Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Including drinking vessel
Patent
1995-10-13
1996-12-24
Patterson, Marie D.
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Including drinking vessel
220475, 220629, 81 315, 206426, B65D 7700, B65D 2524, B67B 744
Patent
active
055866476
ABSTRACT:
A drinking glass having a cup portion, a stem attached to the cup and upon which the cup is supported, and a detachable base engageable with the stem in two distinct alternative base positions. The base is capable of securely maintaining the drinking glass at rest in an upright orientation in at least one of the base positions on a range of support surfaces. The range of support surfaces suitably includes a hard even surface and a penetrable uneven surface. In one embodiment, the base is in an upright position and the drinking glass is maintained in an upright orientation on a reasonably flat surface by means of a flange. In this upright base position the base engages with the stem via mating engagement of a spike in a hollow interior of the stem. If the spike is withdrawn and the base inverted to the alternative inverted base position, the stem can be engaged with the base via mating engagement with a socket provided in the underside of the base, such that the spike extends downwards and may be securely penetrated in penetrable media to maintain the drinking glass in upright orientation on an uneven surface. A second embodiment replaces the spike with a corkscrew so that the detachable base can also be used as a handle for a corkscrew.
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Barta Patrick J.
Porterfield Ann L.
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