Coffee mug with interchangeable accessories
OwnerShin-Shuoh Lininventor
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Abstract
A coffee mug (60) with interchangeable accessories that include a coffee mug body (62) with a groove (70) around the upper outside surface and a lid (76) removably inserted into the body. A replaceable handle bracket (84) is attached to the groove in the body and a detachable handle (100) is connected to the bracket and held in place with a clip (102). A removable docking station (116) is rotatably attached to a base (72) on the bottom of the coffee mug The accessory lid, bracket, handle and docking station are individually selected to personalize the appearance and tactile qualities of the coffee mug.
Claims13
A coffee mug with interchangeable accessories comprising:
- a coffee mug body having an open top, bottom, and sides with a circumferential groove around an upper outside surface of the sides and a base attached to the bottom, with said base further having integral female threads on its underside,
- at least two removable lids for disposition onto the mug body open top, wherein said lids are structurally different from each other,
- at least two replaceable handle brackets, each bracket configured to interface with the groove in the mug body sides, and attachable therein, wherein said brackets are structurally different from each other,
- at least two detachable handles, each handle having a retaining clip for connection to a respective one of said handle brackets, wherein said handles are structurally different from each other,
- at least two removable docking stations configured to be rotatably fastened to the base of the coffee mug body, wherein said docking stations are structurally different from each other;
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- wherein one each of said lids, brackets, handles, and docking stations is selected to personalize the appearance and tactile qualities of the coffee mug, wherein said selected handle and bracket are configured to mate with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.