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US 12,677,969 B2Granted
Cup holding unit
OwnerJess Allen Waterhouseinventor
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Abstract
A cup holding unit for catching spills while pouring. The cup holding unit includes a cup holder, a basket, and a body. The cup holder is configured to hold a cup. The body defines a cavity surrounding the cup holder. The basket is positioned in the cavity and is removable. The basket and/or the cavity catch liquids that spill when pouring into the cup. The basket is removable to allow a user to empty the caught liquid and to clean the basket. The cup holding unit includes one or more suction cups that secure the cup holding unit to a table or another surface during pouring.
Claims19
A system, comprising:
- a cup holding unit including
- a body defining a cavity,
- a cup holder positioned on the body,
- wherein the cup holder is configured to receive a cup,
- a basket positioned in the cavity on the body,
- wherein the basket is removable from the cavity on the body,
- wherein the basket extends around the cup holder,
- wherein the basket is configured to catch liquid that spills when pouring into the cup, a suction cup positioned under the body, and
- wherein the suction cup is configured to secure the body in place against a surface during pouring.
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A system, comprising:
- a cup holding unit including
- a body defining a cavity,
- a cup holder positioned on the body,
- wherein the cup holder is configured to receive a cup,
- a basket positioned in the cavity on the body,
- wherein the basket is removable from the cavity on the body,
- wherein the basket extends around the cup holder,
- wherein the basket is configured to catch liquid that spills when pouring into the cup,
- a base mounted to multiple suction cups,
- wherein one or more of the suction cups are arranged along a perimeter of the bases, and
- wherein one or more of the suction cups are arranged near a center of the base.
8 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a cup holding unit including
- a body defining a cavity,
- a cup holder positioned on the body,
- wherein the cup holder is configured to receive a cup,
- a basket positioned in the cavity on the body,
- wherein the basket extends around the cup holder,
- wherein the basket is configured to catch liquid that spills when pouring into the cup,
- a spout positioned on the body,
- wherein the spout is rotatable from the body,
- wherein the spout allows liquid to flow when rotated away from the body, and
- wherein the spout prevents liquid from flowing when rotated into the body.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.