US3381849A - Stackable cups - Google Patents

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US3381849A
US3381849A US641638A US64163867A US3381849A US 3381849 A US3381849 A US 3381849A US 641638 A US641638 A US 641638A US 64163867 A US64163867 A US 64163867A US 3381849 A US3381849 A US 3381849A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/26—Thin-walled containers, e.g. formed by deep-drawing operations
    • B65D1/265—Drinking cups
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/23—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service of stackable type

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  • a cup or like vessel is provided with a tab handle connected to the cup by a flange extending radially from the top at one point along the brim of the cup and having a projecting teat inside and extending from the bottom of the cup and partly up the side thereof, with the teat being positioned diametrically opposite said handle of another cup inserted into the first cup for stacking and with the handle flange of the inserted cup being supported by the brim of the cup into which it is inserted at a point diametrically opposite the teat to prevent lateral tilting when a plurality of such cups are stacked together.
  • the present invention relates generally to a vessel such as a drinking cup or other normally open-topped receptacle for liquid and, more particularly, to such vessels formed especially so that a large quantity thereof can be readily stacked.
  • cups to be used in dispensing machines, ofiice canteens, amusement areas, and the like where a large quantity of such cups is used rapidly for dispensing beverages to a large number of people and where such facilities have limited storage capacities for maintaining a supply of such cups or other drinking vessels
  • this invention relates to a particular mass produced inexpensive disposable cup having the characteristics for stacking a large quantity thereof and which are so constructed as to prevent lateral tilting of the cups when a large quantity thereof is stacked together.
  • the cups were usually designed with a complicated ornamental or abutment design on the outside thereof which ornamental design or abutments interfitted with the cup being inserted into it so as to provide the proper support for the various insert cups and prevent lateral tilting.
  • many such cups or vessels provided complicated handles or handle support structures for maintaining support when the cups were stacked.
  • such complicated abutment designs or ornamental designs for providing prevention of lateral tilting also increases the cost of producing such cups and reduces their ability to be stored compactly merely because the abutments make the cups larger circumferentially for storage purposes.
  • these ornamental designs and abutments and configurations also inhibit the cleaning thereof and create a certain discomfort for the user in having to handle them.
  • a cup or vessel which can be easily stacked in large quantities without lateral tilting of the stack and with the individual inserted ups in the stack being insertable into the adjacent cups or vessels in the stack almost the entire vertical extent thereof for providing the largest quantity of the stacked cups in the shortest space possible.
  • these cups are preferably disposable and can be easily and cheaply mass produced, preferably by being injection molded from materials such as polystyrene.
  • Such arrangements or constructions in accordance herewith include a cup or like vessel having preferably a tab handle, as well understood, connected to the cup by a flange extending radially from the very top at one point along the brim thereof and having a projecting teat or abutment inside and extending from the bottom of the vessel and partly up the side thereof. Furthermore, the teat or projection is positioned diametrically opposite the handle flange with the teat providing a support for one side of the bottom of a like vessel or cup inserted therein and with the andle flange of the inserted cup being supported by the brim of the cup into which it is inserted diametrically opposite to the support provided by the teat or projection.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a stack of cups embodying and for practising this invention, and showing the uppermost cup in the stack with its associated teat, and showing the handles of the cups beneath it in the stack in phantom lines;
  • FIG. 2 is a vertical section along the line 11-11 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a vertical section along the line III-HI in FIG. 2.
  • one construction or arrangement embodying this invention is indicated as including disposable plastic coffee cups adapted to be stacked, and, preferably, mass produced by injection molding from polystyrene.
  • cup 10 being the bottom cup
  • cup 20 inserted therein
  • cup 30 is inserted in cup 20.
  • the cups have a bottom 11 with preferably an indentation 12 therein.
  • the side walls 16 thereof are tapered slightly outwardly from the bottom 11 to the brims thereof, and may be formed in virtually any ornamental design desired.
  • the cups have a tab handle, as is well known,'
  • the handle is connected to the very top of the cup at one point along the circumference thereof by a flange 25 with the top of the flange 26 and the top of the handle being generally horizontal and coinciding with the adjacent brim of the cup. Further, preferably, the flange, the handle, and the cup are of one composite part.
  • a teat or projection 19 Positioned diametrically opposite the handle flange on the cup is a teat or projection 19 disposed inside the cup and extending from the bottom thereof and partially up the side wall.
  • This teat or projection is preferably formed as an extension of the wall 16.
  • a cup 20 exactly like cup is inserted into cup 10 with the bottom 21 thereof resting on the top of the teat or projection 19 of cup 10.
  • the bottom 26 of the handle flange on cup 20 provides a bearing surface resting against the brim of cup 10 for providing a second supporting point for cup 20 inserted into cup 10.
  • cup 20 is supported. at two diametrically opposite positions along its circumference, and specifically with its base resting on projection or teat 19 of cup 10 and with the bottom 26 of its handle flange resting diametrically opposite thereto on the brim of cup 10.
  • cup 20 is inserted into cup 10 and rests on these two supports without lateral tilting between the two cups (as might occur if the cups were supported only by the handle flange).
  • cup 20 is not inserted into cup 10 to such an extent as to become wedged therein thus preventing the situation where the cups in a stack become wedged together and make it difficult for the user to withdraw one cup from the other for use.
  • cup 30 with handle 31 thereon is shown as inserted into cup 20 in the same manner and with the bottom of cup 30 resting on the projection or teat 29 of cup 20.
  • cup 30 has a bottom 36 with the indentation 35 therein, and with the tapering side wall 38 extending from the bottom 36 to the brim 37 thereof.
  • cup 30 has a projection 32 identical to the projections 19 and 29 of cups 10 and 20 respectively, with the projection extending from the bottom 36 of cup 30 and partially up the wall 38 of cup 30.
  • the projection or teat 19 has a vertical extent the same as the vertical extent of the handle flange.
  • the extent of the projection and flange determine the limit of insertion of one cup into another.
  • a substantial portion of the vertical extent of the cups is insertable into each other. With such an arrangement, therefore, a large number of cups can be inserted into each other and stacked in a relatively short storage space.
  • Such cups may be quite preferable to plastic coated paper cups, especially for use with hot beverages, thus eliminating the objectionable paper or plastic taste associated with such plastic coated paper cups.
  • a cup or vessel is provided in accordance herewith which is of very simple construction with a large number of such cups being stackable without any lateral tilting and with each cup being insertable into its adjacent cup a substantial distance of the vertical extent of the cups or vessels so as to provide a stack of such cups in a much larger quantity for a given storage space than those of the prior art.
  • such cups eliminate the need for any ornamental or abutment designs extending from the outside walls thereof which ornamental or abutment designs increase the cost of producing such stackable cups and reduce the extent of insertion of one cup into another.
  • the cups produced in accordance herewith are quickly, cheaply, and easily produced in large quantities, preferably by being injection molded of polystyrene, for use in such places as amusement parks, restaurants, and the like, where large quantities of such cups are needed for dispensing a variety of beverages to large crowds of people in a relatively short period of time.
  • a drinking cup and the like of the character described adapted to be stacked with a plurality of like cups without lateral tilting between adjacent cups in the stack and having a bottom portion and an upwardly extending outwardly sloping side Wall, the combination which comprises a handle flange extending radially from one point along the circumference of said cup adjacent the top thereof, a handle connected to said flange, and a teat disposed at the inside bottom of said cup at a point diametrically opposed from said handle flange and extending partially up the inside of said side wall, said teat extending radially into said cup sufficiently to engage the bottom of another like cup nested therein to prevent said tilting.
  • a cup as described in claim 1 in which said upper edge of said handle flange and said handle extend substantially horizontally in a straight line from the top of said cup.
  • a plurality of drinking cups and the like of the character described adapted to be stacked and nested together substantially without lateral tilting between adjacent cups in the stack, each of said plurality of cups having a bottom portion and an upwardly extending outwardly sloping side wall and being inserted one into another to form said stack, the combination which comprises a handle flange extending radially from the circumference of each of said plurality of cups and adjacent the tops thereof, with the flange on one cup supporting said cup by engagement with the top edge of another cup in which it is nested, a handle connected to each of said handle flanges, and a teat disposed within each of said 5 cups at the bottoms thereof at a point diametrically opposite said handle flange and extending vertically from said bottom portion for engaging the bottom of another of said cups nested therein to prevent said tilting.
  • each of said teats extends vertically from the said bottom of each of said cups and partially up the side Walls thereof and in which the vertical extent of said handle flanges and said teats are substantially equal.

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US641638A US3381849A (en) 1967-05-26 1967-05-26 Stackable cups
GB1227148D GB1227148A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1967-05-26 1968-05-15
FR1564400D FR1564400A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1967-05-26 1968-05-21
DE19681761464 DE1761464A1 (de) 1967-05-26 1968-05-22 Stapelfaehiges becherfoermiges Gefaess
BE715653D BE715653A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1967-05-26 1968-05-24
LU56144D LU56144A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1967-05-26 1968-05-24
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US3612346A (en) * 1968-03-08 1971-10-12 Jack M Schneider Plastics containers
US3880281A (en) * 1972-02-15 1975-04-29 Andre Taddei Dental products
US4049187A (en) * 1974-10-02 1977-09-20 Mobil Oil Corporation Thermoformed hot drink cup
USD275438S (en) 1982-03-26 1984-09-11 Everson D Randall Combined mug and megaphone
US4630744A (en) * 1985-09-03 1986-12-23 Thermo-Serv, Inc. Container with registration rib
US4746057A (en) * 1986-03-25 1988-05-24 Wagner Otto W Finger-stabilized eating plate
US5137316A (en) * 1991-04-05 1992-08-11 Plastofilm Industries, Inc. Stackable plastic scoop
USD347547S (en) 1992-06-08 1994-06-07 The Cloverline, Inc. Drinking cup for arthritic persons
US20030005624A1 (en) * 2001-05-04 2003-01-09 Paul Giampavolo Flower bouquet holder and display stand
USD548114S1 (en) 2006-07-19 2007-08-07 Zyliss Usa Corporation Measuring cup
USD548115S1 (en) 2006-07-19 2007-08-07 Zyliss Usa Corporation Stackable measuring cups
USD551023S1 (en) * 2005-07-20 2007-09-18 Diane Natalino Disposable hot beverage cup
US20080017540A1 (en) * 2006-07-19 2008-01-24 Zyliss Usa Corporation Nestable measuring cups
USD583193S1 (en) * 2007-03-21 2008-12-23 Robert Gerald Kushner Interconnecting shot glasses
USD598713S1 (en) * 2008-02-04 2009-08-25 Villeroy & Boch Ag Cup
USD640938S1 (en) * 2010-05-20 2011-07-05 Peter Antons Stacked sectional measuring cylinder
US20120273380A1 (en) * 2011-02-08 2012-11-01 Progressive International Corporation Snap-fit measuring container
US20130134677A1 (en) * 2011-11-28 2013-05-30 Sean Michael McDonnell Drinking game cup or attachment with magnetic alignment pad
US9802635B1 (en) 2016-09-09 2017-10-31 Paul M. White Auxiliary shelf for shopping carts
USD953118S1 (en) * 2020-03-02 2022-05-31 Brendan John Carter Stackable mug
US20230347004A1 (en) * 2018-12-21 2023-11-02 Rebecca Ann Treadway Fancher Liner for Home Decor Wax Warmers

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US3612346A (en) * 1968-03-08 1971-10-12 Jack M Schneider Plastics containers
US3880281A (en) * 1972-02-15 1975-04-29 Andre Taddei Dental products
US4049187A (en) * 1974-10-02 1977-09-20 Mobil Oil Corporation Thermoformed hot drink cup
USD275438S (en) 1982-03-26 1984-09-11 Everson D Randall Combined mug and megaphone
US4630744A (en) * 1985-09-03 1986-12-23 Thermo-Serv, Inc. Container with registration rib
US4746057A (en) * 1986-03-25 1988-05-24 Wagner Otto W Finger-stabilized eating plate
US5137316A (en) * 1991-04-05 1992-08-11 Plastofilm Industries, Inc. Stackable plastic scoop
USD347547S (en) 1992-06-08 1994-06-07 The Cloverline, Inc. Drinking cup for arthritic persons
US20030005624A1 (en) * 2001-05-04 2003-01-09 Paul Giampavolo Flower bouquet holder and display stand
USD551023S1 (en) * 2005-07-20 2007-09-18 Diane Natalino Disposable hot beverage cup
US20080017540A1 (en) * 2006-07-19 2008-01-24 Zyliss Usa Corporation Nestable measuring cups
USD548115S1 (en) 2006-07-19 2007-08-07 Zyliss Usa Corporation Stackable measuring cups
USD548114S1 (en) 2006-07-19 2007-08-07 Zyliss Usa Corporation Measuring cup
US7753206B2 (en) 2006-07-19 2010-07-13 Zyliss Usa Corporation Nestable measuring cups
USD583193S1 (en) * 2007-03-21 2008-12-23 Robert Gerald Kushner Interconnecting shot glasses
USD598713S1 (en) * 2008-02-04 2009-08-25 Villeroy & Boch Ag Cup
USD640938S1 (en) * 2010-05-20 2011-07-05 Peter Antons Stacked sectional measuring cylinder
US20120273380A1 (en) * 2011-02-08 2012-11-01 Progressive International Corporation Snap-fit measuring container
US8714011B2 (en) * 2011-02-08 2014-05-06 Progressive International Corporation Snap-fit measuring container
US20130134677A1 (en) * 2011-11-28 2013-05-30 Sean Michael McDonnell Drinking game cup or attachment with magnetic alignment pad
US9010759B2 (en) * 2011-11-28 2015-04-21 Sean Michael McDonnell Drinking game cup or attachment with magnetic alignment pad
US9802635B1 (en) 2016-09-09 2017-10-31 Paul M. White Auxiliary shelf for shopping carts
US20230347004A1 (en) * 2018-12-21 2023-11-02 Rebecca Ann Treadway Fancher Liner for Home Decor Wax Warmers
USD953118S1 (en) * 2020-03-02 2022-05-31 Brendan John Carter Stackable mug

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