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US 8,262,039 B2Granted
Tableware and table cover fastening systems and methods
OwnerEd Roykainventor
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Abstract
Paper or plastic cups, plates, and paper utensils are held in place on a table attaching a table cloth to a table, and then attaching by tableware holders to the table cloth. The table cloth and the tableware holders have mating fasteners that prevent the tableware holders from moving relative to the table cloth. Each tableware holder is sized and dimensioned to receive different types of tableware and each holder has stabilizers that prevent the tableware from blowing off of the table.
Claims16
A system for holding a piece of tableware in place on a surface, comprising:
- a tableware holder having a stabilizer sized and disposed to receive the piece of tableware and having a first fastener;
- a table cover sized and disposed to cover an entire upper surface of a table, wherein the table cover has a second fastener that mates with the first fastener and has a third fastener that couples the table cover to the table;
- and
- wherein the stabilizer comprises a tab that restricts a movement of the piece of tableware in a direction.
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A method of securing a container to a table, comprising steps of:
- providing a tableware holder with a first fastener;
- providing a table cover with a second fastener that mates with the first fastener;
- covering an entire upper surface of the table with the table cover;
- coupling the table cover to the table;
- mating the first fastener with the second fastener;
- and
- disposing the container within the tableware holder by disposing a portion of the container behind a tab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.