US20200345163A1 - Stackable liquid containment system - Google Patents
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- the disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for the storage and transport of liquids.
- the disclosed embodiments relate to storing and transporting beverages in serving sized containers that are sealed in an airtight manner to avoid spills.
- the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for storing and transporting liquids, and in particular shots in individual shot sized glasses.
- the shot glasses are formed to stack to each other so that each shot glass can be filled with liquid and engage another shot glass in a sealing manner.
- the system and method form a single stack of a plurality of shot glasses, each shot glass filled with a liquid, and the stack being able to be carried in any orientation without spilling any of the liquid in each glass.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the disclosed embodiments illustrating two shot glasses in a stacked system configuration
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a shot glass and lid of the system of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a shot glass of FIGS. 1-2 filled with a liquid and closed with a lid.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a stacking system 10 in a sealed stacked configuration comprising first and second stackable shot glasses 2 , 2 ′ arranged in a stacked configuration one on top of the other.
- the liquid storage region 20 of the first stackable shot glass is depicted to include liquid 8 and is sealed in an airtight manner by liquid sealing means 6 formed between an inner top portion of the second stackable stackable shot glass 2 ′ and an outer bottom portion of the first stackable shot glass 2 .
- Base surface 14 of the second stackable shot glass 2 ′ provides a flat surface for the system 10 to be set on a bar, table or other surface, and further provides a coupling thread 12 around its circumference to be sealing coupled to another stackable shot glass.
- liquid sealing means 6 may include threads 12 formed on an outer base portion of the first stackable shot glass configured to twistingly engage with threads 22 formed in an interior sidewall of liquid storage region 20 of the second stackable shot glass 2 ′.
- Second stackable shot glass 2 ′ also includes threads 12 formed on an outer base portion configured to twistingly engages with interior threads of another stackable shot glass.
- liquid sealing means may alternatively include a rubber gasket, or o-ring, coupled to an annular detent 23 in exterior of the outer base portion of the first stackable shot glass 2 configured to engage via an interference fit with the interior sidewall of the liquid storage region 20 of the second stackable shot glass 2 ′.
- Rubber gasket may be coupled to the base via an adhesive and/or may be coupled via an annular detent 23 formed in the exterior of the outer base portion sized to receive the rubber gasket.
- a similar gasket or o-ring configuration may be positioned in a similar annular detent 25 formed in the lid.
- the gasket configuration may provide a sufficient coupling so that there are no threads to form the engagement.
- First stackable shot glass 2 may contain liquid 8 and be coupled to a lid 16 to seal the liquid 8 in the shot glass 2 in an airtight manner as illustrated in FIG. 3 .
- Lid 15 may include a side wall 4 for a user to grip to aid in coupling and removal of the lid.
- Each of lid 15 and stackable shot glasses 2 , 2 ′ in the stacking system 10 are depicted to generally have circular cross-sections.
- Each of lid side wall 4 , and outermost side walls 26 of the stackable shot glasses 2 , 2 ′ may have continuous and equal diameters so that in the assembled configuration, the stacking system 10 forms approximately a uniform exterior sidewall along its entire length. In this manner, the assembled stacking system 10 forms a single cylinder of generally constant outside diameter to be handled.
- this system 10 is shown with two stackable stackable shot glasses 2 , 2 ′, it is envisioned that any number of stackable shot glasses may be coupled to each other to form a sealed stack.
- first stackable shot glass 2 and lid 16 may be coupled via sealing threads 24 , 22 .
- threads 22 are formed in the interior sidewall surface of the stackable shot glass 2 .
- the stackable shot glass 2 provides a smooth exterior surface for a user to drink from.
- Lid 16 is configured to have a base portion 30 that projects downward from a top surface of the lid, is circular, and has a smaller diameter than the sidewall 4 of the lid 16 .
- Base portion 30 includes threads 24 projecting from an exterior wall of the base portion 30 and configured to mate with the inner threads of the stackable shot glass 2 to form a seal. As shown in FIGS.
- a fill line 18 provided as a visible conical shaped flare in the storage region to indicate where the liquid may stop to ensure space for the base portion of the lid 30 or a base portion 28 of another stackable shot glass.
- the diameter of the lid base portion 30 and the diameter of the stackable shot glass base portion 28 are substantially similar so that lids and stackable shot glasses can be used interchangeably to seal a liquid inside a stackable shot glass 2 .
- At least two stackable shot glasses may be filled with a fluid no higher than a fill line.
- the base of a first stackable shot glass is inserted into the interior liquid storage region of a second stackable shot glass to seal the liquid inside the second shot glass between the base of the second shot glass and the sidewalls of the first stackable shot glass forming a stacked configuration.
- Additional stackable shot glasses may be added in sealing engagement to the stacked configuration as needed.
- Additional stackable shot glasses may be sealingly coupled to either the base of the second stackable shot glass or the interior liquid storage region of the first stackable shot glass.
- the topmost stackable shot glass may be sealed by either an empty stackable shot glass in sealing engagement with the interior liquid storage region or a lid in sealing engagement with the interior liquid storage region to form a stacked system cylinder of individual servings of liquid that are separate and sealed from each other.
- the cylinder may be transported or carried to another location for distribution in any orientation without leaking occurring.
- a user may start to separate the stackable shot glasses from the bottom by untwisting or otherwise separating the coupling between each stackable shot glass exposing the interior liquid storage region of each stackable shot glass for consumption of its contents and also exposing a flat surface of a base of each stackable shot glass so that each stackable shot glass may be set on a surface such as a table or bar.
- the final shot glass may be served by removing the lid.
- the stackable shot glasses may be separated and served starting with the uppermost shot glass and lid removal at the top of the sealed stacked configuration.
- Stackable Shot glasses may be formed of glass or plastics, for example.
- the system, including the each stackable shot glass 2 and lid 16 may be formed using 3-D printing.
- the stackable shot glasses may also be in other shapes such as square cross-sectioned.
- the stackable shot glasses may be used to store liquor, travel liquids, solids, or any other contents that require separate and airtight storage or transport.
- embodiments are presented as shot glasses having shot glass dimensions, i.e. approximately 50 mL, the stackable system could also be made larger or smaller to accommodate different individual fluid volumes.
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- This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/758,757, filed Nov. 12, 2018, which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.
- The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for the storage and transport of liquids. In particular, the disclosed embodiments relate to storing and transporting beverages in serving sized containers that are sealed in an airtight manner to avoid spills.
- Serving beverages to multiple individuals may be challenging to achieve while avoiding spillage. This is particularly true when the beverages are small, such as shots of alcohol. Pouring and carrying multiple shots often results in spilling portions of the contents due to the small size of the shot glass vessels themselves. This is especially true in crowded bars or even in uncrowded bars with large orders.
- This reality can result in multiple trips to deliver shots, spilled alcohol, and slowed serving pace, thereby reducing efficiency. Better systems and methods are disclosed herein for serving, containing and transport of liquids, and in particular, shot-sized pours of liquids.
- The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for storing and transporting liquids, and in particular shots in individual shot sized glasses. The shot glasses are formed to stack to each other so that each shot glass can be filled with liquid and engage another shot glass in a sealing manner. The system and method form a single stack of a plurality of shot glasses, each shot glass filled with a liquid, and the stack being able to be carried in any orientation without spilling any of the liquid in each glass.
- The above description, as well as additional objects, features, and aspects of the disclosed embodiments, will be more fully appreciated by reference to the following detailed description, including the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the disclosed embodiments illustrating two shot glasses in a stacked system configuration; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a shot glass and lid of the system ofFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a shot glass ofFIGS. 1-2 filled with a liquid and closed with a lid. - Referring to the drawings,
FIG. 1 is a side view of astacking system 10 in a sealed stacked configuration comprising first and secondstackable shot glasses liquid storage region 20 of the first stackable shot glass is depicted to includeliquid 8 and is sealed in an airtight manner by liquid sealing means 6 formed between an inner top portion of the second stackablestackable shot glass 2′ and an outer bottom portion of the firststackable shot glass 2.Base surface 14 of the secondstackable shot glass 2′ provides a flat surface for thesystem 10 to be set on a bar, table or other surface, and further provides acoupling thread 12 around its circumference to be sealing coupled to another stackable shot glass. - As shown in this embodiment, liquid sealing means 6 may include
threads 12 formed on an outer base portion of the first stackable shot glass configured to twistingly engage withthreads 22 formed in an interior sidewall ofliquid storage region 20 of the secondstackable shot glass 2′. Secondstackable shot glass 2′ also includesthreads 12 formed on an outer base portion configured to twistingly engages with interior threads of another stackable shot glass. - In another embodiment, liquid sealing means may alternatively include a rubber gasket, or o-ring, coupled to an
annular detent 23 in exterior of the outer base portion of the firststackable shot glass 2 configured to engage via an interference fit with the interior sidewall of theliquid storage region 20 of the secondstackable shot glass 2′. Rubber gasket may be coupled to the base via an adhesive and/or may be coupled via anannular detent 23 formed in the exterior of the outer base portion sized to receive the rubber gasket. A similar gasket or o-ring configuration may be positioned in a similarannular detent 25 formed in the lid. In some embodiments, the gasket configuration may provide a sufficient coupling so that there are no threads to form the engagement. - First
stackable shot glass 2 may containliquid 8 and be coupled to alid 16 to seal theliquid 8 in theshot glass 2 in an airtight manner as illustrated inFIG. 3 . Lid 15 may include aside wall 4 for a user to grip to aid in coupling and removal of the lid. Each of lid 15 andstackable shot glasses stacking system 10 are depicted to generally have circular cross-sections. Each oflid side wall 4, andoutermost side walls 26 of thestackable shot glasses stacking system 10 forms approximately a uniform exterior sidewall along its entire length. In this manner, the assembledstacking system 10 forms a single cylinder of generally constant outside diameter to be handled. Although thissystem 10 is shown with two stackablestackable shot glasses - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , firststackable shot glass 2 andlid 16 may be coupled viasealing threads threads 22 are formed in the interior sidewall surface of thestackable shot glass 2. In this manner, thestackable shot glass 2 provides a smooth exterior surface for a user to drink from.Lid 16 is configured to have abase portion 30 that projects downward from a top surface of the lid, is circular, and has a smaller diameter than thesidewall 4 of thelid 16.Base portion 30 includesthreads 24 projecting from an exterior wall of thebase portion 30 and configured to mate with the inner threads of thestackable shot glass 2 to form a seal. As shown inFIGS. 2-3 , there may also be afill line 18 provided as a visible conical shaped flare in the storage region to indicate where the liquid may stop to ensure space for the base portion of thelid 30 or abase portion 28 of another stackable shot glass. As can be seen inFIG. 2 , the diameter of thelid base portion 30 and the diameter of the stackable shotglass base portion 28 are substantially similar so that lids and stackable shot glasses can be used interchangeably to seal a liquid inside astackable shot glass 2. - In a method of operation for using the
stacking system 10, at least two stackable shot glasses may be filled with a fluid no higher than a fill line. The base of a first stackable shot glass is inserted into the interior liquid storage region of a second stackable shot glass to seal the liquid inside the second shot glass between the base of the second shot glass and the sidewalls of the first stackable shot glass forming a stacked configuration. Additional stackable shot glasses may be added in sealing engagement to the stacked configuration as needed. Additional stackable shot glasses may be sealingly coupled to either the base of the second stackable shot glass or the interior liquid storage region of the first stackable shot glass. The topmost stackable shot glass may be sealed by either an empty stackable shot glass in sealing engagement with the interior liquid storage region or a lid in sealing engagement with the interior liquid storage region to form a stacked system cylinder of individual servings of liquid that are separate and sealed from each other. The cylinder may be transported or carried to another location for distribution in any orientation without leaking occurring. In order to distribute and serve the individual servings of liquid, a user may start to separate the stackable shot glasses from the bottom by untwisting or otherwise separating the coupling between each stackable shot glass exposing the interior liquid storage region of each stackable shot glass for consumption of its contents and also exposing a flat surface of a base of each stackable shot glass so that each stackable shot glass may be set on a surface such as a table or bar. The final shot glass may be served by removing the lid. Alternatively, the stackable shot glasses may be separated and served starting with the uppermost shot glass and lid removal at the top of the sealed stacked configuration. By stacking the stackable shot glasses on top of each other without intervening covers, the stack is more quickly assembled and disassembled with fewer parts to maintain and track when the stackable shot glasses are not stacked. - In general, FDA materials approved for food contact may be used to form each of the
lid 16 and thecontainers 2. Stackable Shot glasses may be formed of glass or plastics, for example. In some embodiments the system, including the eachstackable shot glass 2 andlid 16 may be formed using 3-D printing. Although the shot glasses have been provided in cylindrical shape to conform to a typical stackable shot glass handling experience, the stackable shot glasses may also be in other shapes such as square cross-sectioned. Further, the stackable shot glasses may be used to store liquor, travel liquids, solids, or any other contents that require separate and airtight storage or transport. Although embodiments are presented as shot glasses having shot glass dimensions, i.e. approximately 50 mL, the stackable system could also be made larger or smaller to accommodate different individual fluid volumes. - Though the disclosed embodiment has been described by way of a detailed description in which various embodiments and aspects of the invention have been described, it will be seen by one skilled in the art that the full scope of the invention is not limited to the examples presented herein.
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