CONTAINER HOLDING DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container holding device having a simple configuration and enabling a manufacturing cost to be reduced or enabling its weight to be light and improving its commodity characteristic through its easy operation. SOLUTION: This container holding device comprises a base member 11 that can move up and down in respect to a mounting member, a bottom part supporting member 12 capable of being moved along a base member 11 at a buried position at the mounting member, and being mounted on an upper surface of the mounting member at a position protruded from the mounting member, and a side part supporting member 13 capable of being folded at a position along the base member 11 at a buried position of the mounting member, being arranged at the bottom part supporting member 12 at a position protruded from the mounting member and holding the side part of the container. The side supporting member 13 is constituted by base portions 20a, 21a pivoted at each of both ends of the base member 11 to rotate in a horizontal direction, and holding portions 20b, 21b protruded from each of the base portions 20a, 21a and capable of holding the side part of the container in an alternative manner while being displaced in an upward or downward direction, respectively. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI