U.S. patent application number 15/710801 was filed with the patent office on 2018-03-22 for drinking accessory apparatus.
The applicant listed for this patent is JOEL SIMON. Invention is credited to JOEL SIMON.
Application Number | 20180078067 15/710801 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 61617637 |
Filed Date | 2018-03-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180078067 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SIMON; JOEL |
March 22, 2018 |
DRINKING ACCESSORY APPARATUS
Abstract
A drinking accessory apparatus to provide a correct angle for
optimum liquid pour into a drinking receptacle, having a base with
a slanted drinking receptacle indent and a slot, and a removable
angled support arm with a slanted face.
Inventors: |
SIMON; JOEL; (Portland,
OR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
SIMON; JOEL |
Portland |
OR |
US |
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Family ID: |
61617637 |
Appl. No.: |
15/710801 |
Filed: |
September 20, 2017 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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62397488 |
Sep 21, 2016 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 23/0216
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47G 23/02 20060101
A47G023/02 |
Claims
1. A drinking accessory apparatus to provide a correct angle for
optimum liquid pour into a drinking receptacle to reduce or
eliminate foam, comprising: a base with a slanted drinking
receptacle indent and a slot, and an angled support arm that
removably fits into said slot in said base.
2. The drinking accessory apparatus of claim 1, wherein the angled
support arm includes a slanted face upon which a drinking
receptacle rests in use.
3. The drinking accessory apparatus of claim 2, wherein the slant
face of an angled support arm is curved to match a curved surface
of a drinking receptacle in use.
4. The drinking accessory apparatus of claim 1, wherein the angled
support arm is angled 75 degrees in relation to the base.
5. The drinking accessory apparatus of claim 1, wherein the angled
support arm is angled in the range of 70 to 90 degrees in relation
to the base.
6. The drinking accessory apparatus of claim 1, further comprising
a textured surface fitted in the receptacle indent onto which a
drinking receptacle sits in use.
7. The drinking accessory apparatus of claim 6, wherein said
textured surface is rubber.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a nonprovisional application of and
claims priority to co-pending provisional application Ser. No.
62/397,488, filed Sep. 21, 2016, and which is herein incorporated
by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to drinking accessory
apparatuses. More particularly, the present invention relates to
pouring accessories to maximize drinking utility.
BACKGROUND
[0003] People drink liquids, and pour liquid into drinking
receptacles, such as cups, or beer mugs, for that purpose. Certain
types of liquids, such as beer or ale, tend to foam in the pouring
action. When a drinking receptacle is placed on a flat surface into
which a foam inducing liquid is poured, the liquid will typically
foam. What is needed is an apparatus that to eliminate or reduce
the foam generated.
SUMMARY
[0004] A drinking accessory apparatus to provide the correct angle
for optimum liquid pour into a drinking receptacle, having a base
with a slanted drinking receptacle indent and a slot, and a
removable angled support arm with a slanted face.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] The present invention will be described by way of exemplary
embodiments, but not limitations, illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
[0006] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and
constitute a part of this specification, illustrate one or more
embodiments of the invention and, together with the detailed
description, serve to explain the principles and implementations of
the invention.
[0007] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drinking accessory
apparatus.
[0008] FIG. 2 is a side view of a drinking accessory apparatus.
[0009] FIG. 3 is another side view of a drinking accessory
apparatus.
[0010] FIG. 4 is a rear view of a drinking accessory apparatus.
[0011] FIG. 5 is a front view of a drinking accessory
apparatus.
[0012] FIG. 6 is a top down view of a drinking accessory
apparatus.
[0013] FIG. 7 is a bottom up view of a drinking accessory
apparatus.
[0014] FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the drinking accessory
apparatus.
[0015] FIG. 9 is an exploded view of a drinking accessory
apparatus.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] Before beginning a detailed description, mention of the
following is in order. When appropriate, like reference materials
and characters are used to designate identical, corresponding, or
similar components in different figures. The figures associated
with this disclosure typically are not drawn with dimensional
accuracy to scale, i.e., such drawings have been drafted with a
focus on clarity of understanding rather than dimensional
accuracy.
[0017] In the interest of clarity, not all of the routine features
of the implementations described herein are shown and described. It
will, of course, be appreciated that in the development of any such
actual implementation, numerous implementation-specific decisions
must be made in order to achieve the developer's specific goals,
such as compliance with application and business related
constraints, and that these specific goals will vary from one
implementation to another and from one developer to another.
Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort
might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a
routine undertaking of engineering for those of ordinary skill in
the art having the benefit of this disclosure.
[0018] Use of directional terms such as "upper," "lower," "above,"
"below", "in front of," "behind," etc. are intended to describe the
positions and/or orientations of various components of the
invention relative to one another as shown in the various Figures
and are not intended to impose limitations on any position and/or
orientation of any embodiment of the invention relative to any
reference point external to the reference.
[0019] Those skilled in the art will recognize that numerous
modifications and changes may be made to the exemplary
embodiment(s) without departing from the scope of the claimed
invention. It will, of course, be understood that modifications of
the invention, in its various aspects, will be apparent to those
skilled in the art, some being apparent only after study, others
being matters of routine mechanical, chemical and electronic
design. No single feature, function or property of the exemplary
embodiment(s) is essential. Other embodiments are possible, their
specific designs depending upon the particular application. As
such, the scope of the invention should not be limited by the
particular embodiments herein described but should be defined only
by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
[0020] As shown in FIGS. 1-8, a drinking accessory apparatus 10 to
provide the correct angle for optimum liquid pour into a drinking
receptacle 12 includes a base 14 with a slanted drinking receptacle
indent 16, and a removable angled support arm 20. Removable angled
support arm 20 fits into a slot 18 in said base 14. In use, a
drinking receptacle 12, such as a cup or a growler, is placed in
slanted drinking receptacle indent 16 and supported against a
slanted face 22 of angled support arm 20, providing an angled
drinking receptacle 12 into which liquid, such as beer, can be
poured, optimizing the pour, such as by reducing or eliminating any
foam generation. Drink accessory apparatus 10 is preferably made of
wood, and can be made of alternative materials, such as plastic,
metal, ceramic, and the like. Slanted drinking receptacle indent 16
can be provided with a textured surface cover, such as rubber, for
a drinking receptacle 12 to be placed upon. Slanted face 22 of
angled support arm 20 can be curved to match the curve of the
surface of drinking receptacle 12. Support arm 20 is preferably 75
degrees in relation to the base 14, and can be in the range of 70
to 90 degrees in relation to the base 14.
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