The present invention is directed a beverage container having a two-part base. The beverage container has a container body having a side wall member and a bottom member, and a liquid retaining cavity therebetween. The container body has a first mating member adjacent a bottom of the container body.
The present invention is directed a beverage container having a two-part base. The beverage container has a container body having a side wall member and a bottom member, and a liquid retaining cavity therebetween. The container body has a first mating member adjacent a bottom of the container body. The two-part base comprises an inner member partially surrounded by an outer member, and wherein the inner member is preferably made of a rigid material and wherein the outer member is preferably made of a thermoplastic elastomer. The two-part base has a second mating member, whereby the two-part base is connected to the container body adjacent the bottom of the container body via a mating connection between the first mating member and the second mating member. Portions of the two-part base contact the bottom member of the container body to define seal areas that create a substantially fluid-tight seal between the base and the container body, thereby allowing the beverage container to be top-shelf dishwasher safe.
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1. A beverage container comprising: a container body having a side wall member and a bottom member, and a liquid retaining cavity therebetween, the container body having a first mating member adjacent a bottom of the container body; and,a snap-ring having a second mating member, the snap-ring connec
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A beverage container comprising: a container body having a side wall member and a bottom member, and a liquid retaining cavity therebetween, the container body having a first mating member adjacent a bottom of the container body; and,a snap-ring having a second mating member, the snap-ring connected to the container body adjacent the bottom of the container body via a mating connection between the first mating member and the second mating member, wherein the first mating member comprises one of a detent and a protrusion, wherein the second mating member comprises the other of the detent and the protrusion, wherein the snap-ring comprises an inner ring partially surrounded by an outer ring, and wherein the inner ring is made of a rigid material and wherein the outer ring is made of a thermoplastic elastomer, the thermoplastic elastomer of the snap ring abutting an exterior surface of the container body to define a first seal area, and a second portion of the snap-ring contacting the bottom member of the container body to define a second seal area, the first and second seal areas creating a substantially fluid-tight seal between the snap-ring and the container body. 2. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the snap-ring has an outer diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the container body, an inner diameter, and a central opening interior of the inner diameter to define a ring-like structure. 3. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the second seal area is defined by the thermoplastic elastomer of the snap-ring abutting a lateral surface of the container body. 4. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the first mating member of the container body comprises an annular protrusion extending from the container body. 5. The beverage container of claim 4, wherein the annular protrusion is a rib. 6. The beverage container of claim 4, wherein the second mating member of the snap-ring comprises an annular detent that receives the annular protrusion of the container body to secure the snap-ring to the container body. 7. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the second mating member is located on the inner ring of the snap-ring. 8. The beverage container of claim 7, wherein the second mating member is located on an interior wall of the inner ring of the snap-ring. 9. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the inner ring is made of polypropylene. 10. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the bottom member has central hub that engages the outer ring of the snap-ring. 11. The beverage container of claim 10, wherein the central hub has a rib extending therefrom, the rib engaging a detent in an interior wall of the outer ring of the snap-ring. 12. A beverage container comprising: a container body having a side wall member and a bottom member, and a liquid retaining cavity therebetween, the container body having a first rib extending from the container body adjacent a bottom of the container body; and,a base comprising a generally rigid inner ring member and a flexible outer ring member; the inner ring member having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first edge, a second edge, and a detent, the detent positioned on the interior surface of the inner ring member and adapted to engage the first rib extending from the beverage container to fix the inner ring member to the beverage container, the flexible outer ring member at least partially surrounding and secured to the outer surface of the inner ring member, the outer ring member having a top end that extends beyond the first edge of the inner ring member and that is adapted to engage the beverage container to create a first seal area between the base and the beverage container, and the outer ring member having a bottom end that extends beyond the second edge of the inner ring member and that is adapted to engage the beverage container to create a second seal area between the base and the beverage container, the base having an overall outer diameter that is generally equal to an outer diameter of the beverage container, an inner diameter, and a central opening interior of the inner diameter to define a ring-like structure, wherein the detent is positioned between the first seal area and the second seal area when the base is connected to the beverage container, and wherein the first seal area and the second seal area create a substantially fluid tight seal between the base and the beverage container. 13. The beverage container of claim 12, further comprising a second rib extending from the container body to engage the outer surface of the outer ring member. 14. The beverage container of claim 12, wherein the inner ring member is made of a polypropylene plastic and the outer ring member is made of a flexible thermoplastic elastomer. 15. The beverage container of claim 12, further comprising a channel in the inner ring member, the channel receiving an annular flange extending from the beverage container. 16. The beverage container of claim 12, wherein the outer ring member is the bottom surface for the beverage container. 17. The beverage container of claim 12, wherein the outer ring member surrounds the inner ring member such that the inner ring member is completely enclosed between the beverage container and the outer ring member. 18. A beverage container comprising: a container body having a side wall member and a bottom member, and a liquid retaining cavity therebetween, the container body having a first mating member adjacent a bottom of the container body; and,a base comprising a generally rigid inner member and an outer member, the inner member having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first edge, a second edge, and a second mating member located on the interior surface of the inner ring member and adapted to engage the first mating member on the beverage container to fix the inner member to the beverage container, the outer member comprising a thermoplastic elastomer at least partially surrounding and permanently secured to the exterior surface of the inner member, the outer member having a top end that extends beyond the first edge of the inner member and that is adapted to engage the beverage container to create a first seal area between the base and the beverage container, and the outer member having a bottom end that extends beyond the second edge of the inner member and that is adapted to engage the beverage container to create a second seal area between the base and the beverage container, wherein the second mating member is positioned between the first seal area and the second seal area when the base is connected to the beverage container, and wherein the first seal area and the second seal area create a substantially fluid tight seal between the base and the beverage container. 19. The beverage container of claim 18, wherein the base has an outer diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the container body, an inner diameter, and a central opening interior of the inner diameter to define a ring-like structure.
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Robert A. Immerman ; Philip C. Dretzka, Attaching system for a container and a base.
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