Liquor vessel available for hanging goblets

• US 6,382,455 B1
• Filed: 05/07/2001
• Issued: 05/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Li-Hsiu Shih Chen
• Original Assignee: Li-Hsiu Shih Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Li-Hsiu Shih
• Primary Examiner(s): CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J
• Application Number:
  US09/849,336
• Time in Patent Office: 365 Days
• Field of Search: 220/574, 220/574.1, 220/735, 220/659, 220/658, 220/657, 220/656, D 7/603
• US Class Current: 220/574
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0208 for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0241 for bottles; Decanters

Abstract

The liquor vessel. The vessel can be used to hang goblets. The vessel has a vessel body and a flaring flange formed protruding outwardly and upwardly from an upper opening. The flaring flange includes hang grooves that are provided spaced apart and equidistantly. Each groove includes an outer narrow portion and a wide inner curved portion for hanging a goblet conveniently and steadily therein.

Claims

1. A liquor vessel comprising:

a vessel body, the vessel body comprising an open container with a closed bottom and a top opening;

an annular flaring flange extending annularly outwards from the top opening of the vessel body, the annular flaring flange comprising inner and outer circumferences;

at least two hang grooves equidistantly spaced apart extending from the outer circumference of the annular flaring flange, each of the hang grooves extending towards the inner circumference of the annular flaring flange, each of the hang grooves comprising a V-shaped outer narrow portion, the width of the outer narrow portion becoming narrower as the outer narrow portion extends from the outer circumference of the annular flaring flange towards the inner circumference of the annular flaring flange, each of the hang grooves further comprising a wide inner curved portion which is circularly shaped at the narrower portion of each of the outer narrow portions; and

each of the hang grooves adapted to receive an inverted goblet which can be hung on the annular flaring flange, and the vessel body is adapted to receive a liquor bottle and ice.

2. The liquor vessel as claimed in claim 1, wherein first corners at which the wide inner curved portions and the outer narrow portions meet are rounded, and second corners at which the outer narrow portions and the outer circumference of the annular flaring flange meet are rounded.