup can be securely attached to different bottles with slightly varying base diameters by manually pressing the bottle base into the base cup. The base cup will remain attached to the bottle base and can be manually removed for reuse with another bottle.

1 . A device that can be attached to the base of a container comprising: 
 a hollow cup with an upper and lower portion; wherein said upper portion is open and said lower portion is closed; 
 one or more flexible tabs positioned along the circumference of said top portion;  
 one or more slits vertically dividing said tabs, wherein each said tab is permitted to flex inward or outward in an independent manner.  
   
   
   
       2 . A device as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the said lower portion of said cup has one or more steps situated at the inside corner base of said cup.  
   
   
       3 . A device as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the centrally located space of said lower portion between said steps provides a second open cavity that is lower and narrower than the upper cavity.  
   
   
       4 . A device as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said tabs flex inward towards the center of the said cup.  
   
   
       5 . A device as recited in  claim 4 , wherein combination with a bottle, said tabs exhort force onto the outside of the wall of said bottle.  
   
   
       6 . A device as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said tabs grasp and place said bottle in a position relative to the center of the said cup.  
   
   
       7 . A device as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said bottle is a plastic bottle.  
   
   
       8 . A device as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said bottle is a trigger sprayer bottle.  
   
   
       9 . A device that can be attached to the base of a container comprising: 
 a hollow container with an upper and lower portion, wherein said upper portion is open and said lower portion is closed; 
 one or more flexible tabs positioned along the perimeter of said container;  
 one or more slits vertically dividing said tabs, wherein each said tab is permitted to flex inward or outward in an independent manner.  
   
   
   
       10 . A device as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the said lower portion of said container has one or more steps situated at the inside corner base of said container.  
   
   
       11 . A device as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the centrally located space of said lower portion between said steps provides a second open cavity that is lower and narrower than the upper cavity.  
   
   
       12 . A device as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said tabs flex inward towards the center of the said container.  
   
   
       13 . A device as recited in  claim 12 , wherein combination with a bottle, said tabs exhort force onto the outside of the wall of said bottle.  
   
   
       14 . A device as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said tabs grasp and place said bottle in a position relative to the center of the said container.  
   
   
       15 . A device as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said bottle is a plastic bottle.  
   
   
       16 . A device as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said bottle is a trigger sprayer bottle.