Coaster arrangement

Claim 2

A coaster arrangement for supporting a tumbler and storing moisture forming on the tumbler, said coaster arrangement comprising a receptacle for housing at least the lower part of a tumbler, said receptacle comprising a substantially hollow cylinder closed at the bottom by a plate formed as a basin to retain liquid therein; and supporting means in said receptacle for holding a tumbler snugly in said receptacle with the bottom of the tumbler spaced from the plate of said receptacle and with the sides spaced from the cylinder of said receptacle, said supporting means comprising a sheet of flexible material directing moisture forming on the tumbler into the basin of the plate and preventing such moisture from wetting a surface supporting the tumbler or receptacle.

Claim 3

A coaster arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporting means comprises a corrugated sheet of flexible material.

Claim 4

A coaster arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporting means comprises a sheet of flexible material shaped to direct moisture from the tumbler to the basin of the plate.

Claim 5

A coaster arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporting means comprises a sheet of flexible material having channels formed therein to direct moisture from the tumbler to the basin of the plate.

Claim 6

A coaster arrangement for supporting a tumbler and storing moisture forming on the tumbler, said coaster arrangement comprising a receptacle for housing at least the lower part of a tumbler, said receptacle comprising a substantially hollow cylinder closed at the bottom by a plate formed as a basin to retain liquid therein; and supporting means in said receptacle for holding a tumbler snugly in said receptacle with the bottom of the tumbler spaced from the plate of said receptacle and with the sides spaced from the cylinder of said receptacle, said supporting means directing moisture forming on the tumbler into the basin of the plate and preventing such moisture from wetting a surface supporting the tumbler or receptacle, said supporting means comprising a corrugated sheet of flexible material adapted to be placed in said receptacle with its corrugations extending at an angle to the elements of the cylinder from substantially 0* to substantially 89*.

Claim 7

A coaster arrangement for supporting a tumbler and storing moisture forming on the tumbler, said coaster arrangement comprising a receptacle for housing at least the lower part of a tumbler, said receptacle comprising a substantially hollow cylinder closed at the bottom by a plate formed as a basin to retain liquid therein; and supporting means in said receptacle for holding a tumbler snugly in said receptacle with the bottom of the tumbler spaced from the plate of said receptacle and with the sides spaced from the cylinder of said receptacle, said supporting means directing moisture forming on the tumbler into the basin of the plate and preventing such moisture from wetting a surface supporting the tumbler or receptacle, said supporting means comprising a corrugated sheet of flexible material adapted to be placed in said receptacle with its corrugations extending at an angle to the elements of the cylinder from substantially 0* to substantially 89*.

Claim 8

A coaster arrangement for supporting a tumbler and storing moisture forming on the tumbler, said coaster arrangement comprising a receptacle for housing at least the lower part of a tumbler, said receptacle comprising a substantially hollow cylinder closed at the bottom by a plate formed as a basin to retain liquid therein; and supporting means in said receptacle for holding a tumbler snugly in said receptacle with the bottom of the tumbler spaced from the pLate of said receptacle and with the sides spaced from the cylinder of said receptacle, said supporting means directing moisture forming on the tumbler into the basin of the plate and preventing such moisture from wetting a surface supporting the tumbler or receptacle, said supporting means comprising a sheet of flexible material having alternate ridges and hollows formed therein and adapted to be placed in substantially cylindrical configuration in said receptacle with its ridges and hollows extending at an angle to the elements of the cylinder of said receptacle from substantially 0* to substantially 89* with each ridge having an inner elemental surface adapted to contact a tumbler in the receptacle and each hollow having an outer elemental surface adapted to contact the cylinder of said receptacle.

Claim 9

A coaster arrangement for supporting a tumbler and storing moisture forming on the tumbler, said coaster arrangement comprising a receptacle for housing at least the lower part of a tumbler, said receptacle comprising a substantially hollow cylinder closed at the bottom by a plate formed as a basin to retain liquid therein; and supporting means in said receptacle for holding a tumbler snugly in said receptacle with the bottom of the tumbler spaced from the pLate of said receptacle and with the sides spaced from the cylinder of said receptacle, said supporting means directing moisture forming on the tumbler into the basin of the plate and preventing such moisture from wetting a surface supporting the tumbler or receptacle, said supporting means comprising a sheet of flexible material having alternate ridges and hollows formed therein and adapted to be placed in substantially cylindrical configuration in said receptacle with its ridges and hollows extending at an angle to the elements of the cylinder of said receptacle from substantially 0* to substantially 89* with each ridge having an inner elemental surface adapted to contact a tumbler in the receptacle and each hollow having an outer elemental surface adapted to contact the cylinder of said receptacle.

Claim 10

A coaster arrangement as claimed in claim 6, wherein the sheet of flexible material has a plurality of inwardly extending projections formed therein near an edge of said sheet and the projections support the bottom of a tumbler in the receptacle at a specific distance above the plate of said receptacle.

Claim 11

A coaster arrangement as claimed in claim 7, wherein the sheet of flexible material comprises synthetic material having overlapping free ends.

Claim 12

A coaster arrangement as claimed in claim 7, further comprising liquid-absorbing means in the basin of the plate of the receptacle and wherein the sheet of flexible material has overlapping free ends.

Claim 13

A coaster arrangement as claimed in claim 9, wherein the plate of said receptacle has a lip formed around its periphery to form a liquid retaining basin.

Claim 14

A coaster arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the plate of said receptacle is of plastic material.