Bi-nestable margarita glass apparatus and method
AssigneeWNA Comet East, Inc.
InventorsDavid Gordon, James J. Falzarano, Albert F. Madonna
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a two-piece, plastic, container particularly attractive for serving Margarita drinks and other well-known cocktails. A receptacle portion includes double flared side walls with a two-stage tapered plug on the bottom. The upper-stage of the plug secures the receptacle in a base portion and the lower stage of the plug provides for nesting of a plurality of receptacles to provide a compact and secure arrangement when packaged for shipping. A base portion supports the receptacle portion and individual base portions are nestable.
Claims19
A two piece container for serving drinks comprising:
- a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom with a sidewall of varying diameter between said open top and said closed bottom;
- a base means for supporting said receptacle;
- and
- said bottom of said receptacle comprises a tapered plug having an upper stage means for securing said receptacle to said base means and a lower stage means having a smaller diameter than said upper stage means for providing stable nesting of a plurality of receptacles when separated from said base means without said sidewalls of said receptacles touching each other.
A two piece container for serving cocktails including a margarita drink or for serving food comprising:
- a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom with a double-flared sidewall of varying diameter in between said open top and said closed bottom;
- said diameter of said open top of an upper-flared portion of said receptacle being substantially greater than the diameter of the top of a lower-flared portion which is greater than the diameter of said bottom;
- a base means for supporting said receptacle;
- and
- said bottom of said receptacle comprises a tapered plug having an upper stage for securing said receptacle to said base means and a lower stage having a smaller diameter than said upper stage for providing stable nesting of a plurality of receptacles when separated from said base means without said sidewalls of said plurality of receptacles touching each other.
A method of providing a two piece container for serving drinks comprising the steps of:
- providing a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom with a sidewall of varying diameter between said open top and said closed bottom;
- supporting said receptacle with a base means;
- and
- securing said receptacle to said base means with an upper stage means of a tapered plug on the bottom of said receptacle, a lower stage means of said plug having a smaller diameter than said upper stage means for providing stable nesting of a plurality of receptacles when separated from said base means without said sidewalls of said plurality of receptacles touching each other.
The method of providing a two piece container for serving a cocktail including a margarita drink or food comprising the steps of:
- providing a receptacle having an open top and closed bottom with a double-flared sidewall of varying diameter between said open top and said closed bottom, said diameter of said open top of an upper-flared portion of said receptacle being substantially greater than the diameter of the top of a lower-flared portion which is greater than the diameter of said bottom;
- supporting said receptacle with a base means;
- and
- securing said receptacle to said base means with an upper stage of a tapered plug and a lower stage of said tapered plug having a smaller diameter than said upper stage for providing nesting of a plurality of receptacles when separated from said base means without said sidewalls of said plurality of receptacles touching each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.