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US 2012/0223208 A1Published application
Reservoir coaster
OwnerMichael Tehenskyinventor
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Abstract
A beverage coaster includes a hollow main body having an open end. The beverage coaster also includes a top plate with an outer surface and a plurality of apertures formed therein. The top plate is disposed on and covers the open end of the hollow main body to define a reservoir within the hollow main body. The apertures permit fluid communication between the outer surface of the top plate and the reservoir. In operation, the reservoir collects and stores condensation that drains from a beverage container placed on the outer surface of the top plate.
Claims20
A beverage coaster, comprising:
- a hollow main body having an open end;
- and
- a top plate with an outer surface and a plurality of apertures formed therein, the top plate disposed on and covering the open end of the hollow main body, the top plate and the hollow main body defining a reservoir, the apertures permitting fluid communication between the outer surface of the top plate and the reservoir.
A beverage coaster, comprising:
- a hollow main body having an open end;
- and
- a top plate with an outer surface and a plurality of apertures formed therein, the top plate disposed on and covering the open end of the hollow main body, the top plate and the hollow main body defining a reservoir, the apertures permitting fluid communication between the outer surface of the top plate and the reservoir,
- wherein the plurality of apertures are substantially evenly distributed across the outer surface of the top plate, the plurality of apertures includes a plurality of substantially circular holes, each of the plurality of substantially circular holes having a diameter of at least about ¼ inch, and the reservoir is free of an absorbent material, and
- wherein the outer surface is configured to receive a beverage container on which condensation can form, the reservoir adapted to collect the condensation during use of the beverage coaster.
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A beverage coaster, comprising:
- a hollow main body having an open end;
- and
- a top plate with an outer surface and a plurality of apertures formed therein, the top plate disposed on and covering the open end of the hollow main body, the top plate and the hollow main body defining a reservoir, the apertures permitting fluid communication between the outer surface of the top plate and the reservoir, the top plate affixed to the hollow main body with an adhesive,
- wherein the hollow man body has a substantially annular sidewall, a portion of the sidewall extending beneath a portion of the plurality of apertures of the top plate,
- wherein the plurality of apertures are substantially evenly distributed across the outer surface of the top plate, the plurality of apertures includes a plurality of substantially circular holes, each of the plurality of substantially circular holes having a diameter of at least about ¼ inch, and the reservoir is free of an absorbent material, and
- wherein the outer surface is configured to receive a beverage container on which condensation can form, the reservoir adapted to collect the condensation during use of the beverage coaster.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.