IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0598802
(2006-11-14)
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등록번호 |
US-7805959
(2010-10-26)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Webb, Matthew B.
- Kent, III, Robert L
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
20 인용 특허 :
13 |
초록
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The cup holder for a drinking game is a triangular multi-cup beverage tray and freezer pack insert that holds and chills multiple cups in a “billiard ball rack” formation for use in the drinking game “Beer-Pong,” “Beirut,” or variations thereof. The cup hold
The cup holder for a drinking game is a triangular multi-cup beverage tray and freezer pack insert that holds and chills multiple cups in a “billiard ball rack” formation for use in the drinking game “Beer-Pong,” “Beirut,” or variations thereof. The cup holder for a drinking game includes cup pockets, indentations or channels in a triangular row formation (front to back) of one cup, two cups, three cups, etc., which are formed in the freezer pack The cup holding freezer pack fits into the triangular tray for added stability. Rubber or neoprene feet are disposed symmetrically on an underside of the bottom of the tray to provide traction during use. Preferably, the placement and depth of the cup pockets provide for the correct orientation of the cups for optimal playing of the drinking game with standard 16-ounce party cups.
대표청구항
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We claim: 1. A cup holder for a drinking game, comprising: a tray having a bottom wall and an upright wall extending about a periphery of the bottom wall, the tray defining a substantially triangular well; and a triangular freezer pack removably disposed in the well defined by the tray, the freezer
We claim: 1. A cup holder for a drinking game, comprising: a tray having a bottom wall and an upright wall extending about a periphery of the bottom wall, the tray defining a substantially triangular well; and a triangular freezer pack removably disposed in the well defined by the tray, the freezer pack having a plurality of cup holding pockets defined therein, the pockets being disposed in rows forming a triangular pattern adapted for receiving a plurality of drinking cups and maintaining the drinking cups in the triangular pattern with rims of adjacent drinking cups substantially abutting each other. 2. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein the bottom wall of the tray is generally flat, being adapted for placement on a flat playing surface. 3. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein said tray has rounded corners for ease of handling. 4. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein said tray has a plurality of handholds defined therein for lifting and carrying said tray when loaded with cups. 5. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein the walls of said tray are formed from at least one material selected from the group consisting of plastic, wood, metal, stiff cardboard, and laminates. 6. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein the walls of said tray are made from a material providing thermal insulation for said freezer pack. 7. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein the walls of said tray comprise a double wall construction having a thermal insulation material between the walls. 8. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein the freezer pack has a triangular outer perimeter dimensioned and configured for fitting snugly within the well defined by said tray. 9. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein said freezer pack has a gel formulated to retain cold temperatures and an outer shell disposed over the gel. 10. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein said freezer pack has thermal cooling characteristics that can maintain refrigerated temperatures from about 35° F. to about 50° F. 11. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein said freezer pack has a freeze point of about 28° F. 12. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein the cup pockets are arranged in rows that have a progressively increasing number of pockets in the arithmetic sequence, 1, 2, 3, . . . n. 13. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein said tray comprises six cup pockets defined therein arranged sequentially in rows of one cup pocket, two cup pockets, and three cup pockets, respectively. 14. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, wherein the cup pockets are frustoconical in shape, being narrow in diameter at a base of the pocket and progressively increasing in diameter to a top of the pocket, thereby being adapted for receiving frustoconical party cups. 15. The cup holder for a drinking game according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of feet disposed on the bottom wall for to raising the tray slightly above a playing surface and to provide traction thereon. 16. A cup holder for a drinking game, comprising: a tray having a bottom wall and an upright peripheral wall extending around a periphery of the bottom wall, the tray defining a well; and a freezer pack removably disposed in the well, the freezer pack having a plurality of cup pockets defined therein arranged in a geometric pattern, the cup pockets being adapted for supporting beverage cups, the freezer pack being adapted for keeping a beverage in the beverage cups chilled during play of the drinking game, wherein said tray and said freezer pack are triangular in shape, the cup pockets being arranged in a triangular pattern, whereby the tray and freezer pack are adapted for keeping a plurality of cups of beer chilled throughout a game of Beer-Pong.
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