Drinking vessel
OwnerMitchell Bangertinventor
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Abstract
A drinking vessel is disclosed which channels aromatic vapors of the beverage to the nose of the drinker. The vessel has a generally barrel-shaped body which has a bottom, a belly and a top, along with a front and back. An opening at the top of the body extends upwardly along a plane from the front of the body to the back of the body at an angle α. The diameter of the belly is greater than the diameter of the vessel at its bottom or at the opening of the body. When provided with a handle, the vessel serves as a coffee cup. Made of glass without a handle it serves as a spirits glass. When provided with a stem it serves as a wine glass.
Claims21
A coffee cup comprising:
- a coffee holding vessel having a generally barrel shape and having a bottom, a belly and a top;
- an elliptical opening at the top of the vessel formed along a plane extending at an angle α from a line extending from a front point parallel to the bottom, to a back point of the vessel;
- a handle on one side of the vessel;
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- wherein the diameter of the vessel at the belly exceeds the diameter of the bottom and the diameter of the vessel at the line extending from the front point parallel to the bottom.
A drinking vessel comprising:
- a body having a generally barrel shape and having a bottom, a belly and top;
- an elliptical opening at the top of the body formed along a plane extending at an angle α from a line extending from a front point parallel to the bottom, to a back point of the body;
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- wherein the diameter of the vessel at the belly exceeds the diameter of the bottom and the diameter of the vessel at the line extending from the front point of the body parallel to the bottom.
A drinking vessel comprising:
- a barrel-shaped body having a bottom, a belly and top and having a front and back;
- an opening at the top of the body extending upwardly along a plane from the front of the body to the back of the body at an angle α relative to a line parallel to the bottom of the body;
- and
- wherein the diameter of the body at the belly exceeds the diameter of the bottom of the body and exceeds the diameter at the top of the body along a line extending from the front of the body parallel to the bottom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.