Separator for Stacked or Nested Containers

Abstract

The purpose of the Separator is to prevent commonly used containers that stack together, from being stuck inside one another due to various conditions or from materials action, such as suction, stiction, material adherence, and or any other actions that would prevent easy separation. This is accomplished by the attachment of the invention, which is given a shape generally conforming to the outside circumference of the applicable container, and may be inserted under the part of the container that provides a cavity for such, or attached to the wire and may or may not be provided with a projection or protruding part which will assist in retaining it. This device prevents containers from settling or being forced into another and preventing easy extraction from the other. This device separates the containers so stacked by enough space to prevent the clinging action from taking place.

1 . The invention claimed is used to separate containers of the type meant to be nestled or stacked for storage or transport, from displaying an inherent trait of clinging or sticking together, when in the designed condition of being nestled or stacked, which prevents their being removed from one another without possibility of damage or deformation resulting. 
     
     
         2 . The invention is either inserted or attached to appropriate parts of a type of container described in  claim 1 , providing a proper spacing between nestled or stacked containers to prevent said containers from having the effect of clinging one to another, and preventing proper removal and application. 
     
     
         3 . The invention provides substantial relief from unnecessary expenditure of labor, time and associated costs which are present when containers such as disclosed in  claim 1  are required to be separated by force, either mechanical or human, to separate same for designed use and applications. 
     
     
         4 . The invention also provides ease from problems derived from attempts to provide such separation by insertion of different materials and objects within the lower container to provide the space disclosed in  claim 2 . These attempts at separation by disparate materials can have cause possible safety and health related dangers due to reactions or deleterious effects when contacting the normal container contents whether through direct contact with the said materials or from contamination from their use. This invention removes that concern through its use. 
     
     
         5 . The invention also provides a solution to the practice of piercing the bottom portion of the containers with pins, screws, nails or other objects that provide spatial relief by providing a resting place for the upper containers bottom, but that completely abrogate the liquid holding properties of the containers, whereby the containers may be used for their properly designed purpose, and absent the piercings, can be reused or utilized for other uses with their liquid holding properties intact.