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US 6,607,090 B1Granted
Floating beverage holder
OwnerStephen Doerrinventor
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Abstract
A floating beverage holder is shown which provides flotation and stability to a beverage container in the water. The holder includes a receptacle for receiving the beverage, a stabilizer for making the receptacle stable in the water to reduce the opportunity for tipping over, and flotation member, which may be movable relative to the receptacle.
Claims20
A floating beverage holder, comprising:
- a receptacle body including a receptacle side wall having a top edge and a bottom and defining a substantially cylindrical interior surface elongated in the vertical direction and sized to receive a beverage container;
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- a bottom wall closing the bottom of said receptacle body;
- a flotation member retained on said receptacle body, said flotation member having a vertical height, being buoyant in water and providing sufficient buoyancy to cause said receptacle body to float in water when a full beverage container is received in said receptacle body;
- means for retaining said flotation member on said receptacle body, said means permitting said flotation member to move up and down relative to said receptacle body a distance at least equal to the vertical height of the flotation member while said flotation member is retained on said receptacle body;
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- a stabilizer body projecting downwardly from said receptacle body, said stabilizer body extending below said bottom wall a distance which is at least one-fourth of the distance from said bottom wall to said top edge.
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A floating beverage holder, comprising:
- a receptacle for receiving a beverage, said receptacle including a side wall and a bottom wall and being elongated in the vertical direction;
- a flotation member that is buoyant in water and that supports said receptacle when the receptacle is placed in the water, said flotation member having a vertical height;
- means for retaining said flotation member on said receptacle, said means permitting said receptacle to move up and down relative to said receptacle a distance at least equal to the vertical height of the flotation member while said flotation member is retained on said receptacle;
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- a stabilizer body projecting downwardly from said receptacle a distance of at least one-fourth the height of said receptacle to provide stability to said receptacle to reduce the possibility of its falling over when placed in the water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.