US2621496A

US2621496A - Saucer having cup elevating means

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Publication number: US2621496A
Application number: US215244A
Authority: US
Inventors: Tennyson T O'brien
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-03-13
Filing date: 1951-03-13
Publication date: 1952-12-16
Anticipated expiration: 1969-12-16

Description

Dec. 16, 1952 T. T. O'BRIEN 2,621,496

SAUCER HAVING cup ELEVATING MEANS Filed March 13, 1951 Patented Dec. 16, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAUCER HAVING CUP ELEVATING MEANS Tennyson T. OBrien, Houston, Tex. I I Application March 13, 1951, Serial No. 215,244

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to improvements in ceramics and is directed particularly to improvements relating to plates and saucers.

In the use of tea and coilee cups and saucers, and other dishes in which a liquid carrying receptacle is set, some of the contents of the receptacle may be spilled into the plate or saucer so that when the receptacle is lifted drops of liquid will form on the bottom and drip olf, frequently on the user, or on the table or fioor.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel means of avoiding the above described annoying condition by the provision of risers or supports formed on the bottom of a dish or saucer, upon which the liquid carrying receptacle may be stood, so that the bottom thereof will not rest in any liquid which may be spilt into the underlying dish.

Another object is the provision of a means as above set forth whereby such risers, or supports,

may be readily cleansed and kept sanitary by reason of their being separable for cleaning, from the plate or saucer.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described since obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in top plan of a dish, such as a saucer, showing in association therewith an assembly of risers constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in perspective of one of the risers.

Figure 4. is a sectional view corresponding to Figure 2, showing another embodiment of the invention.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing the numeral generally designates any conventional type of dish in which a receptacle may be set, such, for example, as a saucer designed to receive a cup, shown in dotted outline and designated I2. Such a dish commonly has a central, annular shoulder l4, provided to keep the receptacle l2 from sliding from position. Such shoulder is utilized in carrying out the present invention.

In accordance with the present invention there are provided for disposition in an assembly with- 2 in the central area of the dish defined by the shoulder, a number of risers, each of which is generally designated I6. Since they are all of the same form, a description of one will sufllce for all.

Each riser comprises a fiat arm I1, which is joined at one end to the face of a flat, rectangular head or block l8.

As shown one longitudinal edge I9 is in the same plane as a side edge 20 of the head [8, such edge 20 comprising the bottom of the head and the edge I9 comprising. the bottom of the arm.

The arm is perpendicular to the fiat side face of the head, to which it is joined and is positioned midway between the vertical sides 2| of the head. The top edge 22 of the arm is well below the top edge 23 of the head. Thus it will be seen that the riser is in the form of a T lying fiat on the bottom of the saucer, the edge surfaces l9 and 20 forming the bottom and the back, or outer side, of the head abutting the shoulder [4.

As shown in Figure 1, by disposing a number of the risers within the circular area defined by the shoulder 14, with the free ends of the arms directed radially toward the center of the area, a cup may be placed on the arms, as shown in Figure 2 and will be kept elevated above the saucer bottom, so that it cannot get in any liquid which may have been spilled in the saucer.

After using the risers they can be removed from the saucer or plate and thoroughly cleansed. Being removable from the plate, the plate may also be cleaned thoroughly as there are no corners or angles which would be diflicult to clean.

Figure 4 illustrates another embodiment wherein the risers are made as an integral part of the dish.

As shown, the dish is designated Illa and the risers are generally designated l6a.

In this second embodiment the risers are applied, or fixed, to the material of the dish before firing. The elevators have the bottom edges of the arm Ila and head |8a fixed by the firing operation to the body of the dish. Thus the risers become an inseparable part of the dish.

While in the second embodiment the risers are an integral part of the dish, the sanitary features are retained by reason of the fact that all the corners and angles are rounded so that cleaning is made easy.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a dish having a central circular area defined by an upstanding shoulder, and a plurality of substantially T- shaped members spaced a, quarter distance apart within said area with the heads of the members abutting said shoulder and the arms thereof directed radially toward the center of the area, said members being formed integrally with the dish, the head and arm parts of each of the members being fiat and disposed on edge and the head projecting a substantial distance above its arm and said shoulder.

TENNYSON T. OBRIEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the Number Name Date Swofiord Jan; 20, 1942- Number Name Date Ferguson July 14, 1903 Ferguson Dec. 18, 1917 Meyer Sept. 14, 1926 Leuzinger July 29, 1930 Laudioina Nov. 11, 1930 Meinecke May 19, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Sept. 26, 1899 Germany Nov. 11, 1901 France Jan. 25, 1929