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US3337109A
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Assignee: SWEETHEART PROPERTIES Inc A CORP OF
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Filing: 1965-02-26
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1985-02-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George K Shumrak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:08
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G23/00; A47G23/02; A47G23/0208; A47G23/0216
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A COMBINATION COMPRISING A DISPOSABLE CUP AND A DISPOSABLE HOLDER FOR SAID CUP, SAID DISPOSABLE CUP COMPRISING A SIDE WALL WITH A DOWNWARDLY AND INWARDLY TAPERING SIDE WALL PORTION ENDING AT A BOTTOM OF SAID CUP, SAID CUP HOLDER COMPRISING AN UPSTANDING ENCIRCLING WALL, SAID ENCIRCLING WALL BEING SELF SUPPORTING AND DEFINING A FIRST UPPER END WITH AN UPPER EDGE LYING ADJACENT THE SIDE WALL OF SAID CUP AND UNDERLYING A RIM ON SAID CUP, SAID UPPER EDGE BEING NON-PLANAR TO PROVIDE AN EXPOSED UPPER PORTION OF SAID CUP FOR CONTACT WITH THE LIPS OF A USER, SAID ENCIRCLING WALL HAVING A LOWER END LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF SAID WALL, SAID PLANE LYING BELOW AND SPACED APART FROM SAID BOTTOM OF SAID CUP, SAID SIDE WALL PORTION OF SAID CUP BEING SPACED INWARDLY FROM SAID ENCIRCLING WALL TO DEFINE AN AIR SPACE INSULATING SAID ENCIRCLING WALL, AND MEANS ON SAID HOLDER FOR FACILITATING COMPACT STORAGE OF SAID HOLDER ALONG WITH OTHER SIMILAR HOLDERS WITH ENCIRCLING WALLS OF ADJACENT HOLDERS BEING POSITIONED IN SURFACE TO SURFACE CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-08-21 | 1971-02-20 | 1971-08-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-08-21 | 1975-02-20 | 1975-08-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-08-21 | 1979-02-20 | 1979-08-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |