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US5624052A
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Refreshment holder with handle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-06-10
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Granted: 1997-04-29
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Expires: 2013-06-10
Abstract
Abstract A refreshment holder with a handle and a food receptacle or receptacles surrounding or adjacent the handle with room provided to enable the handle to be grasped. The bottom of the receptacle is substantially in the same plane as the bottom end of the handle. A beverage container may be accommodated in the handle.
Inventors
- 👤 Michel Caldi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 13:45
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/02; A47G19/08; A47G19/06; A47G19/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A refreshment holder comprising handle means for grasping in a user's hand and receptacle-forming means for receiving foods, said handle means including a first end for connecting to the receptacle forming means and a second end that is free, the distance between the two ends of said handle means being in the range of 4-7 cm, said receptacle-forming means defining a plurality of separated distinct compartments and being connected to said first end of said handle means and including a bottom portion that lies substantially in the same radially extending plane that includes the second end of the handle means, said handle means occupying a substantially central position and extending along a central axis relative to the receptacle-forming means, said handle means being open at its first end, said receptacle-forming means being spaced from the handle means to permit access by the hand of a user around the handle means; said handle means being in the form of a hollow truncated cone forming an internal housing, said first end of the handle means having a diameter greater than the diameter of said second end; said receptacle-forming means including a radial opening extending to the space that surrounds the handle means for receiving a wrist of a user.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A refreshment holder comprising handle means for grasping in a user's hand and receptacle-forming means for receiving foods, said handle means including a first end for connecting to the receptacle forming means and a second end that is free, the distance between the two ends of said handle means being in the range of 4-7 cm, said receptacle-forming means defining a plurality of separated distinct compartments and being connected to said first end of said handle means and including a bottom portion that lies substantially in the same radially extending plane that includes the second end of the handle means, said handle means occupying a substantially central position and extending along a central axis relative to the receptacle-forming means, said handle means being open at its first end, said receptacle-forming means being spaced from the handle means to permit access by the hand of a user around the handle means; said handle means being in the form of a hollow truncated cone forming an internal housing, said first end of the handle means having a diameter greater than the diameter of said second end; said receptacle-forming means including a radial opening extending to the space that surrounds the handle means for receiving a wrist of a user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
122 words
A refreshment holder according to claim 1, wherein said handle means includes a side wall between its first and second end adjacent said radial opening in said receptacle-forming means, said side wall having a first slot extending between the first and second end of said handle means for receiving a stem of a stemmed glass to be supported in the opening in said handle means; said handle means being closed by a partition at said second end, said partition including a second slot extending the first slot formed in the side wall of the handle means for receiving the stem of a stemmed glass; and wherein said radial opening in said receptacle-forming means extends to the first end of said handle means.
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