Mug stacking device
OwnerHeidi R. Farmer, Samuel J. Farmerinventors
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for a platform adapted to fit atop a first drinking container and provide a stable surface for securely supporting a second drinking container stacked atop the first. In one exemplary embodiment the platform is a flat circular plate bounded at a perimeter edge by a first cylindrical wall on one side of the plate and a second cylindrical wall on the other side of the plate. The cylindrical walls may each include a cut-out to provide clearance for a handle on one of the drinking containers.
Claims20
A unitary device adapted to fit atop a first drinking container and provide a stable surface for securely supporting a second drinking container stacked atop the first, the device comprising;
- a flat circular plate;
- a first cylindrical wall integral with, and concentrically disposed on one side of the circular plate proximate a perimeter edge of the plate, the first cylindrical wall extending from the plate to a first height;
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- a second cylindrical wall integral with, and concentrically disposed on the other side of the circular plate proximate the perimeter edge of the plate, the second cylindrical wall extending from the plate in a direction opposite the first wall to a second height.
A platform adapted to fit atop a first drinking container and provide a stable surface for securely supporting a second drinking container stacked atop the first, the platform comprising a flat circular plate bounded at a perimeter edge by a first cylindrical wall on one side of the plate and a second cylindrical wall on the other side of the plate, wherein the height of each cylindrical wall is less than about one tenth of a diameter to the perimeter edge of the circular plate.
A method of securely stacking one drinking container atop another, comprising the steps of:
- setting a first drinking container on a level surface;
- placing a platform atop the first drinking container, wherein a circular plate portion of the platform rests on an upward facing end of the drinking container, and a downward extending cylindrical wall portion of the platform surrounds the upper end of the drinking container;
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- stacking a second drinking container on the platform, wherein a downward facing end of the second drinking container rests on the circular plate portion of the platform, and an upward extending cylindrical wall portion of the platform surrounds the downward facing end of the drinking container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.