Combination Beverage Cup and Lid or Base

摘要

Disclosed is a design for a combination cup and base structure, including cooperating structural features such that the cup snaps into the base structure. Disclosed are embodiments for a combination cup and lid which include features such that the lid may act as a lid, a coaster, and a stable supporting base for the beverage cup in different configurations, including a single or multi-beverage tray, or stacked beverages. In a disclosed combination design cup and base, the cup includes an annular bead on a protruding edge of the bottom of the cup. The base design includes an inner annular protrusion sized to guide the annular bead on the bottom of the cup into an annular grove on the top inside surface protrusion. The annular groove is sized to fit the bead firmly, forming a stabilizing structure for the beverage cup.

主权项

1. A cup and base comprising:
a cup wherein the cup includes an open end and a closed end wherein a lower rim of the cup extends below the closed end and has an annular bead shape; a base wherein the base includes a circular protrusion which fits the closed end of the cup and an annular groove inside the circular protrusion where the groove shaped to fit said cup lower rim bead from below; whereby the cup is stabilized by fitting the cup bead into the base groove.