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US 2016/0255975 A1Published application
Protective device for glassware
AssigneePint Cones, LLC
InventorAustin Meline
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Abstract
The invention relates to the protection of glasses and glassware in the hospitality and bar industry. Specifically, the device provides for a rubberized or plastic nesting device sized to fit on the outside of glassware, such as for example, a pint glass, whereby the plastic nesting device permits multiple glasses to nest and save space during cleaning and storage and preventing the direct contact of the sides of the glassware that might lead to breaking.
Claims20
A glassware nesting device comprising:
- a plurality of prongs extending vertically from a shared, integrally formed from a single piece of material, plastic, generally planar base member wherein the base member has a center and where the prongs are spaced apart from each other and form a receiving space for a glass, where the glass has a rim and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having an inner portion and an outside edge, and where the generally planar base member includes a supporting surface configured to partially envelop the outside edge of the bottom surface of the glass.
A glassware nesting device comprising:
- An integrally formed, generally planar base member, formed from a single piece of material, including a plurality of finger-shaped prongs, each extending vertically from a plastic, generally planar base member and spaced apart from each other forming a receiving space for a glass, where the glass has a rim and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having an inner portion and an outside edge, and where the generally planar base member includes a supporting surface configured to partially envelop the outside edge of the bottom surface of the glass.
A plurality of glassware stacked in a nested configuration comprising:
- at least one glassware nesting device interposed between pieces of glassware in said plurality of glassware, wherein the glassware nesting device comprises a plurality of prongs extending vertically from a shared, generally planar, plastic base member where the prongs are spaced apart from each other and form a receiving space for a glass, where the glass has a rim and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having an inner portion and an outside edge, and where the generally planar base member includes a supporting surface configured to partially envelop the outside edge of the bottom surface of the glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.