Cup with napkin holder
AssigneeKathenas Products, LLC
InventorCharles Carathers
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Various implementations include a cup. The cup incudes a bottom, at least one wall, and a shroud. The bottom has a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface. The at least one wall has a first wall end and a second wall end. The second wall end is coupled to the bottom, and the first wall end extends away from the first bottom surface. The at least one wall further has an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface. The shroud has a first shroud end coupled to the outer wall surface, a second shroud end, an outer shroud surface, and an inner shroud surface. The second shroud end extends toward a plane defined by the second bottom surface. A coupling space is defined between the outer wall surface and the inner shroud surface.
Claims18
A cup comprising:
- a bottom having a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface opposite and spaced apart from the first bottom surface;
- at least one wall having a first wall end and a second wall end opposite and spaced apart from the first wall end, wherein the second wall end is coupled to the bottom and the first wall end extends away from the first bottom surface, wherein the at least one wall further has an outer wall surface extending between the first wall end and the second wall end and an inner wall surface opposite and spaced apart from the outer wall surface;
- and
- a shroud having a first shroud end coupled to the outer wall surface, a second shroud end opposite and spaced apart from the first shroud end, an outer shroud surface extending between the first shroud end and the second shroud end, and an inner shroud surface opposite and spaced apart from the outer shroud surface, wherein the second shroud end extends toward a plane defined by the second bottom surface,
- wherein a coupling space is defined between the outer wall surface and the inner shroud surface, and
- wherein the shroud is a living hinge that is biased toward a first position and urgeable toward a second position, wherein the second shroud end is closer to the outer wall surface in the first position than it is in the second position.
A cup system, the system comprising:
- a cup comprising:
- a bottom having a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface opposite and spaced apart from the first bottom surface,
- at least one wall having a first wall end and a second wall end opposite and spaced apart from the first wall end, wherein the second wall end is coupled to the bottom and the first wall end extends away from the first bottom surface, wherein the at least one wall further has an outer wall surface extending between the first wall end and the second wall end and an inner wall surface opposite and spaced apart from the outer wall surface, and
- a shroud having a first shroud end coupled to the outer wall surface, a second shroud end opposite and spaced apart from the first shroud end, an outer shroud surface extending between the first shroud end and the second shroud end, and an inner shroud surface opposite and spaced apart from the outer shroud surface, wherein the second shroud end extends toward a plane defined by the second bottom surface,
- wherein a coupling space is defined between the outer wall surface and the inner shroud surface, and
- wherein the shroud is a living hinge that is biased toward a first position and urgeable toward a second position, wherein the second shroud end is closer to the outer wall surface in the first position than it is in the second position;
- and
- a napkin having a first napkin surface, a second napkin surface opposite and spaced apart from the first napkin surface, and at least one napkin edge extending between the first napkin surface and the second napkin surface,
- wherein at least one of the at least one napkin edge is disposed within the coupling space to couple the napkin to the cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.