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US 2011/0297639 A1Published application
Coaster
OwnerRose SORREN-NORNESS, Kenneth M. NORNESS, JR.inventors
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Abstract
A support, such as a coaster, for a beverage container, having a resilient lip for use in attaching the support to the beverage container. The lip can have ribs for maintaining separation between the lip and the beverage container for catching condensate within the support. Recessed channels can also be provided on an inside surface of the support for directing condensate flow to a bottom portion of the support. Methods of supporting beverage containers and collecting condensate are also provided.
Claims20
A coaster comprising:
- a base portion;
- a circumferential sidewall;
- and
- a resilient circumferential lip extending inwardly from a top portion of the circumferential sidewall, the circumferential lip having a width that extends radially inward at least a distance of one third of the radius of the coaster, when the circumferential lip is in a resting position.
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A method of supporting a beverage container comprising:
- providing a circular coaster having a base portion, a circumferential sidewall, and a circumferential lip extending inwardly from a top portion of the circumferential sidewall, the circumferential lip having a plurality of spaced apart ribs formed on an inside wall of the circumferential lip;
- placing a wall portion of a beverage container beneath a surface of the circumferential lip and displacing the circumferential lip;
- gripping the wall portion of the beverage container with the spaced apart ribs using a biasing force of the circumferential lip;
- allowing condensate to flow from the wall portion through a plurality of gaps between the spaced apart ribs.
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A support for a beverage container comprising:
- a base portion;
- a circumferential sidewall;
- a resilient circumferential lip extending inwardly from a top portion of the support;
- and
- a plurality of spaced apart ribs from on an inner surface of the circumferential lip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.