# US 6,293,034 B1 · Stemware identification bracelets and method of use

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- Number: US 6,293,034 B1
- Document ID: US6293034B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 09/755,490
- Filed: 2001-01-04
- Granted: 2001-09-25
- Earliest claimed: 2000-01-05
- Inventors: Kip M. Skapyak; Ann DeLanghe
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6293034B1

## CPC

- G09F 3/00: Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means (medals or badges A44C3/00; making labels B31D1/02; sheets temporarily attached together B42F; labelling B65C; labels on record carriers G11B23/38, G11B23/40); Seals; Postage or like stamps
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS

## Abstract

A wine bottle ring of a continuous unbroken form for accepting a neck of a wine bottle so the ring may be supported on the wine bottle. A plurality of wine glass rings, are formed of spring steel in a loop having a pair of opposing and abutting ends. The loops are of a size for accepting a stem of a wine glass, and further, for being supported on a base of a wine glass. The wine glass rings each provide a distinctive ornamentation so as to distinguish the wine glasses from each other. The method includes serving the wine bottle with the wine glass rings attached to the bottle ring so that the decorative elements are immediately visible. When the wine glasses are distributed to guests, each has one of the wine glass rings engaged on its stem so that one glass may be distinguished from the next.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A combination comprising: a wine bottle, a plurality of wine glasses and an identification apparatus, the identification apparatus including a wine bottle ring of a continuous unbroken form enclosing a bottle ring aperture of a size for accepting a neck of the wine bottle therein for supporting the wine bottle ring on the wine bottle; and a plurality of wine glass rings, each of the wine glass rings formed of spring steel in a loop having a pair of opposing and abutting ends, the loop of a size for accepting a stem of any one of the wine glasses, and further, for being supported on a base of any one of the wine glasses, the wine glass rings each providing a distinctive means for ornamenting so as to distinguish the wine glass rings from each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The combination of claim 1 wherein the ornamenting means on at least one of the wine glass rings includes at least one bead, the at least one bead movably engaged on the at least one of the wine glass rings.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The combination of claim 1 wherein the opposing and abutting ends of the loops of the wine glass rings are formed as mutually engagable hooks.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The combination of claim 1 wherein the opposing and abutting ends of the loops of the wine glass rings are formed as spheres.

### Claim 5

A method of distinguishing one wine glass from another comprising: providing a wine bottle ring of a continuous unbroken form enclosing a bottle ring aperture of a size for accepting a neck of the wine bottle therein for supporting the wine bottle ring on the wine bottle; providing a plurality of wine glass rings wherein each of the wine glass rings is visually distinguishable from each of the other wine glass rings; placing the plurality of wine glass rings on the bottle ring; placing the bottle ring with the plurality of wine glass rings over the neck of the wine bottle for presentation; removing the wine glass rings from the bottle ring; placing each of the wine glass rings around a stem of one of a plurality of wine glasses to distinguish the wine glasses from each other.