Holder, system and/or method for insulating and/or for supporting a cup
AssigneeItus, LLC
InventorDebra Leslie
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Abstract
A holder, a system and/or a method insulate and/or support a cup. A handle assists a consumer in drinking a beverage from the cup. A cover, a liner and a spine are assembled to form the holder. The cover and the liner are attached to form a pocket for holding the spine. The handle is rigidly attached to the spine. A rigidity of the spine may support a wall of the cup. A force placed on the cup when using the handle is distributed by the spine around the wall of the cup to reduce a likelihood of failure and/or of deformation of the cup. The cover, the liner and the spine retard heat transfer to and/or from a beverage in the cup.
Claims20
A system for supporting a cup wherein the cup has a circumference, the system comprising:
- a cover having a length defined between a first end and a second end wherein the second end of the cover is positioned opposite to the first end of the cover wherein the length of the cover is less than the circumference of the cup wherein the cover has a thickness defined between a front side and a back side wherein the back side of the cover is positioned opposite to the front side of the cover wherein the cover has a perimeter;
- a strap integrally formed with and extending from the first end of the cover wherein the strap is attachable to the front side of the cover at the second end of the cover;
- a liner having a generally equivalent shape as the cover wherein the liner is attached to the back side of the cover;
- a pocket formed between the cover and the liner;
- a spine placed in the pocket between the back side of the cover and the liner wherein the spine is semi-rigid wherein the spine has a length defined between a first end and a second end wherein the second end of the spine is positioned opposite to the first end of the spine;
- a plurality of prongs extending from the first end and the second end of the spine;
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- a handle attached to the spine through the front side of the cover.
A holder for insulating a wall of a cup, the holder comprising:
- an insulating cover wherein the insulating cover has an arched shape wherein the insulating cover has a thickness defined between a front side and a back side wherein the back side of the insulating cover is positioned opposite to the front side of the insulating cover;
- an insulating liner wherein the insulating liner has an arched shape wherein the insulating liner has a generally equivalent shape as the insulating cover wherein the insulating liner has a thickness defined between a front side and a back side wherein the back side of the insulating liner is positioned opposite to the front side of the insulating liner wherein the insulating liner is attached to the insulating cover forming a pocket;
- a spine having an arched shape wherein the spine is sized for insertion into the pocket between the back side of the insulating cover and the front side of the insulating liner wherein the spine is constructed from a flexible material wherein the spine, the insulating liner and the cover are securable to the wall of the cup;
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- a plurality of prongs extending from the spine wherein the plurality of prongs distribute a force placed upon the spine around the wall of the cup.
A method for supporting a cup, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a holder having a handle, a spine having a length defined between a first end and second end, a cover having a length defined between a first end and a second end and a liner wherein the length of the spine is less than the length of the cover wherein the spine is constructed from a material having a first rigidity to support the cup wherein the cover and the liner are constructed from an insulating material having a second rigidity wherein the spine is positioned within a pocket between the cover and the liner wherein the second rigidity of the material of the cover and the liner is less than the first rigidity of the material of the spine;
- attaching the handle to the spine through the cover;
- bending the holder around the cup;
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- fastening the first end of the cover to the second end of the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.