Patent ID: 9568236
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B67D,F25D

Claim:
1. An apparatus for covering a liquid dispensing container and providing a usable surface for serving a liquid from said liquid dispensing container into a cup or a serving container comprising: a main body having a top surface that is flat and a fixed shape which covers a majority of said liquid dispensing container, wherein said liquid dispensing container comprises a liquid container and a dispenser operable to facilitate dispensing the liquid from said liquid container and wherein said liquid container has a top and said top is below said main body; an attachment element connected to said main body, wherein said attachment element enables attachment to a receptacle having a receptacle top edge and said receptacle holds said liquid dispensing container, and wherein said attachment element comprises at least three separate hooks extending from an exterior edge of said main body and each said hook extends vertically upward above said top surface then outward from said main body and then downward and said hooks support said main body at a recessed position within said receptacle when said apparatus is attached to said receptacle; an access opening in the main body which provides an opening to the ambient through said top surface, and is sized to allow at least one operable component of said dispenser to be accessible via said access opening; drainage elements integrated into the main body comprising a plurality of holes through said main body which are open to the ambient and allow said liquid to drain into said at least one of said liquid dispensing container and said receptacle holding said liquid dispensing container, and wherein said plurality of holes are each significantly smaller than said access opening and are configured to allow said top surface to operate as said usable surface; and an accessory support which facilitates support of an accessory, wherein said accessory support comprises a plurality of fixed prongs extending from said top surface of said main body that are designed to collectively provide pressure on said accessory and wherein said accessory is independent from said apparatus.