is preferably supported by the bottom especially as it is filled with liquid application_number US 70855476 A description referring now to the drawings wherein like parts are designated by the same reference numbers throughout the several views there is illustrated in fig1 a perspective view of a funnel stand generally designated 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention the stand 10 according to the preferred embodiment has a generally rectangular box like shape comprising a flat continuous bottom wall 12 and a top wall 14 which slopes inward from the bottom of raised edge 30 in a slightly downward direction toward the bottom wall centrally located in the top wall is an opening 18 from which extends downward a tapered spout 20 typically a web 19 covers opening 18 to prevent the car drain plug or tools from falling through the hole the spout terminates at a suiable distance below the top of the stand for example two inches to permit a deformable receptacle such as plastic bag 22 to be located within the stand beneath the spout as best shown in fig2 the top and bottom of the stand are interconnected by support members or braces 24 at each of the corners such that each of the sides of the stand are open as shown at 26 the overall height of the stand typically may be six inches and approximately eighteen inches in width and depth this height will permit locating the stand under.